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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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15 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
BBC Proms 2025: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
STRAVINSKY: Le chant du rossignol K026;
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64;
DAVIS: Tales (Tails) of the Signifying Monkey;
STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op 28
Augustin Hadelich (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo
Royal Albert Hall, London 24/07/25 (BBC)
Latest audio
Friday, 22 March 2024
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JANÁČEK: String Quartet No 2, Intimate Letters
22 Mar 2024Performed by the Brodsky Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert 'Barton & Brodsky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 22 March 2024. Read more Audio
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Robert DAVIDSON: Minjerribah
22 Mar 2024Performed by William Barton (didgeridoo) and the Brodsky Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert 'Barton & Brodsky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 22 March 2024. Read more Audio
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Peter SCULTHORPE: String Quartet No 11, Jabiru Dreaming
22 Mar 2024Performed by William Barton (didgeridoo) and the Brodsky Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert 'Barton & Brodsky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 22 March 2024. Read more Audio
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PURCELL: Fantasia No 5 in D minor
22 Mar 2024Performed by the Brodsky Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert 'Barton & Brodsky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 22 March 2024. Read more Audio
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Barton & Brodsky
22 Mar 2024Australia's leading didgeridoo player William Barton joins the Brodsky Quartet from the UK for an exciting programme of music from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Europe. Read more Audio
Sunday, 17 March 2024
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Auckland Jazz Orchestra: Inverted - Music by Phil Broadhurst
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays their arrangements of music by the late Jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst. Read more Audio
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Positif
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Positif in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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Scoreless
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Scoreless in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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Black Suede Boots
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Black Suede Boots in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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Pat
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Pat in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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Drive
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Drive in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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Straight And Narrow
17 Mar 2024The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Straight And Narrow in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
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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.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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