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
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Wexford Festival Singers, NSO/Maurizio BeniniRequiem in C minor - CherubiniWed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Hugh Tinney (piano) Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey SprattSymphony No 6 (Le Matin) - HaydnWed 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
Beautiful colouring from restored organLa passione - Wolf-Ferrari Choral No 1 - Franck Messe a trois voix - Franck THE choral concerts by the Czech Chamber Choir (whose…Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
John O'Conor (piano), ICO/Fionnuala Hunt (violin)Serenade for strings - Elgar Piano Concerto in E flat K449 - Mozart Dekatriad - Raymond Deane Variations on a theme of Frank …Tue Oct 21 1997 - 01:00
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, NSO/Paul MagiRusalka.... DargomizhskyAlexander Dargomizhsky (1813-1869) has an importance in the history of Russian opera completely out of…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Emphatic singing as alienation aboundsElena da Feltre - Mercadante The first great operatic success of Saverio Mercadante was Elisa e Claudio, premiered in 1821 when…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Philip O'Reilly (baritone), Graham Barber (piano)Coventry-born bass baritone Philip O'Reilly has been based in Ireland for the last few yearsTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Collins stresses RTE's commitment to NSOPlans have been announced for the golden jubilee season of the National Symphony OrchestraTue Oct 07 1997 - 01:00
Silken Brahms of haunting sensuality3 Violin Sonatas - Brahms You don't have to wait long at an Anne-Sophie Mutter recital to hear something specialFri Oct 03 1997 - 01:00
Strong contrasts of timbreThe Arion Ensemble is a Canadian period-instruments ensemble of flute, violin, gamba and harpsichordWed Oct 01 1997 - 01:00
25th celebrations in LimerickThe University of Limerick, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, put on a special concert at the University Concert Hall…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
A roofer who plunged into compositionIf you believe composers live in ivory towers, try thinking of Benjamin DwyerSat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Kurt Nikkanen (violin), Isabelle van Keulen (viola), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Philippe Cassard (piano), John O'Conor (piano)Notturno - SchubertFri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Ulster Orchestra/Stephen BarlowIdomeneo - MozartThu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Not so grand operaJamie Hayes, director of Opera Northern Ireland's new Aida, knew he was on to something very differentMon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
William Dowdall (flute), Birgit Katzarofski (piano)Joueurs de flute - RousselWed Sept 17 1997 - 01:00
English Mozart has mass appealMissa de Spiritu Sancto - Samuel Wesley Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), nephew of the founder of Methodism, had written a full oratorio…Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Agonies of the romantic soulHaving sung at Killruddery and Castletown House some years ago, the German baritone Olaf Bar made his Dublin recital debut in…Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
