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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.
Now starting at the earlier time of 7pm daily, inc. Opera on Saturdays
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01 March 2026
Schulhoff, Erwin: Suite for chamber orchestra - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ 2020)
Françaix, Jean: String Trio in C Op 2 (3) - Amici Ensemble (RNZ 2025-05-25)
Moore, Ben: The Lake Isle of Innisfree - Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono (tenor), Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ 2022)
Joachim, Joseph: Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 11 - Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2022-10-15)
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Byrd, William: Sanctus & Benedictus, from Mass for four voices - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ TC 2023)
Price, Florence: Piano Quintet - Takács Quartet, Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ)
Piazzolla, Astor: Tangazo - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (RNZ 2020)
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Friday, 6 March 2026
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Auckland Arts Festival: Requiem
6 days agoThe Auckland Arts Festival presents a concert to showcase the world premiere of Victoria Kelly's Requiem, a work provoked into existence by death and grief which is "about the experience of being… Read more Audio
Thursday, 5 March 2026
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Auckland Philharmonia: Rach 2
5 days agoFrench pianist Lise de la Salle joins the APO and Carlos Kalmar for Rachmaninov's sumptuous Second Concerto. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
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The Argyle Trio: Three enduring masterpieces
3 days agoIn this concert, the Argyle Trio perform major piano trios by three composers - Smetana, Beethoven and Dvorak. captured live at St Andrew's on the Terrace, Wellington on 10 September 2023. Read more Audio
Friday, 27 February 2026
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Auckland Jazz Orchestra: Inverted - Music by Phil Broadhurst
27 Feb 2026The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays their arrangements of music by the late Jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
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The Piano, Sundays at Four: Liam Wooding
24 Feb 2026In this solo piano concert Liam plays Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues Op 87, Chopin’s vigorous Fantasy Op 49 as well as a couple of his nocturnes; Beethoven’s Sonata No 31, which has been described… Read more Audio
Friday, 20 February 2026
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Auckland Arts Festival: He Kete Waiata
20 Feb 2026A 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
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
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Music Alive: NZTrio - Legacy 3
17 Feb 2026The third and final 'Legacy' concert from NZTrio in 2022, celebrating their 20th Anniversary. 20 years of vibrant performances and this one is full of good vibrations. Read more Audio
Friday, 6 February 2026
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Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton - Muriwai
6 Feb 2026Ariana Tikao (vocals, taonga puoro), Bob Bickerton (Celtic harp, taonga puoro)
Recorded October 2024, Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt by RNZ Concert Read more Audio
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Ngā Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
6 Feb 2026Curated specially for our tamariki, this concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Māori creation story.
Hosted by Chris Lam Sam and Marcus… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 19 January 2026
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Auckland Philharmonia: Schumann Cello Concerto
German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott joins the Auckland Philharmonia and Music Director Giordano Bellincampi to perform Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor. The concert opens with Franz… Read more Audio
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NZTrio: Magnifique
NZTrio's "Magnifique" programme features Camille Saint-Saëns' Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor as the centerpiece of a diverse musical evening. Violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Somi Kim are joined by… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
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Auckland Philharmonia: Fantastique
Experience a supernatural musical journey with the Auckland Philharmonia, led by French conductor Pierre Bleuse in his New Zealand debut featuring Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. This… Read more Audio
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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