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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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18 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Immerse 2023 Part 1, Become Ocean
TAKEMITSU: Rain Tree
ADAMS, John Luther: Become Ocean
New Zealand SO/André de Ridder
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 28/07/23 (RNZ)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: January; November, from The Seasons Op 37 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (pno) (RNZ )
Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No 3 in A minor Op 56, Scottish - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ 2025-02-20TD)
Mahler, Gustav: Der Einsame im Herbst, from Das Lied von der Erde - Hadleigh Adams (bar), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2023-07-22)
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Friday, 24 November 2023
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MP HUNKIN arr Thomas Goss: Manu O Le Vaveao
24 Nov 2023Performed at Spark Arena by Signature Choir and the NZSO under conductor Brent Stewart. Audio
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TRADITIONAL arr Thomas Goss: Kua Iti Te Marama
24 Nov 2023Performed at Spark Arena by Signature Choir and the NZSO under conductor Brent Stewart. Audio
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QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Siueli 'o e Pasifiki
24 Nov 2023Performed at Spark Arena by Signature Choir and the NZSO under conductor Brent Stewart. Audio
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T F R SIMANU arr Thomas Goss: Faliu Le La
24 Nov 2023Performed at Spark Arena by Signature Choir and the NZSO under conductor Brent Stewart. Audio
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Mana Moana: Live at Spark Arena
24 Nov 2023The Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrate the music of the Pacific Islands with an exuberant audience live at Auckland's Spark Arena. Read more Audio
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Mana Moana Auckland
24 Nov 2023The Signature Choir and the NZSO perform songs from the Pacific Islands. Audio
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Thursday, 23 November 2023
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David Burchell at the Auckland Town Hall Organ
23 Nov 2023Dunedin organist David Burchell plays a recital on the Auckland Town Hall Organ. The organ is German-built in the style of an English concert organ, and so this programme is largely German and… Read more
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
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Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
21 Nov 2023A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Read more Audio
Friday, 17 November 2023
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HAYDN: Symphony No 103 in Eb, Drumroll
17 Nov 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV arr Zoltan Kocsis: Vocalise
17 Nov 2023Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23
17 Nov 2023Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Gavrylyuk Plays Tchaikovsky
17 Nov 2023Ukrainian-born Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is the Auckland Philharmonia's guest for the mighty First Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky ... always a crowd favourite. Giordano Bellincampi… 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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