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Music Alive
Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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29 December 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Pictures at an Exhibition
Emily Beynon (flute), New Zealand SO/Gemma New
FARR: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (The Invocation of the Sea)
CONNESSON: Flute Concerto No 2
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
(RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 33/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ()
Nielsen, Carl: Serenata in vano - Peter Scholes (clarinet), Sam Brough (bsn), Simon Williams (horn), Callum Hall (cello), Eric Scholes (dbl bass) (RNZ)
Latest audio
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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NZSO Arias Concert, Part One
24 Oct 2024Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform a selection of arias and scenes from Puccini’s much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart & Dvořák
24 Oct 2024South Korean violinist Yeyeong Jenny Jin makes a welcome return to the Auckland stage after winning the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. She plays Mozart's 3rd Violin Concerto and… Read more Audio
Sunday, 20 October 2024
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Bob BECKER arr Peter SCHOLES: Bye Bye Medley
20 Oct 2024Performed by xylophonist Steven Logan with an ensemble from the Auckland Chamber Orchestra at their concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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NIELSEN: Serenata in vano
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (clarinet), Sam Brough (bassoon), Simon Williams (horn), Callum Hall (cello), Eric Scholes (double bass) at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye… Read more Audio
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John ELMSLY: Lachrymar
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (bass clarinet) at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Chris O'CONNOR after REICH: Exploring Steve Reich's Clapping Music
20 Oct 2024Performed by Chris O'Connor on spoons at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Ben HOADLEY: Midsummer Night's Music
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (clarinet), Miranda Adams (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano), at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Gemma PEACOCKE: Fluoroscein
20 Oct 2024Performed by cellists Begonia Chand and Callum Hall at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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John RIMMER: Effervescent
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (clarinet), Miranda Adams (violin) and Sarah Watkins (piano) at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Claire SCHOLES: Small poems about birds
20 Oct 2024Performed by soprano Meghan Carpe and pianist Sarah Watkins at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Chris ADAMS: Diversions
20 Oct 2024Performed on toy piano by Sarah Watkins at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 13 October 2024
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At The World's Edge Festival 2024 - Concert 6: Prism
13 Oct 2024The last concert of the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival. Read more Audio
Music Alive
Catch the first broadcast of a new recording from New Zealand, or something from overseas - perhaps from the European Broadcasting Union, the Salzburg Festival or the Sydney Opera House. The NZSO are regular performers, and Thursdays are often the domain of the Auckland Philharmonia; You might hear an ensemble touring with Chamber Music New Zealand, something from the Wellington Jazz Festival or music from around the world via the WOMAD festival.
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