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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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03 June 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
The NZSO & The Phoenix Foundation - Celebrate!
The Phoenix Foundation perform songs in arrangements by NZ composers Claire Cowan, Chris Gendall, Gareth Farr & Hamish Oliver
The Phoenix Foundation, New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington (RNZ)
Strauss, Richard: Symphonia Domestica Op 53 - New Zealand SO/Edo de Waart (RNZ )
Traditional: Lota Nu'u - Christie Cook (mezzo-soprano), Whānau London Voices (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)
Latest audio
Saturday, 16 December 2023
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SWEELINCK arr Rondeau: Hodie Christus natus est
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Graduate Choir NZ with brass from the APO conducted by Terence Maskell at the Auckland Philharmonia's 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December… Read more Audio
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CHEETHAM FRAILLON, Deborah: Christmas with you
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Graduate Choir NZ and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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TRAD arr Willcocks: O Come All Ye Faithful
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Graduate Choir NZ and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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SUK: Playing at Swans and Peacocks, from Fairy-tale Op 16
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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TRAD arr Rutter: The Holly and the Ivy
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Graduate Choir NZ and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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WHITACRE: Lux Nova
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Graduate Choir NZ conducted by Terence Maskell at the Auckland Philharmonia's 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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TRAD arr Rainey: Coventry Carol
16 Dec 2023Performed by Frederick Jones and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Christmas Overture
16 Dec 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Weiss at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 16 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 13 December 2023
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NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
13 Dec 2023NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
Coming up
Saturday, 9 December 2023
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Shan Liu - SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No 4 in F# Op 30
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Shan Liu - Christopher NORTON: Corrente, from A New Zealand Partita
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. 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
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers