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John Psathas: can't stop composing
John Psathas talks with RNZ Concert ahead of performances of his music at this year's Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. He's also formed his own chamber music ensemble. Video, Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia - Fantastique
26 Jan 2026Experience a supernatural musical journey with the Auckland Philharmonia, led by French conductor Pierre Bleuse's New Zealand debut featuring Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique; with renowned Kiwi pianist Sylvia Jiang for Franz Liszt’s diabolical Totentanz.
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Hymns on Sunday, 25 January 2026
25 Jan 2026Harvest hymns, hymns sung in school assembly, and a hymn that became particularly meaningful to a listener after the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 - all in this week's hymn request programme. Audio
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Summer encore: Genre-defying, Grammy-winning soprano Julia Bullock
5 Dec 2025Listen to an interview with Julia Bullock, who'll be performing in New Zealand in March as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Programmes
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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.
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Three to Seven
Bryan Crump brings you a mix of the fresh and the familiar from school’s out to dinner time and beyond.
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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
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Mornings
Andrew Clark (Monday - Thursday) and Carey McDonald (Friday - Sunday) have all you need to start your day.
Presenters
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Andrew Clark
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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Carey McDonald
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Inside Out
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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: The Musical Omnivore
Wednesday 28 January
6:00 AM. Mornings
with Andrew Clark
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Tarantella, from The Gadfly - Aglika Genova (piano), Liuben Dimitrov (piano) (CPO 999 599)
Binge, Ronald: The Watermill - Ruth Scott (oboe), New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 66868)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 6 in F Op 68, Pastoral (1) - Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv 439 900)
Brahms, Johannes: Violin Sonata No 1 in G Op 78 (1) - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT-D144)
Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite (3) - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 3 44722)
Traditional: Mary Scott, the Flower of Yarrow - Genevieve Lacey (recorder), James Crabb (accordion) (ABC Classics ABC4811874)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 6/11 - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 031)
7.00
Mussorgsky, Modest: Gopak, from Soronchinsky Fair - Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (CHANDOS CHAN 9227)
Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 12 in F Op 96, American (1) - Simón Bolívar String Quartet (DG 479 0429)
Hong, Gao: The Dragon Flies, from Flying Dragon Concerto - Gao Hong (pipa), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Michael Poll (Naxos World NXW761792)
Lim, Darius: A Puppet's Dream - Voices of Singapore Children's Choir (Naxos 8579154)
Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez (1) - Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic/José Serebrier (warner 2564 60296)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo alla Turca, from Piano Sonata No 11 in A K331 - Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ 45479)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Keyboard Concerto in D minor Wq23 (3) - Sophie Gent (violin), Louis Creac'h (violin), Fanny Paccoud (viola), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (bass), Evolène Kiener (bsn)/Jean Rondeau (hpschd/dir) (Erato 90 29488846)
Traditional: Aparición de Eurídice, from Orfeo Chamán - Vincenzo Capezzuto (vocals), Luciana Mancini (vocals), Nahuel Pennisi (vocals), L'arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (theorbo) (Erato 9029596967)
Debussy, Claude: Danse - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10443)
8.00
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: English Folk Song Suite - I. Seventeen come Sunday - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/James Judd (Naxos 8.572304)
Shore, Howard: The Grey Havens - James Galway (flute), London Philharmonic/Howard Shore (Reprise 248521)
Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in B minor Kk27 - Murray Perahia (piano) (Philips 456 922)
Dunckel, Jean-Benoît: Ballade oiseau (version for string quartet) - Members of Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (Warner Classics 3282539)
Sibelius, Jean: Violin Concerto in D minor Op 47 (3) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Staatskapelle Dresden/André Previn (DG 447 895)
Traditional: Kuulin Anen - MeNaiset (Private )
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Trumpet Concerto in Eb HobVIIe/1 (1) - Alison Balsom (trumpet), Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic (EMI 2 16213)
Strozzi, Barbara: Tradimento!, from Diporte di Euterpe Op 7 - Laura Catrani (soprano), Accademia Dell'annunciata/Riccardo Doni (Arcana A589)
Blumenfeld, Felix: Etude for the left hand in Ab Op 36 - Nelson Goerner (piano) (Cascavelle VEL 3051)
Traditional arr Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Blow the wind southerly - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) (Decca 4850241)
9.00
Fauré, Gabriel: Berceuse in D Op 16 - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano) (Sony )
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: Lullaby, from Platero y yo Op 190 - Niklas Johansen (guitar) (OUR RECORDINGS 8226930)
Boccherini, Luigi: Guitar Quintet in D G448, Fandango (3) - Kazuhito Yamashita (guitar), Tokyo String Quartet (RCA RD 60421)
Cererols, Joan: Marizápalos A Lo Divino & Serafín Que Con Dulce Harmonía - The Harp Consort, Andrew Lawrence-King (Harmonia mundi HMU907293)
Brahem, Anouar: Le Voyage de Sahar - Anouar Brahem (oud), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion), François Couturier (piano) (ECM 987465)
Einaudi, Ludovico: Memory One - Ludovico Einaudi (piano) (Decca 8823913)
Jóhannsson, Jóhann: The Theory of Everything Suite - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28748)