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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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30 September 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Alexander Shelley Returns
HOLMES: Frond, from Three Landscapes
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
TARREGA: Gran Jota
BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra
Pablo Sáinz Villegas (guitar), New Zealand SO/Alexander Shelley
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 29/07/17 (RNZ)
Gombert, Nicolas: Magnificat Tertii et Octavi Toni - Aurora IV, Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ )
Schumann, Clara: Romance for violin & piano Op 22/2 - Donald Armstrong (violin), Jian Liu (pno) (RNZ WCMT 2023-07-16)
Latest audio
Sunday, 10 July 2022
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Janet JENNINGS: Persephone in the Underworld
10 Jul 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Read more Audio
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Bright SHENG: Four Movements for Piano Trio
10 Jul 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Read more Audio
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Rebecca CLARKE: Piano Trio
10 Jul 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Serious Delights', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 July 2022. Read more Audio
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New Zealand Chamber Soloists - 'Serious Delights'
10 Jul 2022The Hamilton-based ensemble performs some seriously delightful music slightly off the beaten track, including the world premiere of a work by New Zealand composer Janet Jennings. Read more Audio
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Te Matatini 50
10 Jul 2022Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini. Read more Audio
Thursday, 7 July 2022
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Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Verdi Requiem
7 Jul 2022The Auckland Philharmonia performs Verdi’s Requiem - epic in scale and a thrilling journey of intense human emotion; sorrow, desire, anger, fear; as dramatic as any opera. Read more Audio
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VERDI: Requiem
7 Jul 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia with soloists Erica Grimaldi, Olesya Petrova, Gustavo Porta, and Petri Lindroos, and the Chorus of NZ Opera with members of Voices NZ and the Graduate Choir NZ… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 2 July 2022
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DVORAK: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70
2 Jul 2022Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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Dvořák 's was inspired to write this symphony after hearing Brahms' monumental… Read more Audio
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SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No 5, 'Egyptian'
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Somi Kim (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
In 1896, Saint-Saens journeyed to the temple town of… Read more Audio
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BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture
2 Jul 2022Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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The Roman Carnival Overture by Hector Berlioz was originally intended as a… Read more Audio
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Friday, 1 July 2022
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NZTrio: Soar!
1 Jul 2022Core NZTrio members cellist Ashley Brown and pianist Sarah Watkins are joined by violinist Manu Berkeljon for its final performance series of 2017, 'Soar!'. Read more
Thursday, 30 June 2022
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 4 in F minor Op 36
30 Jun 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Winter Magic', Auckland Town Hall, 30 June 2022. 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
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