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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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02 December 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
At World's Edge Festival 2022: Bloom My Heart
Julien Van Mellaerts (bar), Benjamin Baker, Justine Cormack, Wilma Smith, Marike Kruup (vlns), Amanda Verner, Rob Ashworth (vlas), Maciej Kulakowski, Ken Ichinose (cellos)
Strauss, Richard: String Sextet, from Capriccio
Farr, Gareth: Mondo Rondo
Mahler, Alma: Five Songs for Baritone and String Quartet
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80
(RNZ Rippon Hall, Wanaka)
Visée, Robert de Prélude and Passacaille in D minor: Prélude and Passacaille in D minor - Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) ()
Ravel, Maurice: La Valse - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2017)
Merulo, Claudio: Beata viscera - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ Tudor Consort 2022-09-03)
Liszt, Franz arr Liszt: Reminiscences of Norma S394 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (RNZ 2023-07-23)
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Thursday, 2 October 2025
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LIVE: NZSO & Voices NZ - Stabat Mater (A Mother's Love)
2 Oct 2025The NZSO, Voices New Zealand and four extraordinary singers present Rossini’s Stabat Mater and the world premiere of Kiwi composer Victoria Kelly’s response to that work. Read more
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: La Traviata
The central question of Verdi's La Traviata is whether true love is worth sacrificing a life of luxury. This is the choice made by the protagonist, Violetta Valéry, who abandons her world as a… Read more Audio
Thursday, 25 September 2025
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Stravinsky, Igor: Divertimento, from The Fairy's Kiss
25 Sep 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 93 in D
25 Sep 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Anonymous arr Kam Ning: Variations on Amazing Grace
25 Sep 2025Performed by Chloe Chua as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia's Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotry Ilyich: Violin Concerto in D Op 35
25 Sep 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Chloe Chua, conducted by Shiyeon Sung, at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
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Suppé, Franz von: Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna, Overture
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Saturday, 20 September 2025
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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Soweto Gospel Choir perform HOPE
Listen to the Soweto Gospel Choir's performance of 'HOPE' at the Auckland Arts Festival in 2025. Hailing from Soweto, South Africa, the choir is known for its powerful blend of African gospel music… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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Aotearoa’s rising stars perform with the NZSO
17 Sep 2025Six impressive young soloists perform music by classical heavyweights Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Richard Strauss, accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. (VIDEO) Read more
Friday, 12 September 2025
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The Big Sing Finale 2025
12 Sep 2025The top twenty-four secondary school choirs, selected from over 200 across the motu, perform at The Big Sing Finale. You can listen, and see videos, here: Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
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NZSO: Til Time Shall End
10 Sep 2025Multi-Grammy Award winner Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the NZSO in two post-war American works, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety with pianist Joyce Yang, and Aaron Copland’s… Read more Audio
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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