Lestyn Davies (counter tenor), Arcangelo/Jonathan CohenArias for Guadagni Hyperion CDA 67924 *****Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
First of many for Beckett's 'most favourite music'THE NEW music festival in Enniskillen offered 10 concerts over five days – except, of course, that there is no new music festival…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Danielle De Niese (soprano), RTÉCO/Neil ThomsonNCH, Dublin, Fri 8pm €15-€49.50 01-4170000Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Schubert: String Quartets in E Flat D87, In G D887Cuarteto Casals, Harmonia Mundi HMC 902121 ***Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo DudamelDeutsche Grammophon 479 0250 ***Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Proud memories of Kilkenny as a summer-time music MeccaThe longtime curator of Kilkenny Arts Festival’s classical strand bade farewell this week with a suitably diverse programme of…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Saint-saëns: Organ Music Vol 3Andrew-John Smith (organ) Hyperion CDA 67922 ***Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Petrassi: Piano Concerto; La Follia Di Orlando; PartitaAlfonso Alberti (piano), Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI/ Arturo Tamayo Stradivarius STR 33824 ****Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Heiner Goebbels: Stifters DingePerformative Installation ECM New Series 476 4193 ***Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny Arts FestivalVarious venues, Kilkenny Today and tomorrow kilkennyarts.ie 056-7752175Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
The show must go on, come Fludde or shineTHE WEATHER is the great enemy of opera in the open air. Any of the elements can cause troubleTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Noye's FluddeBelfast Zoo Tonight 6pm, Tomorrow 2.30pm/6pm, Sun 2.30pm, Fri Aug 17 6pm, Sat Aug 18 2.30pm/6pm, Sun Aug 19 2Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Vilde Frang, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Eivind Gullberg JensenTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Nielson: Violin Concerto EMI Classics ****Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Consortium Classicum/Dieter KlöckerMozart: Complete Music For Wind Ensemble EMI Classics 956 8152 (7 CDs) ****Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard HickoxBridge: Orchestral Works Chandos CHAN 10729 (6) X (6 CDs) ****Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Can the science of pop bring lessons to Classical?THE HEADLINE was clearly designed to be provocativeWed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 Marc-andré Hamelin (piano)Hyperion CDA 67882 (2 CDs for the price of 1) *****Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
UO/Joann FallettaUlster Hall, Belfast Wed 1.05pm; Fri Aug 10 7.45pm Adm free 0044-3709011227Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Busoni: Clarinet Concertino; Flute Divertimento; Rondo ArlecchinescoOrchestra Sinfonica di Roma/ Francesco La Vecchia Naxos 8.572922 ****Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Shostakovich: Orango Prologue; Symphony No 4Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Esa-Pekka Salonen Deutsche Grammophon 479 0249 (2 CDs) ****Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Live music and the silver screenWHAT’S JOAN of Arc got to do with Buster Keaton? Don’t worry. It’s nothing obvious, because it’s personal to meTue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Bruckner: Symphony No 9Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Simon Rattle EMI Classics 952 9692 ****Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Vivaldi: New Discoveries IiModo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli Naïve OP 30534 ****Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Walled City Music FestivalVarious venues, Derry Today-Sat Aug 4 walledcity musicfestival.comFri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Live From The Lugano Festival 2011Martha Argerich and Friends EMI Classics 644 7012 (3 CDs) ****Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Claudia Boyle (soprano), RTÉ NSO/Courtney LewisNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000 FIONA KELLY (FLUTE), JEAN KELLY (HARP), NYOI/ALAN BURIBAYEV College Street Chapel, …Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Holst, The Collector’s EditionVarious performers EMI Classics 440 4712 (6 CDs) ****Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Gershwin conundrum for modern musiciansIT WAS TO HAVE been Tchaikovsky – the Rococo Variations with the Australia-based Irish cellist Emma-Jane Murphy – coupled with…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine; Harpsichord Concerto; Chamber Music No 1; Les RondesRobert Hill (harpsichord), Holst-Sinfonietta/Klaus Simon (piano), Naxos 8.572485 ***Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Philip Martin (piano). New Dublin Voices, RTÉ NSO/Matthew CooreyNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Reliquie di Roma II: Cara SposoAtalante/Erin Headley, Nimbus Alliance NI 6185 *****Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Schubert: Schwanengesang; Piano Sonata in B Flat D960Matthias Goerne (baritone), Christoph Eschenbach (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902139.40 (2 CDs) ****Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Elisaveta Blumina (piano), Graham Hastings (trumpet), RTÉ NSO/Timothy Henty.NCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Schwarz-Schilling: Violin Concerto; Partita; PolonaiseKirill Troussov (violin), Staatskapelle Weimar/ José Serebrier Naxos 8.570435 ****Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
O’neill: String Quartet; Piano Trio Op 32; Piano Quintet in E Minor; Theme and Variations on Polly OliverBridge Quartet, Michael Dussek (piano), EM Records EMR CD 005 ***Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
A melting pot of chamber musicWHAT’S IN A NAME? The West Cork Chamber Music Festival, say? It all seems pretty obviousWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Daring to break out of the mouldThomas Larcher wanted to compose from the age of five, but it took a long personal and musical journey before West Cork Chamber…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Saint-Saëns: Orchestral WorksRoyal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi Chandos CHSA 5104 ***Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Hellawell: Airs, WatersRobert Plane (clarinet), RTÉ NSO/Pierre-André Valade, Fidelio Trio Delphian DCD 34114 ** *Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalBantry, Co Cork Today-Sat, Jul 7 westcorkmusic.ie 1850-788789Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Staging an evolution in Irish operaThe Arts Council’s new opera strategy made four major production awards and gave a jolt of energy to the sectorWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Adventure reborn at festival's heartOPERA AUDIENCES are often viewed as conservative, while opera directors are definitely notTue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Trombone All StylesFabrice Millischer (sackbut, trombone), Maiko Kato (organ, harpsichord), Nathanaël Gouin (piano) Aparté AP 029 **Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
