A Dublin orchestra in name onlyThe Dublin Philharmonic is about to begin an extensive tour of the US, giving Americans a chance to savour the musical talents…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Elgar: The Dream of GerontiusAlice Coote (Angel), Paul Groves (Gerontius), Bryn Terfel (Priest/ Angel of the Agony), Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Cello Sonatas by Debussy & PoulencJean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMC 902012 ***: Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 4John O'Conor (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Andreas Delfs Telarc 2CD-80704 (2 CDs for the price of one)****: For the completion…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Schumann: Violin SonatasCarolin Widmann (violin), Dénes Várjon (piano) ECM New Series 476 6744 *****: The first of Schumann's three violin sonatas gets…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
A maiden voyage through the snowREVIEW : Rimsky-Korsakov's Snegurochka at Wexford Opera House, part of Wexford Festival OperaSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach opens 'state-of-the-art' €33m opera house in heart of Wexford townTHE NEW €33 million Wexford Opera House was formally opened by Taoiseach Brian Cowen last night.Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Exploring the competitive spiritPHILIPPE CASSARD has been a favourite with Irish audiences since he won the first Dublin International Piano Competition back…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
ReviewBach - St John Passion: THE CHURCH of St Nicholas of Myra on Dublin's Francis Street is a sheer pleasure as a visual spaceFri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
A musical MidasWatching, and learning from, the great Soviet masters of the 1970s helped give a special musical charge to the work of Valery…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Wexford Opera House set for July completionTHE BUILDING would set new standards for theatre design and, specifically for opera house design in Ireland, the Minister for…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Hillier appointed to chamber choirThe National Chamber Choir has announced the appointment of internationally celebrated English conductor Paul Hillier (58) to…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Interim CEO named for Wexford festivalThe board of Wexford Festival Opera has announced the appointment of David McLoughlin as "interim executive"Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
In tuneIt has become fashionable to knock orchestras, to denigrate them as museum culture, to see them as peripheral to contemporary…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Wexford festival head to departWexford Festival Opera and its chief executive, Michael Hunt, are expected to part company, The Irish Times has learned.Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Wexford festival shifts location - and seasonWexford Festival Opera 2007, which runs from May 31st to June 10th, will include a play with music, a ballet with singers, and…Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Pianists' recordings copied - expertsIrish pianist John O'Conor has unwittingly been drawn into one of the greatest fraud controversies the classical music world …Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Three leave National Chamber Choir in policy riftThe State's flagship professional choir, the National Chamber Choir, has announced the resignation of its artistic director, …Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
ReviewsToday's review is of Petrinsky, Abdrazakov, RTÉ NSO/Anissimov at the National Concert HallMon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
RTÉSO conductor and violinist János Fürst dies aged 71The death has taken place of the conductor and violinist János Fürst at the age of 71.Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
Classical CD previewsJANUARY: Il divino Boemo Concerto Köln/Werner Ehrhardt Archiv Produktion 477 6418 "Il Boemo," the nickname of Josef Myslivecek…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
