Debussy: Orchestral MusicRoyal Scottish National Orchestra/Stéphane Denève Chandos CHSA 5102 (2) (2 CDs) ****Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Beethoven: Diabelli VariationsAndreas Staier (fortepiano) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902091 ****Fri Jun 15 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
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
Alkan: Grande Sonate Les Quatre Âges; Symphony; Étude Op 76 No 3Vincenzo Maltempo (piano) Piano Classics PCL 0038 ***Fri Jun 08 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
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
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
Celine Byrne (Soprano), Rté NSO/Robert HoulihanNCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €15-€40 01-4170000Fri 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
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
Wagner: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde; Schoenberg: Pelleas und MelisandeGustav Mahler Jugendorchester/Pierre Boulez 477 9347 ****Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Elizabeth Pitcairn (Violin), Louise Thomas (Piano)Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin Tomorrow 1pm Adm freeFri 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
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Stravinsky: Symphony in Three MovementsLondon Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev LSO Live LSO 0688 ****Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Telemann: The Autograph ScoresCollegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage Chandos CHAN 0787Fri May 11 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
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
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
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
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
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
Borodin: Sextet; Glazunov: Quintet; Arensky: Quartet No 2Nash Ensemble Onyx ONYX 4067 ****Fri Apr 27 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
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
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
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
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
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
Chisholm: Piano Concertos 1 & 2Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish SO/Rory Macdonald Hyperion CDA 67880 ***Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Achron: Music for Violin and PianoHagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) Hyperion CDA 67841 (2 CDs) ****Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Peter Tuite (piano)Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin Sun Noon Adm free 01-2225550 VIENNA MOZART TRIO City Hall, Waterford Thurs 8pm €15Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
NSO feels the pinch after RTÉ cutbacksPlayers’ fears mount after this year’s touring programme of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is effectively shut down due …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
