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David Brophy
Conductor
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Composer Ailís Ní Ríain: ‘Because I’m not bringing full hearing to any situation, I rely on other tools’
The musician, who is deaf/hard of hearing, talks about her latest work, The Land Grows Weary of its Own, which has its Irish premiere this month
Gerald Barry: ‘I’ve had an energy in me that has not had an outlet’
The composer on sea bream, symbols, spies, Salome and his new Cello Concerto
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta to mark 50 years with gala concert
Musical celebration to invoke themes of courage, identity, and pride of place
Ray D’Arcy’s show is the lucky bag of Irish radio
Radio: You never know what you’ll get, but it’s seldom of premium quality
An Irish plan to break the record for the number of nationalities in a choir
David Brophy’s record-breaking choir attempt at Dubai Expo 2020
Leader of the pack: The strange art of conducting
Elaine Kelly forged a dynamic path with Irish National Opera during lockdown
‘I think we’ve all out-Zoomed ourselves’: A festival organiser adapts
New Dublin Music’s John Harris on factors beyond his control and keeping streamed performances fresh
Don’t sing so close to me: Choirs in the Covid era
Once a communal activity, choral singing has been a high-risk one during the pandemic
Irish travel-tech company Rove raises €450,000 in seed funding
Start-up looking to make inroads into adventure tourism sector
The Gaeltacht was basically a sex camp established by Éamon de Valera
Patrick Freyne: Lovesick individuals are treated a little differently in First Dates Hotel
Bring sandwiches for a five-hour Philip Glass marathon – this week’s classical highlights
The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan in Wexford; American conductor JoAnn Falletta at NCH
The best classical music and opera to see this week
An opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano Festival
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