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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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15 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival 2025: Brahms and Mozart
BRAHMS, JOHANNES: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 100
MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS: Clarinet Quintet in A K581
Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Jon Kimura Parker (piano), David Shifrin (clarinet), Escher String Quartet
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe 09/04/25 (WFMT)
Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 - Jian Liu (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2017)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in C Op 6/10 - NZ Barok/Graham McPhail (vln/dir) (RNZ )
Prokofiev, Sergei: Troika, from Lieutenant Kije Suite - Auckland Philharmonia/Benjamin Bayl (RNZ )
Ballard, Sarah: Prema Lahari (World Première) - NZTrio (RNZ )
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Saturday, 6 May 2023
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DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 53
6 May 2023Performed by Benjamin Morrison (violin), with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
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PEACOCKE: White Horses
6 May 2023Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
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Friday, 5 May 2023
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Mansfield: In Her Own Words
5 May 2023Curated by Charlotte Yates, In Her Own Words is a concert of selected poems by Katherine Mansfield, set to contemporary music. The music was written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. The… Read more Audio
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NZSO: Fantastique
5 May 2023LISTEN: The NZSO performs music about dreams. Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu is inspired by the Australian Aborigine concept of Dreamtime, NZer Dorothy Ker explores primordial dreams, and Hector… Read more Audio
Thursday, 4 May 2023
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SCHUMANN: Symphony No 1, Spring
4 May 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Carlos Kalmar at their Great Classics series concert 'Rach 2', Auckland Town Hall, 4 May 2023. Read more Audio
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SCHUBERT arr de la Salle: An die Musik
4 May 2023Performed as an encore by Lise de la Salle at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics series concert 'Rach 2', Auckland Town Hall, 4 May 2023. Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 2
4 May 2023Performed by Lise de la Salle and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Carlos Kalmar at their Great Classics series concert 'Rach 2', Auckland Town Hall, 4 May 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD arr Russ: The Sea Hawk
4 May 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Carlos Kalmar at their Great Classics series concert 'Rach 2', Auckland Town Hall, 4 May 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Rach 2
4 May 2023French pianist Lise de la Salle joins the APO and Carlos Kalmar for Rachmaninov's sumptuous Second Concerto. Read more Audio
Sunday, 30 April 2023
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ISCM World New Music Days - 'Tiraki'
30 Apr 2023Pianist Gabriela Glapska performs a programme of music from Aotearoa, Hungary, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Australia, Japan, Serbia, and Taiwan. Read more Audio
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Stephen DE PLEDGE: Fantasy on Carmen
30 Apr 2023Performed by Stephen De Pledge, Sarah Watkins, Rachel Fuller, Katherine Austin, Richard Liu, Rae de Lisle at two pianos at the 'Piano Extravaganza: Concert in Celebration of Rae de Lisle', School of… Read more Audio
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Leonie HOLMES: A Tedious Brief Scene, Bottom's Dance
30 Apr 2023Performed by Catherine Chang, Chenyuan Liang, Jesse Oh, Madeleine Xiao at two pianos at the 'Piano Extravaganza: Concert in Celebration of Rae de Lisle', School of Music Theatre, University of… 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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