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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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14 April 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Back to Bach
SCHEIN: Padouana in D minor
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F BWV1046
LOCATELLI: Concerto in E flat Op 7/6, Il Pianto d'Arianna
RAMEAU: Suite from Dardanus
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G BWV1048
BACH: Suite No 3 in D BWV 1068: II. Air
New Zealand SO/Vesa-Matti Leppänen (director)
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington 02/02/18 (RNZ)
Liszt, Franz: Mephisto Waltz No 1 - Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ 45032)
Ritchie, Anthony: Whakatipua - Aroha Quartet (RNZ 2015)
Latest audio
Saturday, 22 March 2025
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BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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National Concerto Competition 2025
22 Mar 2025The National Concerto Competition 2025 finalists' performances at the Christchurch Town Hall. Read more Audio
Coming up
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
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2023 WCMT Sunday Concert: Menzies/Endres Duo
18 Mar 2025The Menzies/Endres Duo, violin and viola player Mark Menzies and pianist Michael Endres, perform Schubert, Schnittke, Beethoven and Fisher at St Andrew’s on the Terrace, Wellington, in June 2023. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
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The Piano Presents Sundays at Four 2023: Michael Houstoun
11 Mar 2025Pianist Michael Houstoun performs a recital featuring works by two of the great Romantic composers – Brahms and Rachmaninov. Recorded at The Piano, Christchurch in September 2023, as part of their… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
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2022 Wellington Chamber Music: Duo Enharmonics
4 Mar 2025Duo Enharmonics recorded at St. Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 2 October 2022 Read more Audio
Coming up
Thursday, 27 February 2025
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BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3, 10
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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YSAYE: Sonata in D minor for solo violin Op 27/3
27 Feb 2025Performed as an encore by James Ehnes at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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BARTOK: Violin Concerto No 1 Sz36
27 Feb 2025Performed by James Ehnes and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: Concert Românesc
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 March 2025. 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
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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