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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 on Sunday at 7pm
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15 May 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts: Rheingau Music Festival Opening Concert
BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival, Overture Op 9
LALO: Symphonie Espagnole Op 21
YSAYE: Rustic Dance, from Sonata in G for solo violin Op 27/5
POULENC: Stabat Mater
CHOPIN: Preludes Op 28, selection
Guido Sant'Anna (violin), Vannina Santoni (soprano), MDR Radio Choir, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra/Alain Altinoglu, Claire Huangci (piano)
Eltville Eberbach Abbey, Rheingau (Deutsche Welle)
Farr, Gareth: Kiwi, from Ornithological Anecdotes - Julien Van Mellaerts (baritone), Bradley Wood (piano) (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)
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Thursday, 28 September 2023
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SAARIAHO: Blühend, from Duft
28 Sep 2023Performed as an encore on basset clarinet by Annelien Van Wauwe at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert 'Mozart's Clarinet', Auckland Town Hall, 28 September 2024. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
28 Sep 2023Performed by Annelien Van Wauwe on the basset clarinet with the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Jun Märkl at their Premier Series concert 'Mozart's Clarinet', Auckland Town Hall, 28 September 2024.
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Sunday, 24 September 2023
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DVORAK: Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 65
24 Sep 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Tunes from My Home', Auckland Concert Chamber, 24 September 2023. Read more Audio
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Victoria KELLY: Lyre
24 Sep 2023The World Premiere performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Tunes from My Home', Auckland Concert Chamber, 24 September 2023. Read more Audio
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ENESCU: Piano Trio in A minor
24 Sep 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Tunes from My Home', Auckland Concert Chamber, 24 September 2023. Read more Audio
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CHEN Yi: Tunes from my home
24 Sep 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Tunes from My Home', Auckland Concert Chamber, 24 September 2023. Read more Audio
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NZTrio - Tunes from My Home
24 Sep 2023In a concert from their 2023 'Homeland' series, NZTrio take us to homelands in Guangzhou, Romania, the Faroe Islands, Aotearoa and Bohemia with music by Chen Yi, George Enescu, Antonin Dvořák... and… Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: String Quintet No 2 in G Op 111
24 Sep 2023Performed by Benjamin Baker, Wilma Smith (vlns), Amanda Verner, Wenhong Luo (violas), Matthias Balzat (cello) at the Martinborough Music Festival, 24 September, 2023 Audio
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A RITCHIE: Farewell for bassoon and string quartet
24 Sep 2023Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith (vlns), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) at the Martinborough Music Festival, 24 September, 2023 Audio
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MOZART: Piano Quartet in G minor K478
24 Sep 2023Performed by Donald Armstrong (vln), Wenhong Luor (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) at the Martinborough Music Festival, 24 September, 2023 Audio
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Martinborough Music Festival 2023: Final Concert
24 Sep 2023From the Martinborough Music Festival 2023, the final concert features music by Mozart, Brahms, and new commission from New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie Read more Audio
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Saturday, 23 September 2023
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DVORAK: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From The New World'
23 Sep 2023Performed by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Over, Dunedin Town Hall, 23 September 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.
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