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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
Sunday, 9 July 2023
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WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Ragtime Lullaby & Shimmy, from Flights of Fancy
9 Jul 2023Performed by Isabelle Demers on the Auckland Town Hall organ, 9 July 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH arr Reger: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor BWV903
9 Jul 2023Performed by Isabelle Demers on the Auckland Town Hall organ, 9 July 2023. Read more Audio
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Isabelle Demers at the organ of Auckland Town Hall
9 Jul 2023Virtuoso Canadian organist performs a recital on the mighty Auckland Town Hall Organ. Read more Audio
Saturday, 8 July 2023
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KORNGOLD: Mein Sehnen Mein Wähnen - Richard Šveda
8 Jul 2023Performed by Richard Šveda with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Marietta's Song - Manuela Uhl, Aleš Briscein
8 Jul 2023Performed by Manuela Uhl and Aleš Briscein with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Read more Audio
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Interview with Giordano Bellincampi about 'Die tote Stadt'
8 Jul 2023Tim Dodd talks to Giordano Bellincampi, conductor the performance of Korngold's opera 'Die tote Stadt' as the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2023. Read more Audio
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Interview with Frances Moore about 'Die tote Stadt'
8 Jul 2023Tim Dodd talks to Frances Moore, the director of the semi-staged performance of Korngold's opera 'Die tote Stadt' as the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert for 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Die tote Stadt, Act 3
8 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and soloists conducted by Giordano Bellincampi as their Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 July 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Die tote Stadt, Act 2
8 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and soloists conducted by Giordano Bellincampi as their Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 July 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Die tote Stadt, Act 1
8 Jul 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and soloists conducted by Giordano Bellincampi as their Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 July 2023. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 5 July 2023
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2023 Les Voisins 7 GRAPPELLI and the Hot Club de France_Tribute
Chamber music trio, Les Voisins, perform at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 7 May 2023. Audio
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2023 Les Voisins 6 RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello
Chamber music trio, Les Voisins, perform at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 7 May 2023. 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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Resound
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