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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 July 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO National Youth Orchestra: Victory
LEOV, Jessie: Speculations on a Rainbow
KHACHATURIAN: Piano Concerto in Db
KAPUSTIN: Concert Etude Op 40/8
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 5 in B flat Op 100
Shan Liu (piano), NZSO National Youth Orchestra/Tianyi Lu
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 05/07/24 (RNZ)
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No 9 in Eb, Carnival in Pest - Te Kōkī Trio: Martin Riseley (violin), Inbal Megiddo (cello), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2023-05-28)
Trowell, Arnold: Donald the Black; Nacht liegt auf dem fremden Wegen Op 50/1; Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen Op 50/2 - Robert Tucker (baritone), Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
Latest audio
Friday, 25 July 2025
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2024 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final
Five finalists sing one song with piano accompaniment and two arias accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The winner and runner-up are announced live on stage by the International Head… Read more Audio
Friday, 18 July 2025
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2024 Lexus Song Quest - Semi-Final 2
18 Jul 2025Finding the opera voices of tomorrow, here is RNZ Concert's recording of the second of two semi-finals for the Lexus Song Quest 2024. Soprano Tayla Alexander and Felicity Tomkins, counter-tenor Austin… Read more Audio
Friday, 11 July 2025
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LIVE: 2024 Lexus Song Quest - Semi-Final 1
11 Jul 2025Finding the opera voices of tomorrow, here is RNZ Concert's recording of the first of two semi-finals for the Lexus Song Quest 2024. Soprano Madison Horman, mezzo Katie Trigg, tenor Manase Latu… Read more Audio
Saturday, 5 July 2025
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NZSO Arias Concert 2024
5 Jul 2025Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform a selection of arias and scenes from Puccini’s much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez. Read more Audio
Friday, 27 June 2025
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CSO: Grenfell, Tchaikovsky, Bartók
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra perform at the Christchurch Town Hall on 23 March 2024. Read more Audio
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Heather Webb: Parallax
Jazz musician Heather Webb presents Parallax, her Masters recital of all original music inspired by astrophysics. Recorded by RNZ Concert at the Ron Ball Studio, Christchurch Town Hall on 17 February… Read more Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
Friday, 20 June 2025
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Ngā Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
20 Jun 2025Curated specially for our tamariki, this concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Māori creation story.
Hosted by Chris Lam Sam and Marcus… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
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WCMT/CMNZ: Ākarana Piano Quartet
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: Tchaikovsky 5
10 Jun 2025Conductor Shiyeon Sung leads the Auckland Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky 5, a programme featuring Kenneth Young’s Douce Tristesse, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Alexander Gavrylyuk… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart's Jupiter
28 May 2025British conductor Leo Hussain leads the Auckland Philharmonia in a richly varied programme, opening with Tchaikovsky’s 'Mozartiana', his tender tribute to the composer he revered. The evening also… Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Romantic Brahms
28 May 2025Celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan returns to the Town Hall stage for Brahms’ timeless Piano Concerto No. 2, joined by the Auckland Philharmonia under Elena Schwarz's baton in a programme featuring… Read more Audio
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 5 In E Minor Op 64
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre… Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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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