Celebrity concerts for NCH announcedThe National Concert Hall yesterday formally announced its 1998/99 season.Thu May 28 1998 - 01:00
A Night at the OperaThe great curiosity at the second of the National Symphony Orchestra's operatic programmes last Friday was Alfred BoeMon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Popular verdictThe first Blacktie National Piano Competition, open to pianists under 25, has been under way since the beginning of the month…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Fiddler with a sweet touchGil Shaham is something of a reactionary among virtuosos of the violinWed May 13 1998 - 01:00
Festival goes from strength to strengthIntroduction and Allegro - > Elgar ViolinThu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Cork International Choral FestivalLooking back at the seminars on Contemporary Choral Music which I've attended at the Cork International choral Festival over …Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
RTE`s new Director of Music faces challengesThe appointment of Niall Doyle as the new Director of Music at RTE is an adventurous oneThu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
A romantic trawlTalking about the all-Irish programme he's playing at the John Field Room tomorrow afternoon, pianist Anthony Byrne expresses…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
New RTE director of music named in shake-up at stationRTE has announced the appointment of Mr Niall Doyle (37) to the newly-created position of director of musicSat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Classical NewsHugh Maguire's ConCorda, set up to provide youthful chamber music training, is to use the Arts Council's Artflight scheme to …Thu Apr 16 1998 - 01:00
A programme which leaves a sour noteThe idea of a series of chamber music concerts by soloists from the NSO is good enough to deserve better programming than that…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
Swirl of mixed feelingsThe National Symphony Orchestra's Golden Jubilee concert on Saturday was an occasion which generated a swirl of mixed feelings…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
RTE Musician of the Future CompetitionFor the last 10 days young musicians have been playing their hearts out for the privilege of competing in the finals of RTE's…Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
The Italian National Radio Symphony (OrchestraGeschopfe des Prometheus Overture - BeethovenThu Feb 12 1998 - 00:00
Chasing the melody into blandnessWanderer Fantasy - SchubertFive Pieces (1987) - Leon Kirchner Preludes Op 28 - ChopinThere's a view about that American pianists…Tue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
Cork School of Music adds another string to its bow with new courseAlthough Suzuki string programmes are generally available in Europe, and progress into eastern Europe is under way, Ireland holds…Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00
Forgotten dreamBelfast composer Stephen Gardner seems bemused that his string quartet, A Dream Thaw, has been selected by the Parisii Quartet…Sat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
RTE to extend FM3 radio coverageFrom tonight RTE's classical music station, FM3 Classical Radio, expands its coverage to 12 1/2 hours of daily broadcastingMon Jan 05 1998 - 00:00
The sound of things to come1. On Friday, January 30th, the National Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor-elect, Alexander Anissimov, will continue to…Sat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
Dawn of inspirationAt college, the composer Michael Holohan's subjects included archaeology and classical studies as well as musicSat Dec 20 1997 - 00:00
Michael Collins (clarinet), Isabelle van Keulen (violin, viola), Clive Greensmith (cello), Juhani Lagerspetz (piano)Marchenerzahlungen Op 132 - SchumannTue Dec 09 1997 - 00:00
Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum/Alexander Janiczek (violin)Symphony No 85 (La Reine) - HaydnWed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Czech National SOThe Czech National Symphony Orchestra, heard at the National Concert Hall this week, is less than five years oldSat Nov 29 1997 - 00:00
Opera Ireland Chorus, RTECO/Philippe Jordan The Merry Widow LeharSince its foundation in 1941 (originally as the Dublin Grand Opera Society), Opera Ireland has paid scant attention to operetta…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
Hugh Tinney (piano), RTE Vanbrugh QuartetDonnacha Dennehy's new piano quintet, Pluck, Stroke and Hammer, premiered at the start of the Music Network tour by Hugh Tinney…Wed Nov 26 1997 - 00:00
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus/Choristers of St George's/Ulster Orchestra/Takuo YuasaBritten's War Requiem, first heard in 1962 in Coventry Cathedral, then newly rebuilt after its destruction in the second World…Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00
Great expectationsThe Music Network is the first major national institution to present a commission from 27year-old, Dublin-born composer Donnacha…Sat Nov 22 1997 - 00:00
Sligo shows the wayFrom 1986 to 1991 the Sligo Arts Festival supported a New Music for Sligo CompetitionMon Nov 17 1997 - 00:00
Hugh Tinney (piano) Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey SprattSymphony No 6 (Le Matin) - HaydnWed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Wexford Festival Singers, NSO/Maurizio BeniniRequiem in C minor - CherubiniWed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Fidelio TrioDumky Trio - DvorakHow to Make the Water Sound - Deirdre GribbinTrio elegiaque, Op 9 - RachmaninovThe Fidelio Trio (Darragh Morgan…Tue Nov 04 1997 - 00:00
Boisterous `Boheme'La boheme -Puccini The Opera Nationala Re publica Moldova is back in these islands for a prolonged tour - 34 performances in …Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
