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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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01 September 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Immerse 2023 Part 3, Beethoven 5
BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture Op 62
CHIN, Unsuk: subito con forza
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67
New Zealand SO/André de Ridder
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 30/07/23 (RNZ)
Enescu, George: Piano Trio in A minor - NZTrio (RNZ )
Ravel, Maurice: Introduction & Allegro - Carolyn Mills (hp), Bridget Douglas (fl), Patrick Barry (cl), Donald Armstrong & Malavika Gopal (vlns), Lyndsay Mountfort (vla), Ken Ichinose (cello) (RNZ St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington)
Hindemith, Paul: Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes by Weber - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 45521)
Hamilton, David: The Kingston Flyer - Auckland Chamber Orchestra/Peter Scholes (RNZ 2019)
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Saturday, 28 October 2023
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RAVEL: Daphnis & Chloé, Suite No 2
28 Oct 2023New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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SIBELIUS: Luonnotar
28 Oct 2023Madeleine Pierard (soprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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DEBUSSY: Syrinx
28 Oct 2023Bridget Douglas (flute) Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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SCRIABIN: Poem of Ecstasy
28 Oct 2023New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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Kenneth YOUNG: Dance
28 Oct 2023New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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Friday, 20 October 2023
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2022 Wellington Jazz Festival: Sunday Mixtape
20 Oct 2023The Sunday Mixtape, commissioned by the Wellington Jazz Festival, was an opportunity for three very different Aotearoa jazz musicians to present sets of brand new music. Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 19 October 2023
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RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances Op 45
19 Oct 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Chloé van Soeterstède at their Premier Series concert 'Symphonic Dances', Auckland Town Hall, 19 October 2023. Read more Audio
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MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64
19 Oct 2023Performed by Sergey Khachatryan and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Chloé van Soeterstède at their Premier Series concert 'Symphonic Dances', Auckland Town Hall, 19 October 2023. Read more Audio
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PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 1 in D Op 25, Classical
19 Oct 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Chloé van Soeterstède at their Premier Series concert 'Symphonic Dances', Auckland Town Hall, 19 October 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Symphonic Dances
19 Oct 2023It's a programme of Sergeys! Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and that's sandwiched between "symphonies" by Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Rachmaninov. Read more Audio
Friday, 13 October 2023
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Nathan Haines Octet live at Wellington Jazz Festival 2021
13 Oct 2023Listen to saxophonist, clarinettist, flutist, band leader and composer Nathan Haines and his octet perform original material from new past releases at this Wellington Jazz Festival concert. Read more Audio
Friday, 6 October 2023
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Whirimako Black: Jazz at the Opera House
6 Oct 2023Hear 'the Soul Daughter of Tūhoe', Whirimako Black, performing te reo Māori jazz standards and originals at the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. 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
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers