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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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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
Friday, 28 July 2023
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TAKEMITSU: Rain Tree
28 Jul 2023Performed by NZSO percussionists: Lenny Sakofsky, Sam Rich, Naoto Segawa.
Recorded 28 July 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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Saturday, 22 July 2023
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MAHLER: Das Lied von der Erde
22 Jul 2023Oliver Sewell (tenor), Hadleigh Adams (baritone), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
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SCHOENBERG: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op 16
22 Jul 2023Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
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STRAUSS: Burleske in D minor
22 Jul 2023Jian Liu (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei Recorded by RNZ Concert in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 22 July, 2023 Audio
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Orchestra Wellington: Colours
22 Jul 2023Orchestra Wellington presents 'Colours', a programme featuring Strauss' youthful 'Burleske', Schoenberg's forward looking 'Five Pieces for Orchestra', and Mahler's 'The Song of the Earth' Read more Audio
Thursday, 20 July 2023
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MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 5 in D Op 107, Reformation
20 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Might and Majesty', Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH arr Anton Webern: Ricercar, from The Musical Offering
20 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Might and Majesty', Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH: Gavotte en rondeau, from Partita for solo violin No 2
20 Jul 2023Performed as an encore by Benjamin Beilman at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics Series concert, 'Might and Majesty', Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2023. Read more Audio
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BRUCH: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26
20 Jul 2023Performed by Benjamin Beilman and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Might and Majesty', Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2023. Read more Audio
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WEBER: Overture, from Euryanthe
20 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Might and Majesty', Auckland Town Hall, 20 July 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Might & Majesty
20 Jul 2023American violinist Benjamin Beilman joins the APO for a concert in their Great Classics series with an uplifting programme of Romantic repertoire. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
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In celebration of Rae de Lisle
18 Jul 2023A Piano Extravaganza featuring a host of pianists, both professional and student, all in celebration of their beloved colleague and teacher. 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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