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Summer encore: 2025 National Concerto Finals
Listen to these popular recordings of three finalists under the age of 25 performing a piano concerto of their choice with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, recorded by RNZ Concert.
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Hymns on Sunday, 4 January 2026
4 Jan 2026Summer Hymn Requests gets off to great start this week with Charles Wesley's well-loved hymn, And can it be. Audio
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The story behind ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’
1 Jan 2026One of the most recognizable lullabies, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ has been adapted and performed by parents and professional musicians including Nicki Minaj, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, The Supremes and Louis Armstrong.
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Summer encore: Settling the Score
31 Dec 2025RNZ Concert celebrates New Zealander's most-loved classical music of 2025 with an encore broadcast of audience requests from 6am on New Year's Day. Find out more about your choices here.
Programmes
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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.
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Three to Seven
Bryan Crump brings you a mix of the fresh and the familiar from school’s out to dinner time and beyond.
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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
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Mornings
Andrew Clark (Monday - Thursday) and Carey McDonald (Friday - Sunday) have all you need to start your day.
Presenters
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Robyn Jaquiery
Station: Concert
Programme: Hymns on Sunday
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Inside Out
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Bryan Crump
Station: Concert
Programme: Three to Seven
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Andrew Clark
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: The Musical Omnivore
Wednesday 07 January
6:00 AM. Summer Mornings
Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in F Kk82 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 68184)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 (2) - Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 477 6228)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Tchiki Duos: English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV807 (1) - Colin Currie (marimba), Sam Walton (marimba) (EMI CDZ 5 72267)
Puccini, Giacomo: Minuet No 3 in A - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 410 007)
Saint-Saëns, Camille arr J Rathbone: Winter Serenade - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), King's Singers (DG 479 1907)
Albinoni, Tomaso: Violin Concerto in F Op 9/10 - Andrew Manze (violin), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca 458 129)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 3 in Bb K281 (3) - John Chen (piano) (RNZ UB13)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio No 1 in Bb D898 (3) - Ilya Gringolts (violin), Marc Coppey (cello), Peter Laul (piano) (Aeon AECD 1095)
Ibert, Jacques: Six harp pieces (2) - Lavinia Meijer (harp) (Channel Classics CCS SA 28908)
7.00
Fauré, Gabriel: Masques & Bergamasques (1) - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 449 186)
Handel, George Frideric: Minuet, from Berenice - English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard (SONY MLK 64066)
Aikman, James: Concerto for Saxophone & Orchestra (2) - Taimur Sullivan (saxophone), St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Lande (Naxos 8.559720)
Berlioz, Hector: Rêverie & Caprice - Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Scherzo, from Souvenir d'un lieu cher - James Ehnes (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) (ONYX 4076)
Rózsa, Miklós: Piano Concerto, Spellbound - Daniel Adni (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Alwyn (EMI CDB 7 62038)
Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (Continuum CCD 1069)
Pujol, Emilio: Milonga, from River Plate Suite No 1 - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar) (Decca 7779637)
Whitlock, Percy: Scherzo, from 5 Short Pieces - Gillian Weir (organ) (KOSS KC 1013)
8.00
Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg: Trumpet Concerto in Eb (3) - Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Hugh Wolff (Teldec 0630-10788)
Debussy, Claude: Rêverie - Bert Lucarelli (oboe), Susan Jolles (harp) (Stradivari SCD 6034)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6/8 (3) - Pavlo Beznosiuk (vln/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor Op 60 (3) - Nicholas Angelich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello) (Virgin 5 19310)
Jóhannsson, Jóhann: The Theory of Everything Suite - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28748)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: Sonatina for Flute & Guitar Op 205 (2) - André Cebrián (flute), Pedro Mateo González (guitar) (Eudora Records EUDDR2307)
Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 (3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Berlin Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons (EMI 3 94399)
9.00
Dohnányi, Ernst von: Ruralia Hungarica Op 32b (1) - Danubia Symphony Orchestra/Domonkos Héja (Warner 2564 62409)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 6 in G K564 - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)
Enescu, George: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A - London Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (Mercury 432 015)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Labadie: Aria Da Capo, from Goldberg Variations BWV988 - Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (DORIAN 90281)
Quilter, Roger: To Julia Op 8 No 4, To Dasies - Adrian Bradbury (cello), Andrew West (piano) (SOMM SOMMCD0685)
von der Vogelweide, Walther: Under der Linden - Ensemble Obsidienne /Emmanuel Bonnardot (Bayard Musique 308687 2)