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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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26 May 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Spirit
BERLIOZ: Le Corsaire, Overture
MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer
STRAUSS orch Heger: Allerseelen
STRAUSS: Ruhe, meine Seele
STRAUSS: Cäcilie
STRAUSS orch Heger: Heimliche Aufforderung
STRAUSS: Morgen
STRAUSS: Zueignung
Curtain Raiser: Prokofiev's Symphony No 5
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 5 in Bb Op 100
Simon O'Neill (tenor), New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 06/08/20 (RNZ)
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Sunday, 27 April 2025
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The Piano & Christopher's Classics: Darroch/DeHart Duo
27 Apr 2025The Darroch/DeHart Duo perform at The Piano, Ōtautahi/Christchurch, 12 September 2024 Read more Audio
Thursday, 27 March 2025
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ELGAR: Enigma Variations
27 Mar 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Read more Audio
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James MACMILLAN: Concerto for Orchestra, Ghosts
27 Mar 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Read more Audio
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GRIEG orch Sitt: Norwegian Dances Op 35
27 Mar 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Enigma
27 Mar 2025Edvard Grieg explores his Norwegian heritage, Edward Elgar honours his personal friends, and James MacMillan's new work 'Ghosts' is haunted by musical spirits and memories. Read more Audio
Saturday, 22 March 2025
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BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23
22 Mar 2025Recorded by RNZ Concert on 22 March, 2025 in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall. Audio
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National Concerto Competition 2025
22 Mar 2025The National Concerto Competition 2025 finalists' performances at the Christchurch Town Hall. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
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2023 WCMT Sunday Concert: Menzies/Endres Duo
18 Mar 2025The Menzies/Endres Duo, violin and viola player Mark Menzies and pianist Michael Endres, perform Schubert, Schnittke, Beethoven and Fisher at St Andrew’s on the Terrace, Wellington, in June 2023. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
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The Piano Presents Sundays at Four 2023: Michael Houstoun
11 Mar 2025Pianist Michael Houstoun performs a recital featuring works by two of the great Romantic composers – Brahms and Rachmaninov. Recorded at The Piano, Christchurch in September 2023, as part of their… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
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2022 Wellington Chamber Music: Duo Enharmonics
4 Mar 2025Duo Enharmonics recorded at St. Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 2 October 2022 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 at 7pm on Saturday
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