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Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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17 November 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: La Mer
Augustin Hadelich (violin), NZSO/Dima Slobodeniouk
(RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)
Bruch, Max: Eight Pieces Op 83, extracts - James Campbell (clarinet), Gillian Ansell (viola), Dénes Várjon (piano) (RNZ)
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Thursday, 7 August 2025
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Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 5 in F Op 103, Egyptian
7 Aug 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Javier Perianes, conducted by Jun Maerkl, at their Premier Series - Daphnis et Chloé concert on 7 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
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Sunday, 3 August 2025
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WIENER: Go Between
3 Aug 2025Performed by The Betwieners at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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PIAZZOLA arr Verhelst: Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires
3 Aug 2025Performed by Los Piazzolanos at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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ROTA: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
3 Aug 2025Performed by Nino Rota Trio at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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DAMASE: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano
3 Aug 2025Performed by Les Mousquetaires at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor Op 15, (iii)
3 Aug 2025Performed by Vzpomĭnka at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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BIZET arr Wilberg: Fantasy on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen
3 Aug 2025Performed by Mérimée Quartet at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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BACEWICZ: Quartet for Four Violins
3 Aug 2025Performed by 4tissimo at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 1, (i, iii)
3 Aug 2025Performed by Fellas with Cellas at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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NZCT Chamber Music Contest Final 2025
3 Aug 2025Performed by the finalists of the Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
MC: Clarissa Dunn
Producer: Emre Ekici
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Thursday, 31 July 2025
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Falla, Manuel de: The Three-Cornered Hat
31 Jul 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Pablo González at their Premier Series - Spanish Rhythms concert on 31 July 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Falla, Manuel de: Interlude and Dance, from La vida breve
31 Jul 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Pablo González at their Premier Series - Spanish Rhythms concert on 31 July 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
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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.
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