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Keeping the beat in more ways than one
Riki Gooch-Pirihi, one of the country's finest drummers, looks forward to the debut of his Chamber Music NZ commissioned work, Ā mua. Audio
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Auckland Jazz Orchestra: Inverted
27 Feb 2026The Auckland Jazz Orchestra presents a heartfelt musical tribute to late jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst. A major force in the jazz scene of Aotearoa, he championed original music, wrote a lot himself, and fostered many musicians in the country.
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Rob Ruha goes symphonic
24 Feb 2026Rob Ruha talks with RNZ Concert ahead of his debut performance with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
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Andrea Lam: creating musical moments
25 Feb 2026Australian pianist Andrea Lam talks with RNZ Concert ahead of her concert with the Auckland Philharmonia on Thursday evening when she'll be performing Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto. 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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Bryan Crump
Station: Concert
Programme: Three to Seven
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Andrew Clark
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: The Musical Omnivore
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Clarissa Dunn
Station: Concert
Programme: Music Alive
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Days
Saturday 28 February
12:00 AM. Music Through the Night
Debussy, Claude: Danse sacrée et danse profane - Ashley Jackson (harp), Harlem Chamber Players (Decca 7572822)
Lilburn, Douglas: Three Preludes - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (RNZ)
Bolcom, William: Three Rags - Ying Quartet (QUARTZ QTZ 2055)
Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)
Besser, Jonathan arr Bravura: Turn - Bravura (RATTLE RAT D013)
Sullivan, Arthur: Victoria & Merrie England - BBC Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes (CPO 999 171)
Page, Bernard: Your Grave Grey Eyes Cinnamon Curls - Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
1:00 approx
Ritchie, Anthony: Farewell for bassoon and string quartet - Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith (vlns), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 17 (1) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67166)
Kalliwoda, Johann: Oboe Concertino in F Op 110 - Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Claus Peter Flor (CAPRICCIO 10 281)
Hill, Alfred: II. Away from the madding crowd, from String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso in G Op 4/6 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director), Avison Ensemble (Naxos 8.557905-06)
2:00 approx
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Hero & Leander - Maacha Deubner (soprano), Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra/Jurgen Bruns (Dreyer Gaido CD21015)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Monica Huggett (violin) (Virgin VCD 5 45205)
Delius, Frederick ed & arr Beecham: Irmelin, Suite - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones (DUTTON CDLX 7264)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D048)
Hamilton, David: Parlour Games - Jade String Quartet (Rattle RAT D073)
Bonfá, Luiz: Passeio no Rio - Pablo Sáinz-Villegas (guitar) (Harmonia Mundi HMU907649)
3:00 approx
Massenet, Jules: The Last Sleep of the Virgin - New Symphony Orchestra of London/Raymond Agoult (Decca 473 862)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Keyboard Sonata in C minor Wq65/31 - Mikhail Pletnev (piano) (DG 459 614)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80 - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 3/3 - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Eriksson, Joel: Battlefield 2: Theme - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Skeet (xfive 704394)
4:00 approx
Chopin, Frédéric: Grand duo concertante on themes from Meyerbeer's - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Marianna Shirinyan (piano) (EMI 6 87742)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in Bb RV376 - Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Andrea Marcon (organ/director), Venice Baroque Orchestra (SONY SK 51352)
Merlin, José Luis: Suite del Recuerdo - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)
Gabrieli, Giovanni arr Brown: Sonata - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in C on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K265 - Ingrid Haebler (piano) (Philips 422 726)
Bewald, Franz: Septet in B (3) - Berlin Philharmonic Octet (Berlin Classics 0032572BC)
5:00 approx
Lauridsen, Morten: Nocturnes - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Debussy, Claude: Sonata for flute, viola & harp - Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Gerard Causse (viola) (Erato 9029577396)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Phaéton - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (SONY SK 53979)
Monteverdi, Claudio: Christe, adoramus te - Contrapunctus (Signum)
Smythe, Mark: Moto Mojo - Helen Webby (harp) (Ode CD MANU 5144)
Barry, John: Main Theme, from You Only Live Twice - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Nic Raine (SILVASCREEN 721128)
Dun, Tan: Staccato Beans, from Eight memories in watercolour Op 1 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy - London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London PhilharmonicChoir & The London Chorus ()