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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 on Sunday at 7pm
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22 April 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Bold Worlds
ADÈS: Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra
MACMILLAN: Percussion Concerto No 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No 4 in F minor
Colin Currie (percussion), New Zealand SO/James MacMillan
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington (RNZ)
Edwards, Ross: White Cockatoo Spirit Dance - Goldner String Quartet (RNZ )
Latest audio
Friday, 15 March 2024
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NZSO Beyond Words - music for the anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque Attacks
15 Mar 2024The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents Beyond Word, a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks with music bringing together Moroccan singer/songwriter Oum… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 9 March 2024
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SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47
9 Mar 2024Performed by Peter Gjelsten and the CSO at the National Concerto Competition Final at Christchurch Town Hall. 09 March 2024. Recorded and produced by Adrian Hollay for RNZ Concert. Audio
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COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto
9 Mar 2024Performed by Ben van Leuven with the CSO at the National Concerto Competition Final at Christchurch Town Hall. 09 March 2024. Recorded and produced by Adrian Hollay for RNZ Concert. Audio
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NZSO: Beyond Words
9 Mar 2024Beyond Words is a New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert marking the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks featuring Moroccan singer-songwriter Oum and Greek/Cypriot oud player Kyriakos… Read more Audio
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SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47
9 Mar 2024Performed by Hazuki Katsukawa at the National Concerto Competition at Christchurch Town Hall. 09 March 2024. Recorded and produced by Adrian Hollay for RNZ Concert. Audio
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National Concerto Competition Final 2024
9 Mar 2024The Final of the National Concerto Competition in 2024, which was held at the Christchurch Town Hall. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 6 March 2024
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Dame Kiri & Friends - The Gala Concert
6 Mar 2024A spectacular gala concert drawn from our archives presented by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2006. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs with her long-time friend and colleague, Frederica von Stade, and… Read more Audio
Thursday, 29 February 2024
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PAGANINI: Caprice Op 1 No 13, 'The Devil's Laugh'
29 Feb 2024Performed as an encore by Robert Ashworth at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Read more Audio
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BERLIOZ: Harold In Italy
29 Feb 2024Performed by violist Robert Ashworth and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Read more Audio
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MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 4 in A, Italian
29 Feb 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Read more Audio
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SCHUBERT: Overture in C In The Italian Style
29 Feb 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: In The Italian Style
29 Feb 2024The Auckland Philharmonia's Principal viola Robert Ashworth stars in Berlioz's hybrid symphony-concerto-tone poem 'Harold in Italy' and Giordano Bellincampi conducts in a programme that also includes… 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.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera on Sunday at 7pm
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