Fifty-two hours, 51 players - and then there were fourThe Dublin International Piano Competition is down to its final fourTue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Telemann: The Autograph ScoresCollegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage Chandos CHAN 0787Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and CelestaBaltimore SO/Marin Alsop Naxos 8.572486 ***Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Stravinsky: Symphony in Three MovementsLondon Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev LSO Live LSO 0688 ****Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Asians make their presence feltIt’s a tough task picking 24 pianists for the second round of the Dublin International Piano Competition – but not for the reasons…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
The highs and lows of piano competitionThe Dublin International Piano Competition starts today, but what makes a great competition winner, and are the judges always…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Kagel: Das Konzert, Phantasiestuck, PanMichael Faust (flute), Paulo Álvares (piano), Ensemble Contrasts, Robert HP Platz, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 3, Adagio ed Allegro di bravuraTasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Howard Shelley (piano) Hyperion CDA 67843 ***Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Barry runs Wilde with this potent operatic packageAudiences in London and Birmingham were exhilarated by Wilde’s unerring wit, and composer Gerald Barry’s wicked take on it…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Borodin: Sextet; Glazunov: Quintet; Arensky: Quartet No 2Nash Ensemble Onyx ONYX 4067 ****Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Bloch: America Concerto Grosso No 1Patricia Michaelian (piano), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz Naxos 8.572743 ***Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Elgar: Cello Concerto; Introduction and Allegro; Elegy; Pomp and Circumstance MarchesPaul Watkins (cello), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Davis Chandos CHAN 10709 ****Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
The King’s SingersCork Opera House Thurs 8pm €25-€42.50 021-4270022; NCH, Dublin Sat Apr 28 8pm €20-€50 01-4170000Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Why player pianos have a role to playYOU MIGHT NOT ever have seen or heard one in the flesh, but you’ve probably seen a player piano in a movieTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Gautier Capucon (cello), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Benedict Nelson (baritone), RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ NSO/Paul McCreeshNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000 ALISON ROSE (SOPRANO), PAULINE GRAHAM (SOPRANO), DUNCAN BRICKENDEN (COUNTER TENOR), …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Arvo Pärt: Creator SpiritusChristopher Bowers-Broadbent (organ), NYYD Quartet, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Theatre of Voices/Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi HMU 807553…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Tune Thy Musicke to Thy HartFretwork, Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi HMU 807554 *****Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Fuchs: Serenades 3, 4, 5Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Christian Ludwig Naxos 8.572607 ***Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Byrne's brief 'Rusalka' exposure pays off handsomelyTO BE A successful musical performer, it’s important to have strong self-beliefTue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Carving out true experimentation within the NCHThe return of the Crash Ensemble to the National Concert Hall with their Free State programme gives new Irish music a great platform…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
A lifetime of obsession with symphoniesIrish composer John Kinsella has had a lifelong fascination with symphoniesMon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Peter Tuite (piano)Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin Sun Noon Adm free 01-2225550 VIENNA MOZART TRIO City Hall, Waterford Thurs 8pm €15Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Chisholm: Piano Concertos 1 & 2Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish SO/Rory Macdonald Hyperion CDA 67880 ***Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Achron: Music for Violin and PianoHagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) Hyperion CDA 67841 (2 CDs) ****Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
NSO feels the pinch after RTÉ cutbacksPlayers’ fears mount after this year’s touring programme of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is effectively shut down due …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Penderecki: Sinfoniettas; Capricio for Oboe; and other worksJean-Louis Capezzali (oboe), Artur Pachlewski (clarinet), Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra/Antoni Wit Naxos 8Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Spohr: Symphonies Nos 7 & 9; Introduzione in D; FestmarschOrchestra della Svizzera Italiana/Howard Shelley Hyperion CDA 67939 ***Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
The soprano's offer you can't refuseAILISH TYNAN (SOPRANO), BENEDICT NELSON (BARITONE), BELFAST PHILHARMONIC CHOIR, UO/JOANN FALLETTA Ulster Hall, Belfast Tonight…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Wagner: 2 Symphonies; Rienzi Overture; Huldigungsmarsch; KaisermarschRoyal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi Chandos CHSA 5097 ****Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos; Handel: Recorder SonatasPiers Adams (recorder), Musica da Camera/Robert King, Howard Beach(keyboards), David Watkin (cello) Red Priest Recordings RP…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Shostakovich:String quartets 7 & 8; Beethoven: Quartet in F Op 59 No1Valentin Berlinsky Quartet Avie AV 2253 ****Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse/Tugan SokhievNCH, Dublin Mon 8pm €30-€65 01-4170000Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Walton: Piano Quartet; Bridge: Phantasy Quartet; Lekeu: Piano QuartetFrith Piano Quartet Nimbus Alliance NI 6183 ****Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Verdi: Complete Ballet Music From The OperasBournemouth SO/José Serebrier Naxos 8.572818-19 (2 CDs) ***Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Cormac Ó Haodáin (horn), RTÉ NSO/Roberto MinczukNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Adams: Harmonielehre; Short Ride In A Fast MachineSan Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas SFS Media SFS 0053 ***Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
British Clarinet Sonatas Vol 1Michael Collins (clarinet), Michael McHale (piano) Chandos CHAN 10704 ***Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Brahms: Symphony No 3; Elgar Symphony No 1BBCSO/Adrian Boult ICA Classics ICAC 5063 ****Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Why dabbling with conducting's dark arts deliversCONDUCTING IS such a dark art that it’s always worth keeping some of its extremes in mindTue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Stirring the waters of the BarrowA novel way of curing the organisers’ homesickness, the the Barrow River Arts Festival is also a strong event now in its second…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
On the Shoulders of GiantsRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland Symphonic Wind Orchestra/Nigel Boddice, Bryan Allen Nimbus Alliance NI 6178 ***Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Various performersEarle Brown Contemporary Sound Series Vol 4 Wergo WER 6937 2 (3 CDs) ****Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Nice recording, but what about the out-takes?HAVE YOU bought a DVD lately? Does it have deleted scenes, out-takes, documentaries of any kind, interviews with the main players…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
