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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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14 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
APO: Premier 9 - Adès and Walton
ADÈS: Three-piece Suite, from Powder Her Face
WALTON: Symphony No 1 in Bb minor
Auckland Phil/Alpesh Chauhan
Town Hall, Auckland 08/09/22 (RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Preludes Op 32, Nos 4-5 - Read Gainsford (piano) (RNZ )
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67 - Christchurch SO/Luke Dollman (RNZ CSO 2023-10-14)
Ritchie, Anthony: Whakatipua - Aroha Quartet (RNZ 2015)
Latest audio
Thursday, 2 March 2023
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Orchestra Wellington: The River
Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei present the poetic journey of one of Bohemia’s great rivers from its trickling sources, passing through various landscapes to the the beautiful capital… Read more
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
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Netherlands Chamber Choir 2020 Programme 2
The Netherlands Chamber Choir sing of justice, humanity, compassion, consolation and liberation in this selection drawn from their project to perform 150 old testament psalms written by 150… Read more Audio
Friday, 24 February 2023
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Lazarus String Quartet
24 Feb 2023The Berlin-based Lazarus String Quartet perform in St Andrew's on The Terrace in Wellington. The quartet was established in 2007 by four University of Canterbury graduates who now tour extensively in… Read more
Thursday, 23 February 2023
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DVORAK: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'New World'
23 Feb 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH: Largo, from Violin Sonata No 3
23 Feb 2023Performed as an encore by Geneva Lewis at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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BARBER: Violin Concerto
23 Feb 2023Performed by Geneva Lewis with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Overture to a Drama
23 Feb 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: New Worlds
23 Feb 2023New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis returns to the country for the first time to join the Auckland Philharmonia in Barber's Violin Concerto. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
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Netherlands Chamber Choir live at the New Zealand Festival 2020
21 Feb 2023The Netherlands Chamber Choir's performances at the 2020 New Zealand Festival in Wellington were a musical highlight of the festival. Netherlands-born Peter Dijkstra is one of today’s most… Read more
Thursday, 16 February 2023
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Music Alive: APO - Dolce Vivaldi
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra perform this lock-down 'concert without audience', featuring the work of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi. Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 9 February 2023
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APO: Bach & Brahms
9 Feb 2023Two great works from two giants of German music, conducted by the APO's Music Director, Giordano Bellincampi. Read more
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
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Wellington Chamber MusicTrust: Trio Élan
7 Feb 2023A Wellington Chamber Music concert of colourful jazz-infused music by Trio Élan, whose unusual line-up of instruments creates evocative sounds. Read more
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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