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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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21 October 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Passione
STRAUSS: Don JuanCORIGLIANO: The Red ViolinMENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64, Mvt 3PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet, selections
Amalia Hall (violin), New Zealand SO/James Judd
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 13/05/22 (RNZ)
Liszt, Franz: Les Préludes - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ )
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Friday, 3 March 2023
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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Beethoven: The Radical
3 Mar 2023The APO completes its disrupted Beethoven Symphony cycle with performances of the 8th and the 9th. Read more Audio
Thursday, 2 March 2023
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Orchestra Wellington: The River
Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei present the poetic journey of one of Bohemia’s great rivers from its trickling sources, passing through various landscapes to the the beautiful capital… Read more
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
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Netherlands Chamber Choir 2020 Programme 2
The Netherlands Chamber Choir sing of justice, humanity, compassion, consolation and liberation in this selection drawn from their project to perform 150 old testament psalms written by 150… Read more Audio
Monday, 27 February 2023
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NZSO: Song of Destiny
27 Feb 2023A concert of hope, drama and triumph with music by Verdi, Brahms and Dvořák. James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Voices New Zealand. Read more Audio
Friday, 24 February 2023
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Lazarus String Quartet
24 Feb 2023The Berlin-based Lazarus String Quartet perform in St Andrew's on The Terrace in Wellington. The quartet was established in 2007 by four University of Canterbury graduates who now tour extensively in… Read more
Thursday, 23 February 2023
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DVORAK: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'New World'
23 Feb 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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BACH: Largo, from Violin Sonata No 3
23 Feb 2023Performed as an encore by Geneva Lewis at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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BARBER: Violin Concerto
23 Feb 2023Performed by Geneva Lewis with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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KORNGOLD: Overture to a Drama
23 Feb 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: New Worlds
23 Feb 2023New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis returns to the country for the first time to join the Auckland Philharmonia in Barber's Violin Concerto. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
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Netherlands Chamber Choir live at the New Zealand Festival 2020
21 Feb 2023The Netherlands Chamber Choir's performances at the 2020 New Zealand Festival in Wellington were a musical highlight of the festival. Netherlands-born Peter Dijkstra is one of today’s most… Read more
Friday, 17 February 2023
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Te Ao Hou - This New World
17 Feb 2023Taonga pūoro player Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet explore the synergies between traditional Māori and western string instruments, featuring compositions by Dame Gillian Whitehead… Read more Audio, Gallery
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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
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