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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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03 February 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Comic Con
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents The Music of Comic Con
New Zealand SO/Gordon Hamilton
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland 27/07/18 (RNZ)
Riniker, David: Three pieces from Velvet Valves - Arna Morton (violin), Alexander Morton (horn), Liam Wooding (piano) (RNZ )
Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Sonata No 3 in A minor Op 28 - Otis Prescott-Mason (pno) (RNZ )
Latest audio
Friday, 8 November 2024
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Ngā Tūmanako - Taku whare tapere (Kawariki Morgan)
8 Nov 2024Toa Whakaihuwaka champions at Te Matatini 2019, Ngā Tūmanako perform at 'A Night of Song and Dance', World Choir Games 2024, Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 18 July 2024. Read more Audio
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Ngā Tūmanako - Hei raukura
8 Nov 2024Toa Whakaihuwaka champions at Te Matatini 2019, Ngā Tūmanako perform at 'A Night of Song and Dance', World Choir Games 2024, Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 18 July 2024. Read more Audio
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World Choir Games 2024 - 'A Night of Song and Dance'
8 Nov 2024Ngā Tūmanako and the New Zealand Youth Choir perform in one of the Celebration Concerts at the World Choir Games 2024 held in Auckland. Read more Audio
Friday, 1 November 2024
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World Choir Games 2024 - 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 2'
1 Nov 2024Four choirs from around the world perform in one of the Celebration Concerts at the World Choir Games 2024 held in Auckland. Read more Audio
Friday, 25 October 2024
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World Choir Games 2024 - 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 1'
25 Oct 2024Four choirs from around the world perform in one of the Celebration Concerts at the World Choir Games 2024 held in Auckland. Read more Audio
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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NZSO Arias Concert, Part Two
24 Oct 2024Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform arias and duets from Puccini's much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
Recorded 24 October 2024… Read more Audio
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NZSO Arias Concert, Part One
24 Oct 2024Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform arias and duets from Puccini's much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
Recorded 24 October 2024… Read more Audio
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Friday, 11 October 2024
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Live: Kirsten Te Rito - Māreikura
11 Oct 2024Māreikura is an exciting new work that blends jazz and Te Reo Māori. Inspired by Māori goddesses and cosmology, Te Rito draws extensively on Te Ao Māori. Recorded live at the 2023 Wellington Jazz… Read more Audio
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Friday, 4 October 2024
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2023: Jake Baxendale's Waypeople
4 Oct 2024Premiered at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival, Pōneke saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale’s 'Waypeople' was inspired by a poetic version of the classic Chinese philosophical text the Tao Te… Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 21 September 2024
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Auckland Philharmonia Opera in Concert 2024 - Tristan and Isolde
21 Sep 2024One of the most profound and innovative pieces of music in history. The Auckland Philharmonia's Opera in Concert for 2024, performed in Auckland Town Hall, 10 August 2024. Read more Audio
Coming up
Thursday, 19 September 2024
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Live: NZSO - Jupiter: Copland, Cresswell & Mozart
19 Sep 2024Stephen De Pledge and the NZSO give the world premiere of NZ composer Lyell Cresswell’s final work. Flanking the piano concerto is Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring depicting a rural wedding, and… Read more
Friday, 13 September 2024
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The Big Sing Finale 2024
13 Sep 2024Experience the energy and joy of secondary school groups from across the motu sing their hearts out over three days in Wellington. Read more Video, 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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