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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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12 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZTrio: Soar
IRELAND: Phantasie Trio in a minor
Anthony RITCHIE: Childhood
Dorothy KER: Onaia
SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in E Flat, D929
NZTrio, with Manu Berkeljon guest violinist
Q Loft, Auckland 14/11/17 (RNZ)
Tailleferre, Germaine: Piano Concerto - Somi Kim (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 45479)
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Sunday, 26 March 2023
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Charlie TUMAHAI, Dilworth KARAKA: Sensitive to a smile
26 Mar 2023TUMAHAI, KARAKA Sensitive to a smile Audio
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Friday, 24 March 2023
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Choirs Aotearoa - Carmina Burana
24 Mar 2023The combined choirs of Choirs Aotearoa perform Carl Orff's earthy and exhilarating Carmina Burana. Read more Audio
Thursday, 23 March 2023
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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Bezuidenhout's Mozart
23 Mar 2023A concert of highlights all the way through: Australian pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout is the soloist in one of Mozart's glorious piano concertos; there's the world premiere of a work by New Zealander… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet
21 Mar 2023Jonathan Cohen and his friends from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra play Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Audio
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Quintessential Clarinet - APO In Your Neighbourhood
21 Mar 2023Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra In Your Neighbourhood concert, featuring their principal clarinet player Jonathan Cohen. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Clarinet Quintet
21 Mar 2023Jonathan Cohen and his friends from the APO play Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Audio
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Saturday, 18 March 2023
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RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
18 Mar 2023National Concerto Competition 2023 first place winner Yuzhang Wu.
Performed by Yuzhang Wu (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30
18 Mar 2023National Concerto Competition 2023 second place winner Henry Meng.
Performed by Henry Meng (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… 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
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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