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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
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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
Saturday, 3 August 2024
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2024 Lexus Song Quest, Sumi Jo Interview
3 Aug 2024Lexus Song Quest International Head Judge Sumi Jo talks to Clarissa Dunn about her career and singing. Read more Audio
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2024 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final, Arias
3 Aug 2024Austin Haynes (counter-tenor), Tayla Alexander (soprano), Katie Trigg (mezzo), Manase Latu (tenor), Morgan-Andrew King (bass) perform arias with NZSO conducted by Hamish McKeich Audio
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2024 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final, Songs/Lieder
3 Aug 2024Austin Haynes (counter-tenor), Tayla Alexander (soprano), Katie Trigg (mezzo), Manase Latu (tenor), Morgan-Andrew King (bass) each perform a song, accompanied by pianist Terence Dennis Audio
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Friday, 2 August 2024
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UTTING: Four Scenes for Octet
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Virtuoso Strings Octet Read more Audio
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KUHLAU: Trio in E minor for Three Flutes Op 86
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Chiron Junior Read more Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No 1 in C minor Op 8
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Shostos Read more Audio
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HERMANN: Suite for Three Violins Op 17 (IV & V)
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists The Thermann Triolins Read more Audio
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RAVEL: String Quartet in F (I, IV)
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists The Hillbillies Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Trio No 1 in G minor, Elégiaque
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Trio Élégiaque Read more Audio
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MILHAUD: Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet & piano (I, III, IV)
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Milhaud a Rio Read more Audio
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DEBUSSY: Sonata for flute, viola & harp (I, III)
2 Aug 2024NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2024 Finalists Debussy Trio Read more 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
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers