Fergus Sheil: The story of a conductorMichael Dervan talks to conductor Fergus Sheil in advance of his tour with the BBC SingersFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Jonathan Biss (piano): Beethoven Piano Sonatas in E flat, Op 7; in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight); in F sharp, Op 78; Fantasy in G minor, Op. 77Fri Mar 22 2013 - 00:00
Celine Byrne shines as Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen at the Bord Gáis Energy TheatreThe Irish soprano gives a star turn in this new production by the Moscow State Opera, serving to highlight how few opportunities there are for Irish singers hereWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
Beware of operas bearing traditional giftsSeveral opera companies are keen to play up the tradition in their productions. It’s inaccurate and unnecessaryTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
New Music Dublin uncovers works old and new - and a fresh concert spaceRemember when people used to talk about 20th-century music? It was a euphemismTue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Il Pomo d'oro/Dmitry Sinkovsky (violin)Vivaldi: Concerti per violion V, 'Per Pisendel' *****Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
'My work needs no introduction. Either it works or it doesn't'Wrong notes aren’t a problem, opera is of little interest, and he can’t quite name any composers who have influenced him: Heiner…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Clara Mourez (mezzo soprano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo MenaTurina: Danzas Fantasticas ***Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Arthur Rubinstein (piano)Beethoven: Sonata in cop 2 No 3; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentals; Chopin: Nocturne op 27 No 2; Ballade No 1 ***Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Tackling Beethoven's hopeless casePublishing deals have been a part of the music industry for centuries: just ask BeethovenWed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Raff: Symphony No 2; Shakespeare PreludesOrchestre de la Suisse Romande/NeemeJärvi, ChandosCHSA 5117 ***Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Shostakovich: Symphony No 7Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky MAR0533 ****Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Opera Theatre Company flounders as 'Wozzeck' is put on holdOne of the largest opera projects of the year is now off the calendar, a symptom of the problems at Opera Theatre CompanyTue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Esplá: MusicforpianoMartin Jones (piano) Nimbus Records NI 5889/90 (2 CDs) ***Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Elgar: Cello Concerto; Smetana: Mavlast (exc)ZuillBailey (cello), Indianapolis SO/Krzysztof Urbánski Telarc TEL-34030-02 ***Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Wagner: Der Fliegende HolländerGrand Opera House, Belfast Tonight 7.15pm/Sun 2pm £19.25-£45 048-90241919Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
One musical odyssey begins, as another eight-year wait endsBeginning a 10-year project to perform all of Schubert’s songs in concertTue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Brahms: Symphony No 1; Martinu: Symphony No 4Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR/Klaus Tennstedt, ICA Classics ICAC 5090 ****Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Brahms: Symphony No 4; Mendelssohn: Italian SymphonyBBCSO, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Adrian Boult, ICA Classics ICAC 5093 ***Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
'I love my country to this day - probably more than it loves me'For composer Alexander Raskatov, there’s no place like mother Russia, but he is still delighted to see one of his works get its…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Strauss: Violin Sonata; Franck: Violin Sonata; Prélude, Fugueet VariationAugustinDumay(violin), Louis Lortie (piano), OnyxONYX 4096 ***Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
A celebration, and a weak sense of a classical communityComposer Raymond Deane, who turned 60 last month, is not what you would call an easy manTue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
The Unknown PurcellHazel Brooks (violin), David Pollock (harpsichord) Chandos Chaconne CHAN0795 ***Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Bach: Partita Ind Minor; Beethoven: KreutzersonataMaximVengerov (violin), Itamar Golan (piano) Wigmore Hall Live WHLive 0056 ****Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Acoustics that enhance music, on its journey to the listenerThere I was, sitting in the Konzerthaus in Berlin last Monday, as the Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) gave a concert in celebration…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Rté Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ Nso/Gerhard Markson NCHDublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Szymanowski: Concert Overture; Symphonie Concertante; Symphony No 2Louis Lortie (piano), BBCSO/ Edward Gardner CHSA 5115 *****Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
A bunch of amateurs in classical music - and it's all the better for itYou don’t have to be a professional to make an impact in music – but you will have to practise like oneTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
RTÉ NSO/Gavin MaloneyNCH, Dublin Tuesdays until Feb 5 1.05pm Adm free 01-4170000Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Petrassi: Magnificat; Salmoix•Sabina Cvilak (soprano), Choir and Orchestra of the Teatro Regio Torino/ Gianandrea Noseda ChandosCHAN10750 ****Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Bartók: Sonatas And FolkdancesJames Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) ChandosCHAN10752 ****Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Reaping rewards from shock and awe tactics at the rostrumFinnish conductor Hannu Lintu is clearly a man who not only knows what he wants, but insists on it, tooTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Piano Music Of Dinu LipattiLuisa Borac (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Jaime Martin Avie AV 2271 (2 CDs) ****Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Beethoven: Symphonyno3 (eroica); Smetana: Barteredbride Overture; Zarzuela ExcerptsVarious orchestras/ Ataúlfo Argenta ICA Classics ICAC 5087 ****Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
British Works For Cello And Piano Vol 1Paul Watkins (cello), Huw Watkins (piano) Chandos CHAN10741 ***Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
