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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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24 June 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZTrio Triptych - Unquiet Dreams (1 of 3)
BRITTEN: Introduction and Allegro for piano trio
CREE BROWN: The Second Triumverate
AUERBACH: Trio No 2, 'Triptych - This Mirror Has Three Faces'
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 49
NZTrio
Concert Chamber, Auckland 19/05/24 (RNZ)
Elgar, Edward: Chanson de Nuit - New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2017)
Stravinsky, Igor: Concerto in Eb, Dumbarton Oaks - Auckland Phil/Benjamin Morrison (vln, director) (RNZ )
Latest audio
Friday, 20 June 2025
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Ngā Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
20 Jun 2025Curated 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 Audio
Coming up
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
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WCMT/CMNZ: Ākarana Piano Quartet
Ākarana Piano Quartet perform at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington on 13 August 2023 in this Wellington Chamber Music Trust and Chamber Music New Zealand concert. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: Tchaikovsky 5
10 Jun 2025Conductor Shiyeon Sung leads the Auckland Philharmonia in Tchaikovsky 5, a programme featuring Kenneth Young’s Douce Tristesse, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Alexander Gavrylyuk… Read more Audio
Thursday, 29 May 2025
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Nga Tohu o te Taiao / The Signs of Nature
29 May 2025Created especially for our tamariki, this concert is a journey into the wonders of the natural world and includes a musical retelling of the Maori creation story.
Hosted by Chris Lam Sam and Marcus… Read more Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart's Jupiter
28 May 2025British conductor Leo Hussain leads the Auckland Philharmonia in a richly varied programme, opening with Tchaikovsky’s 'Mozartiana', his tender tribute to the composer he revered. The evening also… Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Romantic Brahms
28 May 2025Celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan returns to the Town Hall stage for Brahms’ timeless Piano Concerto No. 2, joined by the Auckland Philharmonia under Elena Schwarz's baton in a programme featuring… Read more Audio
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 5 In E Minor Op 64
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre… Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No 5 In F# Op 53
15 May 2025Performed by Alexander Gavrylyuk as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3 In C Op 26
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Alexander Gavrylyuk, conducted by Shiyeon Sung, at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ… Read more Audio
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K YOUNG: Douce Tristesse
15 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Premier Series - Tchaikovsky 5 concert on 15 May 2025 at the Auckland Town hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Thursday, 1 May 2025
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MOZART: Symphony No 41 in C K551, Jupiter
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Leo Hussain at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. Read more Audio
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PURCELL trans Benjamin: Three Consorts
1 May 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Leo Hussain at their Premier Series - Mozart's Jupiter concert on 1 May 2025. 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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