Hands of an expertDavid Adams's organ recitals are events best approached in a spirit of expecting the unexpectedTue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
Joan Trimble, woman of musicJoan Trimble, who died on Sunday at the age of 85 after a short illness, was a remarkable woman in a number of fieldsTue Aug 08 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalDavid Adams (right), winner of the 1986 Dublin International Organ Competition, is turning up right across the musical spectrum…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
National Chamber Choir/Colin MawbyThe National Chamber Choir concluded its "Composers under the Influence" summer season of hour-long, early-evening concerts at…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
New dimensions for DonizettiFor their current Opera Theatre Company production of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'a- more, the director/designer team of James Conway…Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalBBC Northern Ireland's annual free summer invitation concerts with the Ulster Orchestra focus this year on concertos by Haydn…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Deirdre Comerford (organ)Deirdre Comerford, who gave Sunday's organ recital at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire, has been studying in London this past year…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalCatherine Leonard the leading Irish violinist of her generation, opens a short celebration of the music of Bach in West Cork …Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalBach is high on the agenda at the AerFi Killaloe Music Festival, which runs from next Wednesday until Sunday 23rdSat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Ernst Kovacic (violin) NSO/Gerhard MarksonSymphony No 31 (Horn Signal) - HaydnSat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalMagdalena Kozena (mezzo soprano), Graham Johnson (piano): Love Songs (Deutsche Grammophon)Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
Carys Lane (soprano), Colm Carey (organ)The music at the heart of Sunday's recital at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire was, unusually, by Brahms, a composer whose name rarely…Wed Jul 12 2000 - 01:00
Classical MusicThe music of the 18th century is generally one of the weakest areas in the output of the National Symphony OrchestraSat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
Bantry festival was bursting at the seamsThe West Cork Chamber Music Festival is, you might say, bursting at the seamsWed Jul 05 2000 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalA day is a long time in Irish politics at the moment, as fortunes fluctuateTue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalAfter Wednesday's two concerts, which had restricted themselves to music from the late 20th century, it was business as usual…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalAccordion, chamber orchestra and solo percussion were the focus of Wednesday's concerts at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival…Fri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
West Cork Chamber Music FestivalThere's a famous African drummer, Dondo Tch'il, who was greatly taken by his earliest encounters with Western art musicThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalWith up to eight events a day (if you include master classes) the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, now in its fifth year, is…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Lynne Dawson (soprano), Jimmy Vaughan (piano)Lynne Dawson's biography opens with a quote from Gramophone magazine describing her as "perhaps the leading Handel opera soprano…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
HerodiadeThe new Anna Livia International Opera Festival, which opened at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin on Friday, is a strange amalgam…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
La rondineThe Anna Livia International Opera Festival's new production of Puccini's La rondine, which opened at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalThe Gerald Barry Festival, which runs from Wednesday until tomorrow week, serves a dual functionSat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Anne Leahy (organ), Canzona/Blanaid MurphySchmucke dich, o liebe Seele BWV654 - BachTue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalThe Anna Livia International Opera Festival, masterminded by Bernadette Greevy (right), opens at the Gaiety Theatre next Friday…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Castleward OperaIn the mid-1980s Opera Northern Ireland was formed out of a forced marriage of the Northern Ireland Opera Trust and the Studio…Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Madama ButterflyThe two recent Castleward Opera seasons in Belfast have not been impressive theatrical or musical achievementsWed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Noriko Kawai (piano), Mary Hegarty (soprano), Ulster Orchestra/Thierry FischerAu milieu - Gerald BarryMon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIf the name Francois-Frederic Guy (right) sounds familiar to music lovers in Ireland, it's more than likely because he was one…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
`French connection' for Wexford Festival OperaThe programme for the 49th Wexford Festival Opera was announced yesterday by the Minister for Arts and Heritage, Ms de Valera…Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
Bernadette Greevy (mezzo soprano) NSO/Gunther HerbigEgmont Overture - BeethovenMon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Head for Barry townThe Gerald Barry Festival, which Lyric FM is promoting at the end of June, includes one premiere (1998 for violin and piano), …Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Important watershedThe fifth Dublin International Piano Competition marked an important but hitherto unnoted watershed.Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
