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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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24 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
CSO: Last Songs
Boulanger, Lili: D'un Matin de Printemps
Strauss, Richard: Four Last Songs
Stravinsky, Igor: Petrushka
Eliza Boom (sop), Christchurch SO/Benjamin Northey
Town Hall, Christchurch 11/11/23 (RNZ)
Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor Op 45 - Amici Ensemble (RNZ 45802)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Horn Sonata in F Op 17 - Alex Hambleton (horn), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2023-07-16)
Elgar, Edward: Chanson de Nuit - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2017)
Latest 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 Ning, Kam: 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
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
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2023 WCMT/CMNZ: Les Voisins
9 Sep 2025Chamber music trio Les Voisins celebrate French culture through music in this eclectic concert. Read more Audio
Monday, 8 September 2025
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NZSO Jubilation 2024
8 Sep 2025James Judd conducts the NZSO in an uplifting programme that invites us to question the range of emotions lurking beneath the music’s smiling surface.
Recorded 30 May 2024 at the Michael Fowler… 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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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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