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What piece of classical music do you love the most?
It could be an amazing movie score that stops you in your tracks, the music you walked down the aisle to, or an opera aria that sends chills down your spine. Request it here, now and listen to RNZ Concert on Labour Day Monday.
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Pulling the strings
15 Oct 2025Wellington Youth Orchestra principal cellist Tomos Christie and prinicipal viola Solace Ward speak to RNZ Concert ahead of the orchestra's big gig in the Michael Fowler Centre. Audio
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Live jazz: Alexander Flood
10 Oct 2025LISTEN: Drummer and beat-maker Alexander Flood and band perform original music from their new album at San Fran, Wellington as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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A touch of the modern
13 Oct 2025French conductor Pierre Bleuse chats with RNZ Concert ahead of directing the Auckland Philharmonia in a deliberately diabolical programme. Audio
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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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: Evenings
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Days
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Carey McDonald
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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Clarissa Dunn
Station: Concert
Programme: Music Alive
Saturday 18 October
7:00 PM. Opera
AP La Traviata
Giuseppe, Verdi: La Traviata
Luiza Fatyol (Violetta Valéry), Oliver Sewell (Alfredo Germont), Phillip Rhodes (Giorgio Germont), Felicity Tomkins (Annina), Katie Trigg (Flora Bervoix), Joel Amosa (Doctor Grenvil), Pelham Andrews (Baron Douphol), James Ioelu (Marquis D'Obigny), Andrew Goodwin (Gastone de Letorières), The Freemasons Foundation NZ Opera Chorus, Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland 05/07/25 (RNZ)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 5 in G BWV829 - Jun Boutery-Ishido (piano) (RNZ 45501)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet No 11 in F minor, Op 95 "Serioso" - Flinders Quartet (RNZ 45844)
Schumann, Robert arr De Pledge: Abegg Variations Op 1 - Melanie Lançon (flute), Bede Hanley (oboe), Stephen De Pledge (piano) (RNZ )
Morricone, Ennio arr PO Riwai Hina: Gabriel's Oboe, from The Mission - Amy Clough (oboe), Royal New Zealand Airforce Band/David Gallaher (RNZ 45606)