Debussy: Préludes; Works For Two PianosAlexei Lubimov, Alexei Zuev ECM New Series 467 4735 (2 CDs) ****Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Philip Jeck (turntables), Bill Morrison, Laurie Olinder (projection designers), Gavin Bryars EnsembleCity Hall, Cork Tomorrow 8pm €25-$30 021-4215159Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Getting its houses and music in orderThe KBC Great Music in Irish Houses festival has become more honest in its name, and more accessible in its programming, which…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Anna Devin (soprano), Volker Krafft (piano)NCH John Field Room, Dublin Today 1.05pm €15 01-4170000Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Beethoven: Diabelli VariationsAndreas Staier (fortepiano) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902091 ****Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Debussy: Orchestral MusicRoyal Scottish National Orchestra/Stéphane Denève Chandos CHSA 5102 (2) (2 CDs) ****Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
When video makes the opera starIF YOU’VE BEEN to the Wexford Festival Opera in recent years you’ll have encountered video in opera, with projected imagery, …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 1Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Chandos CHAN 10720 (3) (3-CD set) ****Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Jean Françaix: Music For PianoMartin Jones (piano) Nimbus NI 5880/2 (3 CDs) ***Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Alkan: Grande Sonate Les Quatre Âges; Symphony; Étude Op 76 No 3Vincenzo Maltempo (piano) Piano Classics PCL 0038 ***Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Lismore has a lash at singing in the rainWhile at times vocals and instruments were hard to decipher under a barrage of rain, the singers at the Lismore Music Festival…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Celine Byrne (Soprano), Rté NSO/Robert HoulihanNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €15-€40 01-4170000Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander NevskyBBC Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra/ Evgeny Svetlanov ICA Classics ICAC 5069 *****Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Weinbberg: Chamber Music for WoodwindsWenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Mathias Baier (bassoon), Henrik Wiese (flute), Nimrod Guez (viola), Uta Jungwirth (harp), Elisaveta…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Taking yourself out of the tuneAt what point does an instrument’s personality defer to the power of the player, and why did Fritz Kreisler break a violin to…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6; Plus Liszt; Saint-SaënsBehzod Abduraimov (piano) Decca 478 3301 ***Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Casella: Concerto for Orchestra; A Notte Alta; Symphonic Fragments from La Donna SerpenteMartin Roscoe (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/ Gianandrea Noseda Chandos CHAN 10712 ****Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Elizabeth Pitcairn (Violin), Louise Thomas (Piano)Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin Tomorrow 1pm Adm freeFri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Wagner: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde; Schoenberg: Pelleas und MelisandeGustav Mahler Jugendorchester/Pierre Boulez 477 9347 ****Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Górecki: Kleines Requiem für eine Polka; Concerto-Canata; Harpsichord Concerto; Three DancesAnna Górecka (piano), Carol Wincenc (flute), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/ Antoni Wit Naxos 8.572872 ***Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Brahms: Violin SonatasAnthony Marwood (violin), Aleksandar Madzar (piano) Wigmore Hall Live WHLive 0050 ****Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Audience keyed up as young Russian wins piano contestJOHN O’CONOR, artistic director of the Dublin International Piano Competition, was in the bubbliest of form announcing this year…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
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
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and CelestaBaltimore SO/Marin Alsop Naxos 8.572486 ***Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Telemann: The Autograph ScoresCollegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage Chandos CHAN 0787Fri 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
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
Borodin: Sextet; Glazunov: Quintet; Arensky: Quartet No 2Nash Ensemble Onyx ONYX 4067 ****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
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
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
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
