Deirdre Gribbin

Composer

Bach’s St John’s Passion, RTÉ NSO with Nicholas Kraemer: The best classical music this week

There’s a Nordic affair at the NCH and the ConTempo Quartet mix things up in Galway

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00

‘Powder Her Face’, New Music Festival: the best in opera and classical music this week

From the scandalous opera by Thomas Adès to new work by Crash Ensemble

Sat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00

Czech Philharmonic aquires middle-aged paunch

There were, of course, multiple pleasures along the way – this was a leading Czech orchestra playing some of the greatest Czech music

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 05:15

The best classical concerts this week

2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCH

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00

Chamber Music Gathering ignores female composers for second year

The NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork Festival

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 05:15

Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says Martin

New Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effect

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 05:00

Classical music round-up with Michael Dervan

A celebrated Swedish brass player, a master US percussionist and a Norwegian trumpeter

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 00:00

Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights

Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 13:00

Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season

Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme

Wed May 31 2017 - 05:00

‘Composing music is almost like trying to remember a dream’

‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 05:00

Irish composers unveil devilish and gripping new works in Bantry

West Cork Chamber Music Festival heard pieces by Deirdre Gribbin and Seán Doherty

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00

A strong Russian accent at the NCH international series

Great Music in Irish Houses, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival and Cork Chamber Music Festival also reveal their programmes

Wed May 11 2016 - 01:00

The Kevin Barry room gets ready for some fresh experimentation

The NCH room - where the Treaty debates were held - has had a revamp. Will this fix the acoustic problems?

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 01:00

Diabelli’s Variations and the Hugh Lane’s mysterious moving piano

The original theme lacked grandeur, but such portmanteaus can be a source of creativity

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00

I prefer the early stuff: West Cork Chamber Music Festival goes back in time

The early-music strand of this sprawling festival is substantial enough to bear comparison with specialised events elsewhere

Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00

RTÉ Vanbrugh String Quartet: Deirdre Gribbin: Island People

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Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00