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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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07 February 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022Chamber Music Spectacular - Enescu Octet
ENESCU: Octet in C Op 7
Helene Pohl, Monique Lapins, Malavika Gopal, Anna Van der Zee (violins), Gillian Ansell, Alexander McFarlane (violas), Rolf Gjelsten, Andrew Joyce (cellos)
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 12/03/22 (RNZ)
Adams, John: Scheherazade 2 - Clara-Jumi Kang (vln), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Gilbert Varga (RNZ )
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio No 3 in C minor Op 11 - Te Kōkī Trio, Martin Riseley (violin), Inbal Megiddo (cello), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ 2018)
Camm, Cheryl: Motu Puketutu - Luminata Voices, Elizabeth Lau (d bass), David Kay, Rhianna Maker (perc)/Vanessa Kay (RNZ )
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Wednesday, 6 December 2023
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Lewis Eady International Piano Festival 2023: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
6 Dec 2023Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Read more Audio
Sunday, 3 December 2023
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Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna - New Zealand String Quartet
3 Dec 2023Listen to the New Zealand String Quartet perform recent compositions from Japan, Aotearoa, South Korea, and the U.S. in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Waipuna, held in Christchurch in 2022. Read more Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 5 - WEBSTER This Memory of Earth
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 4 - ROHDE Inside voice
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 3 - MARGETIC Ricercar
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 2 - TOKUNAGA Cosmic mosaic
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 1 - LEE Rain Drops Stained Glass
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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Thursday, 30 November 2023
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NZSO Sessions 2022- Festa Romana
30 Nov 2023Festa Romana - 2022 NZSO Recording Sessions featuring music with a connection to the Eternal City.
Performed by NZSO with the National Band of New Zealand and trombone soloist David Bremner… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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Auckland Arts Festival: He Kete Waiata
28 Nov 2023A concert that combines the world of jazz with Te Reo Māori, in a dynamic performance of original material as well as jazz standards sung by Whirimako Black, Leon Wharekura and Allana Goldsmith. Read more Audio
Sunday, 26 November 2023
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Asian Composers League: Ahiahi - Justin DeHart & Mark Menzies
26 Nov 2023Listen to percussionist Justin DeHart and violist Mark Menzies perform innovative works by composers from Slovenia, Aotearoa and South Korea in this Asian Composers League concert, Ahiahi, held in… Read more Audio
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Antonin DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio No 4 in E minor Op 90
26 Nov 2023Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Homeland 3: Dumky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 26 November 2023. Read more Audio
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Ross HARRIS: Prendre ses rêves pour des réalités
26 Nov 2023Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Homeland 3: Dumky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 26 November 2023. 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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