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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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02 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Russ Spiegel at the Creative Jazz Club
Russ Spiegel (guitar), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Finn Scholes (trumpet), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums)
SPIEGEL: Up the Creek
SPIEGEL: Streets of Milan
SPIEGEL: Miami Girl
VELÁZQUEZ: Bésame mucho
SPIEGEL: Slippery Slope
SPIEGEL: Underdown Groove
SPIEGEL: Count Up
SPIEGEL: Retribution Blues
SPIEGEL: Caribbean Blue
(RNZ Anthology, Auckland)
Piazzolla, Astor: Oblivion - Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet (RNZ 2022)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22 (1) - Shan Liu (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2024-10-08)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Sonata in E Minor Op2/1 - Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello), Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) ()
Latest audio
Thursday, 17 August 2023
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No 5 in D minor Op 47
17 Aug 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Shostakovich 5', Auckland Town Hall, 17 August 2023. Read more Audio
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Keith JARRETT arr Steven Osborne: Improvisation on Keith Jarrett's 'Vienna Concert'
17 Aug 2023Performed as an encore by Steven Osborne at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Great Classics Series concert, 'Shostakovich 5', Auckland Town Hall, 17 August 2023. Read more Audio
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RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
17 Aug 2023Performed by Steven Osborne and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Shostakovich 5', Auckland Town Hall, 17 August 2023. Read more Audio
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LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake Op 62
17 Aug 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Shostakovich 5', Auckland Town Hall, 17 August 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Shostakovich 5
17 Aug 2023Pianist Steven Osborne joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Shiyeon Sung for Maurice Ravel's jazzy Piano Concerto in G bracketed by works by Russian composers Anatoly Liadov and Dmitri… Read more Audio
Sunday, 13 August 2023
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor Op 37
Performed by Paul Lewis (piano), New Zealand SO/Gemma New at the Auckland Town Hall, 13 August, 2022 Darryl Stack producer/engineer Audio
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2023 Akarana Piano Quartet 4 SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Audio
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2023 Akarana Piano Quartet 3 JENNINGS Twelve Colours: Homage to Paul Klee
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Audio
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2023 Akarana Piano Quartet 2 MARTINU Piano Quartet No 1, H287
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Audio
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2023 Akarana Piano Quartet 1 TURINA Piano Quartet in A minor Op 67
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Audio
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Saturday, 5 August 2023
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WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Aug 2023Performed by Benson Wilson (baritone), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Wellington Brass Band, Hutt City Brass, Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei at the Michael Fowler Centre, 5 August 2023. Recorded by David… Read more Audio
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PRASTITI: Ákri
5 Aug 2023Performed by Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei at the Michael Fowler Centre, 5 August 2023. Recorded by David Houston, senior producer/engineer, Marc Chesterman assistant engineer for RNZ Concert 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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