Contrasting masters of the nocturneIt's been a rather muted year of Chopin commemoration here in Ireland in the 150th anniversary of the composer's deathWed Sept 15 1999 - 01:00
William Dowdall (flute), Matthew Manning (oboe), NSO/Robert HoulihanSymphony No 36 (Linz) - MozartSat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalThe Irish Chamber Orchestra has been making a point of working with a wide range of string specialistsSat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalKerry-born Robert Houlihan (left), who has held conductorships of orchestras in Romania and Hungary, is one of the most consistently…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Johannes Ebenbauer (organ)Johannes Ebenbauer, who gave the penultimate recital in this year's organ series at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire, is Kapellmeister…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
BMW Song CircleHugo Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch, written in two bursts in the 1890s, set a total of 46 poems by Paul Heyse, translations…Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalLots of the interesting rarities that make it onto disc nowdays are still largely excluded from the concert hallSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Irish Youth Wind Ensemble/James Cavanagh, Timothy ReynishYiddish Dances - Adam GorbFri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Camerata KilkennyCamerata Kilkenny (or Kilkenny Camerata - Kilkenny Arts Festival's printed material offers both names) is an obvious outcome …Tue Aug 24 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalEvery August the BBC in Belfast runs a series of free invitation concerts with the Ulster Orchestra at the Ulster HallSat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Tasmin Little (violin) RTECO/Stephen BarlowTam O'Shanter Overture - Malcolm ArnoldMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
NCC/David BrophyThe last concert in the National Chamber Choir's Millennium Series at the National Gallery concentrated on "some of the less-…Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalIt's the 150th anniversary of the death of Chopin this year, and the best commemoration to date has surfaced in Bantry, home …Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalThe most obvious choice for an orchestra touring Ireland is to give concerts in Dublin (National Concert Hall), Belfast (Waterfront…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Gregory Harrington (violin), Rachel Quinn (piano)Solo Violin Sonata No 1 - BachFri Jul 30 1999 - 01:00
Flamboyant exercises in guitar playingBoyle Arts Festival has been making a feature of one-man composer concerts (yes, they've all been men, so far) and the focus …Wed Jul 28 1999 - 01:00
NCC, ICO/Bruno GiurannaWith a new sponsor, AerFi, a new seating arrangement in St Flannan's Cathedral, and an enthusiastic, full house for its final…Tue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Fou Ts'ong (piano)The music of Chopin has had a special place in the career of Fou Ts'ongTue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Owen Lorigan (piano) NSO/International Orchestral Conducting Course participantsHommage a Brahms - Krzysztof MeyerMon Jul 26 1999 - 01:00
An all-Mozart affairThe Aerfi Killaloe Music Festival is the home festival of the Irish Chamber OrchestraSat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Miceal O'Rourke (piano), OSC/Jean ThorelVariations on a theme of Tchaikovsky - ArenskyMon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Christ Church Cathedral Choir/Mark DuleyThe members of the Choir of Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral were in festive mode on Saturday for their annual summer concert…Wed Jul 14 1999 - 01:00
West Cork ChamberWhen Zoltan Kodaly wrote his Sonata for solo cello in 1915 he broached a gap of almost 200 years, by producing the first such…Mon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
ClassicalThe 18th-century practice of a soloist directing concertos from the keyboard was revived as far back as the 1930s by the great…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
West Cork ChamberDay three of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival was like the day's weather, a bit grey and mixed, but with bright spots.Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
West Cork ChamberBeethoven's Grosse Fuge is one of those pieces which invites metaphors involving Mount EverestWed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
`World' premiereThe West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which runs for eight days from tomorrow in Bantry, has created another rich and fascinating…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Corrado Rollero (piano), NSO/Alexander AnissimovDon Giovanni Overture - MozartMon Jun 21 1999 - 01:00
Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen CleoburyThe Dublin International Organ and Choral Festival launched itself in fine style on Saturday in a crowded St Patrick's Cathedral…Mon Jun 21 1999 - 01:00
Max Levinson (piano)The odds were rather tilted against Max Levinson at Powerscourt House on Wednesday, when the first US winner of the Guardian …Fri Jun 18 1999 - 01:00
