Philip Martin (piano), National Symphony Orchestra/George CleveFanfare for the Common Man - CoplandTue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
ClassicalIreland's leading Bach singer, the mezzo soprano Alison Browner, appears in thelast two concerts of the Christ Church Baroque…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
Letting the stick do the talkingVernon Handley is a man whose enthusiasms are infectiousThu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
The Sixteen/Harry ChristophersHarry Christophers's celebrated choir, The Sixteen, made its third visit to Northern Ireland on Thursday and Friday for a pair…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Patricia Rozario (soprano), Emma Johnson (clarinet), Mark Troop (piano)Domine Deus, salutis meae - MozartTue Oct 31 2000 - 00:00
ConchitaRiccardo Zandonai's Conchita (1911) is the third, and weakest of this year's operas at the Wexford FestivalTue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Orleanskaya Deva/The Maid of OrleansThe verdicts more commonly encountered on Tchaikovsky's Orleanskaya Deva (The Maid of Orleans) are negativeSat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalBernstein: The Age of Anxiety; Piano Concerto. Marc-Andre Hamelin, UO/Dmitry Sitkovetsky (Hyperion)Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIt's been a long time since a young British pianist has stirred up the sort of waves that have been set in motion by Freddy Kempf…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Thomas Trotter (organ), Sylvie Sulle (mezzo soprano), Ulster Orchestra/Gerard KorstenToccata Festiva - BarberTue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Michael D'Arcy (violin), RTECO/David HeuselMahagonny Suite - Weill/Br uckner-RuggebergTue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Northern SongsIn recent years, the Ulster Orchestra has been heard more often at the Proms in London than in DublinSat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIgor Stravinsky Vol IV. Philharmonia/Robert Craft (Koch International Classics)Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Great movie, shame about the musicThe Kentucky-born film director Tod Browning joined a circus in the closing years of the 19th centuryWed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIf the marketing gurus could get their hands on it they'd call it String Quartet WeekSat Sept 30 2000 - 01:00
Finghin Collins (piano), NSO/Alexander AnissimovThe keywords in Donnacha Dennehy's note for his first National Symphony Orchestra commission, The Vandal, are conveniently highlighted…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Alexei Nabioulin (piano), ICO/Fionnuala Hunt (piano)Divertimento in F K138 - MozartSat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalBelfast's Waterfront Hall is stretching a point in its Celtic Circle orchestral series by including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Jose Cura (tenor), Marzio Giossi (baritone), RTECO/Alistair DawesJose Cura is a star. He knows it, and his audience knows it, too. There's the teasing build-up before the first appearanceFri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalTelemann: Concertos for strings. Musica Antiqua Koln/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv Produktion)Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Kurt Nikkanen (violin), NSO/Alexander AnissimovPrince Igor Overture - BorodinThu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalThe Irish Chamber Orchestra's opening tour of the new season offers the first opportunity to hear the young Russian pianist Alexei…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Catherine Leonard (violin), Julian Milford (piano)Violin Sonatas 1-3..... BrahmsFri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
NSO/Alexander - AnissimovThe National Symphony Orchestra opened its new season on Friday night with a concert in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Project…Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
New MusicOn Friday, the Crash Ensemble (right) opens its new relationship with the Project Arts CentreSat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalThe National Symphony Orchestra (right) opens its 2000/2001 season on Friday with a special "Symphony for Chernobyl" concert, …Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalThe Ulster Orchestra's free BBC invitation concert at the Ulster Hall next Friday is rich in cross-connectionsSat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexandre Tharaud (piano)Arpeggione Sonata - SchubertMon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalFrancis Humphrys, director of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, is showing what you might call an abundance of out-of-hours…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Orchestra's virtues are a summer balmNicola Loud (violin), Ulster Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa - Kilkenny Arts FestivalMon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalHaydn was at the heart of Alfred Brendel's last appearance at the National Concert Hall, in 1991, and it's Haydn who again will…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
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