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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 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Four Seasons
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), New Zealand SO/Pekka Kuusisto
FARRENC: Symphony No 3 in G minor Op 36
VIVALDI: Four Seasons
(RNZ)
Latest audio
Monday, 5 February 2024
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Mark SMYTHE: Moto mojo
5 Feb 2024Performed by Helen Webby (harp) at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Up Close with Helen and Sergey', Nelson, 5 February 2024. Read more Audio
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YSAYE: Sonata in E minor for solo violin Op 27 No 4
5 Feb 2024Performed by Sergey Malov (violin) at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Up Close with Helen and Sergey', Nelson, 5 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Mary KOUYOUMDJIAN: Patiently Shouting
5 Feb 2024Performed by Sergey Malov (violoncello da spalla) at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Up Close with Helen and Sergey', Nelson, 5 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Anthony RITCHIE arr Helen WEBBY: Whales for violin and harp
5 Feb 2024Performed by Sergey Malov (violin) and Helen Webby (harp) at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Up Close with Helen and Sergey', Nelson, 5 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 4 February 2024
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CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor
4 Feb 2024Performed by pianist Dénes Várjon at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Dénes in Recital', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BARTOK: Improvisations Op 20
4 Feb 2024Performed by pianist Dénes Várjon at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Dénes in Recital', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BARTOK: First Romanian Dance
4 Feb 2024Performed by pianist Dénes Várjon at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Dénes in Recital', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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LISZT: Petrarch Sonnet No 104
4 Feb 2024Performed by pianist Dénes Várjon at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Dénes in Recital', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Sonata in C minor Op 13, Pathétique
4 Feb 2024Performed by pianist Dénes Várjon at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Dénes in Recital', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BARTOK: String Quartet No 4
4 Feb 2024Performed by the Takács Quartet at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Songs and Dances', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Gillian WHITEHEAD: Ngā roimata o Mānuka
4 Feb 2024Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puōro) and the New Zealand String Quartet at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Songs and Dances', Nelson, 4 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BRUCH: Three movements from Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano
4 Feb 2024Performed by James Campbell (clarinet), Gillian Ansell (viola) and Dénes Várjon (piano) at the 2024 Adam Chamber Music Festival concert 'Songs and Dances', Nelson, 4 February 2024. 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
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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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