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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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15 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Auckland Philharmonia: Tuba Tones
Alexander Jeantou (tuba), Drew Morgan (horn), Carl Wells (horn), Taran Plamondon (horn), Huw Dann (trumpet), Jonah Levy (trumpet), Orson Paine (trumpet), Ben Lovell Greene (trumpet), Douglas Cross (trombone)
Previn, Andre: Four Outings for Brass
Danielsson, Christer: Capriccio da Camera
Calvert, Morley: Suite from the Monteregian Hills
Danielsson, Christer: Concertant Suite
Böhme, Oskar: Sextet
(RNZ St Luke's Remuera, Auckland)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Excerpts, from The Art of Fugue - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 7 - Auckland Philharmonia/Vincent Hardaker (RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in D Op 23/4 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ()
Debussy, Claude: Chansons de Charles d'Orléans - Voices NZ Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (RNZ)
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Saturday, 31 May 2025
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Thabani Gapara - The African Traveller tour
31 May 2025The jazz concert of Saxophonist Thabani Gapara at the Tuning Fork on 31 May 2025. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 29 May 2025
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Nga Tohu o te Taiao - The Signs of Nature
29 May 2025Created especially for our tamariki, this concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Maori creation story. Hosted by Chris Lam Sam and Marcus… Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart's Jupiter
British conductor Leo Hussain leads the Auckland Philharmonia in a richly varied programme, opening with Tchaikovsky’s 'Mozartiana', his tender tribute to the composer he revered. The evening also… Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Romantic Brahms
Celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan returns to the Town Hall stage for Brahms’ timeless Piano Concerto No. 2, joined by the Auckland Philharmonia under Elena Schwarz's baton in a programme featuring… Read more Audio
Monday, 26 May 2025
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NZSO: Spirit
26 May 2025Simon O'Neill and the NZSO on stage with symphony and songs from two of the greatest romantic composers: Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss live at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Read more
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 5 In E Minor Op 64
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No 5 In F# Op 53
15 May 2025Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3 In C Op 26
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Alexander Gavrylyuk, conducted by Shiyeon Sung, at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
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K YOUNG: Douce Tristesse
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Monday, 5 May 2025
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NZSO: Poem of Ecstasy
5 May 2025Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism. The programme takes its name from Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy.
Recorded in 2023 at the Michael Fowler… Read more Audio
Sunday, 4 May 2025
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Vierne, Louis: Carillon de Westminster Op 54/6
Performed by James Flores at the Auckland Town Hall Organ Trust & The Graduate Choir NZ concert on 4 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall. The Graduate Choir NZ was conducted by Terence Maskell… 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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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers