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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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23 June 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Bolero
SCHUMANN: Symphony No 4 in D minor Op 120
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
CHOPIN: Nocturne in C# minor Op posth
RAVEL: Boléro
Andrea Lam (piano), NZSO/André de Ridder
Town Hall, Auckland 17/08/24 (RNZ)
Anonymous: Sonata jucunda, from Kromêříž Collection - Van Diemen's Band: Julia Fredersdorff (violin, director), Simone Slattery (violin, recorder), Katie Yap (viola), Laura Vaughan (viola da gamba), Anton Baba (viola da gamba, cello), Donald Nicolson (harpsichord) (RNZ )
Dellow, Ronald: Joie de vivre - Michael Stewart (organ) (RNZ )
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No 4 in Eb K495 - Samuel Jacobs (horn), New Zealand SO/Edo de Waart (RNZ )
Verdi, Giuseppe: O qual pallor... Un di felice, from La Traviata - Eliza Boom (sop), Amitai Pati (ten), Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ )
Latest audio
Friday, 5 July 2024
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ARTLEY: O magnum mysterium
5 Jul 2024Performed by the New Zealand Secondary Student's Choir conducted by Susan Densem at their Farewell Concert on the eve of their 2024 tour of China, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 5 July 2014. Read more Audio
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TRAD arr Patriquin: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser
5 Jul 2024Performed by the New Zealand Secondary Student's Choir conducted by Susan Densem at their Farewell Concert on the eve of their 2024 tour of China, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 5 July 2014. Read more Audio
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GUILLAUME, Sydney: Kanaval
5 Jul 2024Performed by the New Zealand Secondary Student's Choir conducted by Susan Densem at their Farewell Concert on the eve of their 2024 tour of China, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 5 July 2014. Read more Audio
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New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir - Concert on the Eve of a Tour of China 2024
5 Jul 2024Aotearoa's finest high school choristers perform a concert in St Matthews-in-the-City on the eve of their departure for a short tour of China. Read more Audio
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PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 5 in B-flat Op 100
5 Jul 2024NZSO National Youth Orchestra/Tianyi Lu
Recorded in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 5 July, 2024 Audio
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KAPUSTIN: Concert Etude Op 40/8
5 Jul 2024Shan Liu (piano), recorded in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 5 July, 2024 Read more Audio
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KHACHATURIAN: Piano Concerto in D-flat
5 Jul 2024Shan Liu (piano), NZSO National Youth Orchestra/Tianyi Lu
Recorded in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 5 July, 2024 Audio
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LEOV, Jessie: Speculations on a Rainbow
5 Jul 20242024 NZSO National Youth Orchestra recorded in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, 5 July, 2024 Read more Audio
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NZSO National Youth Orchestra 2024
5 Jul 2024The 2024 NZSO National Youth Orchestra perform at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre, conducted by Tianyi Lu Read more Audio
Thursday, 4 July 2024
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade Op 35
4 Jul 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Alan Buribayev at their Premier Series concert, 'Scheherazade', Auckland Town Hall, 4 July 2024. Read more Audio
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Gareth FARR: The Horizon from Owhiro Bay
4 Jul 2024Performed as an encore by Sylvia Jiang at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Scheherazade', Auckland Town Hall, 4 July 2024. Read more Audio
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 16
4 Jul 2024Performed by Sylvia Jiang with the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Alan Buribayev at their Premier Series concert, 'Scheherazade', Auckland Town Hall, 4 July 2024. 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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