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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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04 November 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Music from the Movies
The NZSO performs music from Jurassic Park, E.T., Schindler's List, Back to the Future, Chariots of Fire, Rocky, Mission Impossible, Spiderman, and Star Wars
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 09/02/18 (RNZ)
Britten, Benjamin: Three Divertimenti - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ )
Rachmaninov, Sergei: To thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ Tudor Consort 2021-06-26)
Latest audio
Friday, 22 December 2017
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TRAD Chinese: Xi Yang Xiao Gu & White Snow in Spring
22 Dec 2017TRAD Chinese: Xi Yang Xiao Gu (Flute and Drum music at Sunset). TRAD Chinese: White Snow in Spring. Wu Man (pipa solo). Read more Video, Audio
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He Zhanghao & Chen Gang: Butterfly Love
22 Dec 2017He Zhanghao & Chen Gang arr Yi-Wen Jiang: Butterfly Love. Introduced by Wu Man. Wu Man (pipa), NZ String Quartet. Read more Video, Audio
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Tabea SQUIRE: Chimaera IV
22 Dec 2017Tabea SQUIRE: Chimaera IV. Introduced by Monique Lapins. Wu Man (pipa), Monique Lapins (violin). Read more Video, Audio
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Zhao Jiping & Zhao Lin: Red Lantern
22 Dec 2017Zhao Jiping & Zhao Lin: Red Lantern. Introduced by Wu Man. Wu Man (pipa), NZ String Quartet. Read more Video, Audio
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TAN DUN: Eight Colours
22 Dec 2017Tan Dun: Eight Colours. Introduced by Helene Pohl, NZ String Quartet. Read more Video, Audio
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TAN DUN: Concerto for String Quartet and Pipa
22 Dec 2017Tan DUN: Concerto for String Quartet and Pipa. Introduced by Wu Man. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 16 December 2017
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John TAVENER: Song of the Angel
16 Dec 2017Performed by Madeleine Pierard and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 16 December 2017. Read more Audio
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Chris ARTLEY: Love Came Down At Christmas
16 Dec 2017Performed by The Graduate Choir and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 16 December 2017. Read more Audio
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Modi Deng plays Beethoven
16 Dec 2017BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in E Op 109 - played by Modi Deng, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Arnold Lee plays Haydn
16 Dec 2017HAYDN: Piano Sonata in Ab, HobXVI/46 - played by Arnold Lee, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Derek Long plays Barber
16 Dec 2017BARBER: Pas de deux, and Hesitation Tango, from Souvenirs - played by Derek Long, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Derek Long plays Gao Ping
16 Dec 2017GAO: Nostalgia, and Love Song from Kangdin, from Distant Voices - played by Derek Long, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition 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