Playing with palsTHE Killaloe Festival was founded last year by the Limerick based Irish Chamber Orchestra and the four day programme, which runs…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Broad Church MusicianTHE abiding impression Joanna MacGregor creates is of free-spirited independenceFri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
NSO members criticise plan for new RTE subsidiaryPLANS by RTE to create a new subsidiary to include all of its orchestras and performing groups have been strongly condemned by…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Katia and Marielle Labeque (pianos), NSO/Colman Pearce{TABLE} Roman Carnival Overture........ Berlioz Carnival of the Animals........ Saint Saens Concerto for tsvo pianos......Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Berlioz rediscovered{TABLE} Duo Seraphim................... Eibhlis Farrell Les nuits d'ete................ Berlioz Messe solennelle............Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Philip Scriven (organ)PHILIP Scriven, who gave Sunday's recital at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire, is a recent Royal College of Organists Performer of…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Hugh Tinney (piano), Hibernia String Trio{TABLE} Piano Quartet in G minor K478....................Mozart Three Pieces D946...............................Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
Youthful vigour in check{TABLE} Allegro Op 8......................Schumann Sonata No 2.......................Brahms Pictures at an Exhibition.......Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
THE YOUNG NOTEJANE O'Leary's contemporary music ensemble is currently celebrating its 21st birthdaySat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
CLASSICALSchubert: "Impromptus" Mitsuko Uchida (piano). (Philips) Dial-a-track code: 1641Fri Jun 13 1997 - 01:00
Best of professionals playing like friends{TABLE} Andante in F K616................... Mozart Quintet in D minor Op 68 No 3....... Danzi Kleine Kammermosik Op 24 No 2Tue Jun 10 1997 - 01:00
Kontra String Quartet{TABLE} Quartet No 4......................... Nielsen Quartet in C. K465 (Dissonance)......Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Take a bowIT'S often said that the health of an orchestra can be gauged by the chamber ensembles it spawnsSat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
A celebration of anniversaries{TABLE} Phantasy Trio.......... Joan Trimble Trio No 2.............. Mendelssohn Piano Quartet No 1....Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Some magical moments{TABLE} Introduction and Allegro......................Elgar Les illuminations............................Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00
Kennedy comeback finishes a little early{TABLE} Introduction to Khovansh-china....................Mussorgsky Violin Concerto..................................Fri May 23 1997 - 01:00
James Galway (flute), Philip Moll (piano) National Concert Hall{TABLE} Sonata...............................Martinu Sonata in A..........................Faure Suite.......................Wed May 21 1997 - 01:00
Pianist suffers a double misfortuneTHERE was a double recurrence of misfortune at Vladimir Ashkenazy's Limerick concert on Saturday night.Tue May 20 1997 - 01:00
Midori (violin)/Robert McDonald (piano){TABLE} Sonata in A, D574..................... Schubert Sonata No 3........................... Enesco Praeludium and AllegroMon May 19 1997 - 01:00
One of a rare breedTHE general consensus among people I spoke to after the first night of the finals of the Guardian Dublin international Piano …Fri May 16 1997 - 01:00
NSO/Kasper de Roo{TABLE} Hebrides Overture............. Mendelssohn Piano concerto No 3........... Beethoven Symphony No 41 (Jupiter).....Thu May 15 1997 - 01:00
A marathon run on ivoriesIT was like any sort of marathon, I suppose. I didn't quite know what it involved until I did it. This year, with a 9.30 a.mWed May 14 1997 - 01:00
New challenges for young pianistsON Sunday night, at the announcement of the results of the semifinals of the Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition, …Tue May 13 1997 - 01:00
Getting to know themTHE second round of the Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition, which took place at the RDS on Wednesday and yesterday…Fri May 09 1997 - 01:00
Guardian DublinIT was a long weekend at the RDS as 54 pianists went through their paces in the first round of the Guardian Dublin International…Tue May 06 1997 - 01:00
Offenburger String Trio, County Museum, Dundalk{TABLE} Trio in B flat D581.............................Schubert String Trio....................................Sat May 03 1997 - 01:00
CLASSICALStanford: "Requiem": NSO/Adrian Leaper (Marco Polo) Dial-a-track code: 1641Fri May 02 1997 - 01:00
Stefan Sanderling{TABLE} Marriage of Figaro Overture.................. Mozart Cello Concerto..............................Tue Apr 29 1997 - 01:00
Relishing in the excitement of the moment{TABLE} Sonata in D Op 28 (Pastoral)........... Beethoven Sonata in E flat Op 81a (Les Adieux)..Mon Apr 28 1997 - 01:00
Orchestral manoeuvresTHE appointment of Alexander Anissimov as principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra has been widely welcomedThu Apr 24 1997 - 01:00
Festival of Contemporary Music, UCCTHE UCC Festival of Contemporary Music, which took place last Friday and Saturday, is new to the music calendarTue Apr 22 1997 - 01:00
Anissimov appointed to conduct NSORTE has announced the appointment of a Russian, Alexander Anissimov (49), as principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Sound of the futureIT'S always been depressing how mediocrely the NSO responds to some of the mediocre conducting talents that RTE management has…Sat Apr 19 1997 - 01:00
Stuart O'Sullivan (piano) NCH John Field Room{TABLE} Fantasy in C Op 17.................. Schumann March............................... Kevin Volans Nocturnes Op 27.....Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
CLASSICALChristian Thielemann conducts Pfitzner and Strauss. (Deutsche Grammophon), Dial-a-track code: 1641Fri Apr 18 1997 - 01:00
James Bowman (counter tenor), David Watkin (cello), Malcolm Proud (harpsichord)THE major recital of the weekend's Dublin International Handel Fest was given at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday evening.Mon Apr 14 1997 - 01:00
NSO/Vladimir Altschuler{TABLE} Ruy Bias Overture........... Mendelssohn Violin Concerto............. Dvorak Symphony No 2..............Sat Apr 12 1997 - 01:00
NCH's empty claim{TABLE} Piano Concerto No 2................. Beethoven Symphony No 9 (Great)..............Fri Apr 11 1997 - 01:00
Gripped by the dark{TABLE} Macbeth.......... Verdi {/TABLE} OPERA IRELAND'S new Macbeth excited advance interest on a number of levelsMon Apr 07 1997 - 01:00
Hoffman re-toldRTE's 1984 entry for the Prix Italia was written by Raymond DeaneSat Apr 05 1997 - 01:00
Rachel Quinn (piano)IT'S a few years since I heard the pianist Rachel Quinn in recitalFri Apr 04 1997 - 01:00
Musical moments stretch and strainTHE John Field Room celebration of the work of Bernard Geary was constructed as a long concertThu Apr 03 1997 - 01:00
A taste of the Swiss big cheeseWHERE do you meet an opera director in Dublin when he's working? In the case of Dieter Kaegi, who is directing Verdi's Macbeth…Wed Apr 02 1997 - 01:00
Conor Linehan (piano), John Field Room, National Concert Hall{TABLE} Variations in F minor.................... Haydn Piano Pieces Op 118...................... Brahms Kreisleriana.......Wed Mar 26 1997 - 00:00
