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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)
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Thursday, 7 December 2023
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NZSO: The Art of Fugue
7 Dec 2023NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen and principle oboe Robert Orr join with members of the NZSO to perform extracts from Bach's The Art of Fugue, his Concerto for… Read more Audio
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Asian Composers League: Te Hau - Alistair Fraser and Bridget Douglas
7 Dec 2023Listen to Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro) and Bridget Douglas (flute) perform recent compositions from Hong Kong, Aotearoa, and Denmark in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Hau, held in… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
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POULENC: Les chemins de l'amour
6 Dec 2023Performed as an encore by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH trans BUSONI: Chaconne, from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op 42
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab Op 61
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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ROBERTO PIANA: Inferno, from Glances on the Divine Comedy
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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LISZT: Ballade No 2 in B minor
6 Dec 2023Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Lewis Eady International Piano Festival 2023: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
6 Dec 2023Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Read more Audio
Sunday, 3 December 2023
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Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna - New Zealand String Quartet
3 Dec 2023Listen to the New Zealand String Quartet perform recent compositions from Japan, Aotearoa, South Korea, and the U.S. in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Waipuna, held in Christchurch in 2022. Read more Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 5 - WEBSTER This Memory of Earth
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 4 - ROHDE Inside voice
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 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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