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Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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29 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
BBC Proms 2025: Boléro and The Rite of Spring
VARESE: Intégrales
THORVALDSDOTTIR: Before we fall (Cello Concerto)
RAVEL: Boléro
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Johannes Moser (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Eva Ollikainen
Royal Albert Hall, London 13/08/25 (BBC)
Latest audio
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3 In C Op 26
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Alexander Gavrylyuk, conducted by Shiyeon Sung, at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ… Read more Audio
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K YOUNG: Douce Tristesse
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
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Monday, 5 May 2025
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NZSO: Poem of Ecstasy
5 May 2025Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism. The programme takes its name from Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy.
Recorded in 2023 at the Michael Fowler… Read more Audio
Saturday, 3 May 2025
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PORPORA: Salve Regina In F
3 May 2025Performed by Austin Haynes and NZ Barok, directed by Miranda Hutton, at their Melody, Harmony, and Fire concert concert on 3 May 2025 at the St Luke's Remuera.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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SARRO: Missa In F, Laudamus Te
3 May 2025Performed by Austin Haynes and NZ Barok, directed by Miranda Hutton, at their Melody, Harmony, and Fire concert concert on 3 May 2025 at the St Luke's Remuera.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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AVISON: Concerto Grosso No 6 In D, Mvt 1 & 2
3 May 2025Performed by the NZ Barok under director Miranda Hutton at their Melody, Harmony, and Fire concert concert on 3 May 2025 at the St Luke's Remuera.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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D SCARLATTI: Sinfonia No 3 In G
3 May 2025Performed by the NZ Barok under director Miranda Hutton at their Melody, Harmony, and Fire concert concert on 3 May 2025 at the St Luke's Remuera.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
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BROSCHI: Idaspe, Ombra Fedele Anch'io
3 May 2025Performed by Austin Haynes and NZ Barok, directed by Miranda Hutton, at their Melody, Harmony, and Fire concert concert on 3 May 2025 at the St Luke's Remuera.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Thursday, 1 May 2025
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MOZART: Symphony No 41 in C K551, Jupiter
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Leo Hussain at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. Read more Audio
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PURCELL trans Benjamin: Three Consorts
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Leo Hussain at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. Read more Audio
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KATS-CHERNIN: Re-Inventions (after Bach)
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Genevieve Lacey, conducted by Leo Hussain, at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite No 4 in G Op 61, Mozartiana
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Leo Hussain at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. Read more 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.
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