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25 December 2025

with Clarissa Dunn

NZSO: Summer Brass

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Brass and Percussion/Yoram Levy

BACH arr Mowat: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G BWV1048

BARBER: Mutations from Bach

TOMASI: Fanfares Liturgiques

TRAD arr DiLorenzo: Joy To The World

LAURIDSEN arr Buerkle: O Magnum Mysterium

TORME arr Mowat: The Christmas Song

BERNARD arr Buer

(RNZ)

Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dance No 6 in Bb - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ 2020)

Salieri, Antonio: Twenty-six Variations on La follia di Spagna - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln/dir) (RNZ)

Piazzolla, Astor: Histoire du Tango - Andrew Beer (violin), Ingrid Bauer (harp) (RNZ 2025-08-31)

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Thursday, 25 December 2025

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

  • 2024 NZ Composer Sesssions

    music Wellington
    16 Dec 2025

    2024 New Zealand Composer Sessions
    Robert Orr (oboe), David Bremner (trombone), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich Read more Audio

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  • Kirgan Baez, Julian: Reflection

    music Wellington
    16 Dec 2025

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich
    2024 NZ Composer Sessions Read more Audio

    This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.

Monday, 15 December 2025

  • Mana Moana - Live at the Michael Fowler Centre

    music
    15 Dec 2025

    A symphonic celebration highlighting the connectedness of our Pacific nations through music.

    Performed by Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brent Stewart. Read more Audio

    This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.

Friday, 5 December 2025

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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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