From intimacy on the guitar, to a percussive musical stormRoland Dyens was in charming form at the Guitar Festival of Ireland, while Mantra Percussion tried to take the Drogheda Arts Festival by stormWed May 08 2013 - 07:00
Four views of Berlin, from east to west and music to museumsWho better to ask for a tour of Berlin than some of its finest musicians, the Vogler Quartet?Fri May 03 2013 - 07:00
Lang Lang, Rattle, Brazil and Bell: the musical season aheadThe National Concert Hall and the Irish Baroque Orchestra have revealed ambitious programmes for the next 12 monthsTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un Faune; Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Ravel: BoleroFri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Lalo: Trio No 1; Bruch: Trio in C Minor; Mendelssohn: Trio No 1: Petrof Piano TrioFri Apr 12 2013 - 01:00
Stephen Gardner: Hallalujah; Never . . . Never . . . Never . . ; Lament: RTÉ NSO/Gerhard Markson, Gavin MaloneyFri Apr 12 2013 - 01:00
The group dynamics in an intense four-way marriageA new film gives an accurate snapshot of the bizarre dynamics involved in a typical string quartetTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Marais La gamme et autres morceaux de symphonie pour violon, viole et clavecin; Forqueray Suite in D minor: La GammeFri Apr 05 2013 - 01:00
François Couperin Trois Leçons de Ténèbres: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo soprano), The King’s ConsortFri Apr 05 2013 - 01:00
When one player produces two different stylesMost times composers and musicians have a recurring style - but what happens when they sound liketwo different people?Tue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Berlioz: RequiemBarry Banks (tenor), London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra/Colin DavisLSO Live LSO 0729Fri Mar 29 2013 - 00:00
Bridge: Piano Quintet; Scott: Piano Quintet no 1Raphael Terroni (piano), Bingham String QuartetBritish Music Society BMS442CDFri Mar 29 2013 - 00:00
Contrasts in musical approachMichael Dervan reviews concerts by the BBC Singers, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and in the National Concert Hall’s European Masterworks series.Tue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century, by Paul KildeaA new biography of the British composer not only claims that he died of syphilis but also documents how his controlling singlemindedness sometimes undermined the music he madeSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
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
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
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
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
