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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.
Now starting at the earlier time of 7pm daily, inc. Opera on Saturdays
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21 February 2026
Met Opera 2026: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Mason Bates
Bates, Mason: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Lauren Snouffer (Sarah Kavalier), Sun-Ly Pierce (Rosa Saks), Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay), Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier), Edward Nelson (Tracy Bacon), Patrick Carfizzi (Sheldon Anapol), Craig Colclough (Gerhard), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Metropolitan Opera House, New York Q3 2025 (Met Opera)
Elgar, Edward: Romance Op 62 - Todd Gibson-Cornish (bassoon), Wilma Smith, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (viola), Ashley Brown (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
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Thursday, 1 January 2026
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NZSO - Four Seasons
1 Jan 2026Exciting Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto performs Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and conducts the Third Symphony by early Romantic composer Louise Farrenc.
Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 29 December 2025
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NZSO - Pictures at an Exhibition
29 Dec 2025Enjoy a concert where music and art converge. Internationally acclaimed flautist Emily Beynon makes her New Zealand debut in the world premiere of Danses Concertantes - a dazzling flute concerto by… Read more Audio
Thursday, 25 December 2025
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NZSO – Summer Brass
25 Dec 2025Acclaimed Australian conductor and trumpeter Yoram Levy leads an ensemble that showcases the power and precision of the NZSO Brass and Percussion musicians. This programme will stir the soul and… Read more Audio
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Live: Brooke Fraser with the Auckland Philharmonia
25 Dec 2025New Zealand singer songwriter Brooke Fraser and special guests perform songs from her catalogue live with the Auckland Philharmonia at Spark Arena 22nd June 2024. Read more Video, Audio
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Tuesday, 16 December 2025
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2024 NZ Composer Sesssions
16 Dec 20252024 New Zealand Composer Sessions
Robert Orr (oboe), David Bremner (trombone), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich Read more Audio
Monday, 15 December 2025
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Mana Moana - Live at the Michael Fowler Centre
15 Dec 2025A symphonic celebration highlighting the connectedness of our Pacific nations through music.
Performed by Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brent Stewart. Read more Audio
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Friday, 5 December 2025
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ANDERSON arr Wasson: Sleigh Ride
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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PIERPONT arr DiLorenzo: Jingle Bells Swing-a-Ling-Ding
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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BERNARD arr Buerkle: Winter Wonderland
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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TORME arr Mowat: The Christmas Song
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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LAURIDSEN arr Buerkle: O Magnum Mysterium
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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TRAD arr DiLorenzo: Joy to the World
5 Dec 2025NZSO Brass Ensemble conducted by Yoram Levy.
Recorded 5 December 2025, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert 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
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers