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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, 27 June 2024
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Ché-Fu & The Kratez and the Auckland Philharmonia
27 Jun 2024Che Fu & The Kratez with the Auckland Philharmonia Read more Audio
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Auckland!!! - Ché-Fu & AP
27 Jun 2024Two of New Zealand's iconic music acts team up in this concert at the Auckland Town Hall to celebrate Matariki: Hip-Hop & R&B singer Ché-Fu and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Audio
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024
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NZTrio: Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
25 Jun 2024Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Homeland 3: Dumky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 26 November 2023. Read more Audio
Thursday, 13 June 2024
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RESPIGHI: Roman Festivals
13 Jun 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'The Eternal City', Auckland Town Hall, 13 June 2024. Read more Audio
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IBERT: Escales
13 Jun 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'The Eternal City', Auckland Town Hall, 13 June 2024. Read more Audio
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RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome
13 Jun 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'The Eternal City', Auckland Town Hall, 13 June 2024. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 11 June 2024
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New Zealand Chamber Soloists: Mōtete
11 Jun 2024The New Zealand Chamber Soloists continue their commissioning project 7x7 with a new work from Gillian Whitehead, surrounding it with music by Haydn, Shostakovich and Robert Schumann. Read more Audio
Thursday, 6 June 2024
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73
6 Jun 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Bellincampi & Brahms', Auckland Town Hall, 6 June 2024. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Intermezzo in A minor Op 116 No 3
6 Jun 2024Performed as an encore by Alexander Melnikov at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics Series concert, 'Bellincampi & Brahms', Auckland Town Hall, 6 June 2024. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15
6 Jun 2024Performed by Alexander Melnikov with the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Bellincampi & Brahms', Auckland Town Hall, 6 June 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Bellincampi & Brahms
6 Jun 2024Pianist Alexander Melnikov joins Giordano Bellincampi and the Auckland Phil for a concert featuring two of Brahms's big symphonic works. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
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NZ Barok - Hark, Sweet Music
4 Jun 2024NZ Barok performs two baroque treasures: Handel's Water Music and Purcell's The Fairy Queen. 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.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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