Radio New Zealand Concert schedule at a glance
This schedule is an approximate overview only and specific programme lengths will vary from week to week. Consult the daily schedules for more information.
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| 6:00am | Classic Morning News and weather on the hour, the competition disc at 7:30, and Beauty Spot after the 8 o'clock news. |
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| 9:00am | Composer of the Week Focusing on a new composer every week. |
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| 10:00am | The Works Great classical masterpieces played in their entirety. |
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| Midday | Upbeat 90 minutes of interviews and reviews from New Zealand's music and arts scene, with Eva Radich. |
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| 2:00pm | Afternoon Requests Send your requests to concert@radionz.co.nz |
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| 3:00pm | CD Masters Classic performances of mainstream repertoire from the back catalogue. |
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| 4:00pm | Made in New Zealand Music written and performed by New Zealanders. |
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| 5:00pm | Cadenza A selection of shorter popular classics for drivetime. |
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| 7:00pm | Composer of the Week A repeat of Sunday's programme. |
Sound Lounge Kate Mead's forum for the modern and the avant-garde. |
Appointment Get to know more about a special topic or interesting musician. |
The Critics Chair A repeat of the previous Sunday's programme. |
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| 8:00pm | Music Alive Concerts, recorded and live, from around New Zealand and around the world. |
Music Alive Concerts, recorded and live, from around New Zealand and around the world. |
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| 10:00pm | Day's End Music for winding down at the end of the day. |
Day's End Music for winding down at the end of the day. |
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| Midnight to dawn |
Music Through the Night Six hours of uninterrupted classics. |
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| Saturday | Sunday | |
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| 6:00am | Classic Morning With news and weather on the hour. |
Sanctuary Two hours of uplifting music for the spirit and soul. |
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| 8:00am | Grace Notes Music to mirror the gentler start to the well-earned day of rest. |
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| 9:00am | Best of Upbeat The best interviews from the past week. |
Composer of the Week A feature programme about the new week's composer (repeated Monday 7:00pm). |
| 10:00am | Your Choice Tell us what you'd like to hear - concert@radionz.co.nz |
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Some of the best music coming from the USA. |
| 11:00am | The Works Major pieces, familiar and unfamiliar, from new CDs and the huge back-catalogue. |
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| Midday | RNZ Concert Classical Chart The top 10 selling classical albums for the week. |
The Critics Chair Drawing on the expertise of a range of reviewers, each week we check out the latest CD releases (repeated Friday 7:00pm). |
| 1:00pm | The Art of Jazz "I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath, as long as he can swing." Miles said it. We stick to it. |
Vintage Years Great artists from the mono era, including the latest remastered recordings. |
| 2:00pm | Global Sounds Take the chance to hear leading world music artists from all over the globe. |
The Sunday Feature Something different from the wide world of music features. |
| 3:00pm | Saturday Concert Live and recorded concerts from New Zealand and around the world. |
Opera on Sunday From the greatest opera houses of the world. |
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| 6:00pm | Made in New Zealand Music written and performed by New Zealanders. |
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| 7:00pm | Vocalied Among the joys of music is the way a single song can encapsulate a whole microcosmic world. |
New Horizons William Dart focuses on a new release or two and places these in the context of an artist's career. |
| 8:00pm | Music Alive Live concerts featuring local and international artists. |
Young New Zealand Young Kiwi musicians' performances at competitions and concerts around the country. |
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| 10:00pm | Day's End Music for winding down at the end of the day. |
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| 11:00pm | ||
| Midnight to dawn |
Music Through the Night Six hours of uninterrupted classics. |
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