Minister favours national opera company, in capitalThe future of opera in Ireland is still up for grabs, with doubt raised about the Arts Council’s controversial plan to site a…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Brothers go Bach in timeEAST CORK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL, Various venues, Co Cork Thurs-Sun 20th 021-4501673Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Ulster Orchestra BBC Invitation ConcertsUlster Hall, Belfast Fri 7.45pm, Tues 1.05pm Adm free 00-44- 370-9011227Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Classical Music At Kilkenny Arts FestivalVarious venues, Kilkenny, various dates, times, prices Aug 7-16 See listings for details 056-7752175 www.kilkennyarts.ieFri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Opera braces itself as questions remain over single company planThe Arts Council’s daring idea of seeding a national opera company in a major recession could be an idealistic dream – or it …Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Ulster Orchestra BBC Invitation ConcertsUlster Hall Various dates from Tues Aug 4, various times Adm free 00-44-370-9011227Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Adrian Wilson (oboe),RTÉ NSO/MATTHEW WOOD NCH, Dublin Tues 1.05pm €10 01-4170000Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Shostakovich: Symphonies 1 & 15CLASSICAL: Mariinsky Orchestra/Valery Gergiev Mariinsky SACD MAR 0502 *****Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Bruch: Violin Concertos 2& 3Maxim Fedotov, Russian PO/Dmitry Yablonsky Naxos 8.557793 ***Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Bartók: Violin Concerto No 2; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1Yossif Ivanov, Royal Flemish PO/ Pinchas Steinberg Ambroisie AM 175 ***Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Chopin: Late WorksPavel Gomziakov (cello), Maria João Pires (piano) Deutsche Grammophon 477 7483 (2 CDs) ****Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Classical - Kronos quartetAn Táin Theatre, Dundalk, Co Louth Mon 8pm €20 01-8721122; Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway Tues 8pm €30 091-566577Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
MBNALimerick International Music FestivalFormer Franciscan Church, Henry St, Limerick Jul 1-12 1890-923543Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalVarious venues, Bantry, West Cork Jun 27- Jul 5 1850-788789Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
DLR Glasthule Opera FestivalPavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin Tues-Sat 27th €40 01-2312929Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Staatskapelle Dresden/Daniel HardingNCH, Dublin Sat 8pm €40-€80 01-4170000Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Crash Ensemble/Alan PiersonSamuel Beckett Centre, TCD, Dublin Fri 8pm €20 01-8962461Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
KBC Music In Great Irish HousesVarious venues all over Ireland Jun 7-13 01-6642822Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Here comes summer operaCASTLEWARD OPERA Castleward House, Strangford, Co Down Fri-Sat Jun 20 £42.50-£57.50 048-92639545Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Stefan Schilli (oboe), Franzita Whelan (soprano), Jane Irwin (mezzo Soprano)RTÉ PHILHARMONIC CHOIR, RTÉ NSO/GERHARD MARKSON NCH, Dublin Fri 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Dawn UpshawDAWN UPSHAW (SOPRANO), KNIGHTS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/ERIC JACOBSENNational Gallery, Dublin Sat 7pm €60 01-6633518 BORIS BEREZOVSKY…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Ben here a whileBENJAMIN GROSVENOR (PIANO), UO/KENNETH MONTGOMERY NCH, Dublin Wed 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000; Waterfront Hall, Belfast Fri 22nd …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Galway Early Music FestivalVarious venues, Galway Fri-Sun 087-9305506 www.galwayearlymusicfestival.comFri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Uo/kenneth MontgomeryUlster Hall, Belfast Fri 7.45pm £8-£20 048-90668798Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Quality still byword of slimmed down Wexford festivalJOHN CORIGLIANO’s The Ghosts of Versailles , an opera written for the centennial of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, will …Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
chumann famously identified two alter-egos - Florestan and EusebiusSchumann famously identified two alter-egos, Florestan and Eusebius, the first as impetuous as the second was reflectiveFri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Alexander Toradzewith RTÉ NSO/ALAN BURIBAYEVm NCH, Dublin Fri 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Martha Argerichwith the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/ Charles Dutoit, NCH, Dublin Sun 8pm €45-€90 01-4170000Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00