Augustin Dumay (violin), Maria Joao Pires (piano)Violin Sonata in D Op 12 No 1 - BeethovenMon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
ICO/Nicholas McGeganConcerto Grosso in F Op 7 No 6.................................LocatelliFri Jul 20 2001 - 01:00
Gareth Price, Graham Howell (organ duet)The British duo of Gareth Price and Graham Howell have been playing organ duets for over 15 years, since they were both organ…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Hilliard EnsembleChrist Church Cathedral was packed last Friday for the first Dublin appearance by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard EnsembleMon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
Conductor Master-classRebus - Markevitch Piano Concerto in B flat - Mozart Symphony No 3 - Schumann Gerhard Markson, incoming principal conductor of…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Guy Johnston (cello), Tom Poster (piano)Variations on an old Slovak song - MartinuSonata in A Op - Beethoven Sonata Op - ShostakovichIntroduction and Grand Polonaise…Fri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
A musical ambassadorNicholas McGegan is by temperament and practice exactly the opposite of the type of conductor Hollywood likes to portrayFri Jul 13 2001 - 01:00
Davide Franceschetti (piano), San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra/Alasdair NealeLollapalooza - John AdamsMon Jul 09 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalLatvian composer Peteris Vasks's new Piano Quartet, commissioned by the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, was premiered on Saturday…Tue Jul 03 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalOne of the charms of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival is that it includes a high percentage of what you might call bespoke…Mon Jul 02 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalThursday's opening concert at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival was devoted to music for the Hungarian dulcimer, the cimbalom…Sat Jun 30 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalFrom the French baroque of Couperin to the contemporary Hungary of Gyorgy Kurtag was the reach of Tuesday's concertsFri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalWednesday is always a day with a difference at the festival, when the concert focus shifts away from Bantry House for music-making…Fri Jun 29 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalIt's obvious to the pianist Kris Bezuidenhuit, who gave a fortepiano recital at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival on Monday…Wed Jun 27 2001 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalGerald Barry's Six Marches For String Quartet, commissioned by the festival and premiered on Sunday, are hardly what you would…Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
FaustIt's interesting that the Anna Livia International Opera Festival, which is seeking a new niche in the world of Irish opera, …Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
Il Tabarro & Gianni SchicchiPuccini's idea of writing a trilogy of one-act operas to fill an evening has turned out less a successful innovation than an …Wed Jun 20 2001 - 01:00
Crash EnsembleThe Crash Ensemble's programme on Thursday concentrated on composers from Japan (represented by five pieces), Australia (two), …Tue Jun 19 2001 - 01:00
Joanna MacGregor (piano)/Royal Liverpool PO/Petr AltrichterPrometheus Overture - Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 - Beethoven Symphony No 6 (Pastoral) - BeethovenMon Jun 11 2001 - 01:00
Taoiseach highlights opera festivalThe full programme of the 50th Wexford Festival, which will run from October 18th to November 4th, was launched yesterday by …Fri Jun 01 2001 - 01:00
Building on musical foundationsFrom Hugh Tinney's point of view, the artistic directorship of the Music in Great Irish Houses festival was something that simply…Tue May 29 2001 - 01:00
Freedom and grace from risk-taking Norwegian groupQuartet in A minor Op 13..... MendelssohnTue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Kathryn Stott (piano), Skampa String QuartetThe slow introduction which gave Mozart's Dissonance Quartet its nickname was such a puzzle to 19thcentury ears that the owner…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox Waterfront Hall, BelfastTHE BBC National Orchestra of Wales paid its first visit to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Saturday in a musically well-chosen…Thu May 17 2001 - 01:00
New board of National Concert Hall announcedThe Minister for Arts and Heritage, Ms de Valera, has announced the membership of the board of the National Concert Hall for …Thu May 10 2001 - 01:00
Anna Livia International Opera FestivalAnna Livia International Opera FestivalFri May 04 2001 - 01:00
Picking at the smorgasbordArthur Rubinstein had a compact reply for people who asked how to become great pianistsThu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Staging a coup at the Wexford FestivalThe exact nature of the conflict between RTE and the Wexford Festival Opera that brought about the early exit of the National…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Belarus Symphony Orchestra to play at Wexford FestivalThE National Symphony Orchestra of Belarus has been engaged to play for the Wexford Festival next October, The Irish Times has…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Double life for Opera IrelandThe films that win the Oscars tend to be films that are respectful of conventionTue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Turnage gets `Tassie' approvalAs Mark-Anthony Turnage tells it, the crucial turning point for him in becoming a composer came at the age of nineThu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
Miceal O'Rourke (piano), NSO/Gerhard MarksonMozart Variations - von SchweinitzWed Mar 28 2001 - 01:00
Emma-Jane Murphy (cello), NSO/Colman PearceA Small White Cloud Drifts Over Ireland - Seoirse BodleyThu Mar 22 2001 - 00:00
Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)The Russian soprano Galina Gorchakova made her Irish debut in the National Symphony Orchestra's Golden Jubilee concert in 1998…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
Yves Thibaudet (piano), NSO/Vladimir AltschulerPrelude a l'apresmidi d'un faune - DebussyTue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Matthew Manning (oboe), NSO/Colman PearceSan Francisco Polyphony... Gyorgy LigetiFri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
