Young Russian wins piano trophyNearly 60 hours of piano playing and 14 days of waiting came to an end last night, with the announcement of the results of the…Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00
Axa Dublin International Piano Competition, Semi-FinalsIt has been an unusual Axa Dublin International Piano CompetitionTue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Axa Dublin International Piano Competition, Round 2Competitions, it is often said, favour a competition style of playingSat May 13 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIt is the way of the world, I suppose - or at least of the National Concert Hall - that an orchestra best-known for its performances…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalFacco: Pensieri Adriarmonici. L'Arte Dell'Arco/Federico Guglielmo (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
30 crucial minutes decide the outcomeOver a long and sunny weekend, the 15 members of the jury of the Axa Dublin International Piano Competition listened to 53 pianists…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIt's a week in which to think piano, and not just because the Axa Dublin International Piano Competition is underwaySat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Quartet misses intimacy of Yeats's resting placeThere was a time when you could safely assume that most of the country's significant musical activity was to be found in the …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Seminar on Contemporary Choral MusicThe annual Seminar on Contemporary Choral Music at the Cork Choral Festival is a forum for the performance and discussion of …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Classical"An ascetic with the temperament of a maximalist, with the reserve of a repressed Vesuvius" is how Rodion Shchedrin once summed…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalSligo's string quartet in residence, the Vogler Quartet, has a strong track recordSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIt has taken the National Concert Hall an astonishing 19 years to wake up to the presence of Irish composers as a group worth…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
German conductor gets top NSO appointmentRTE has announced the appointment of the German conductor, Gerhard Markson (52), as principal conductor of the National Symphony…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
ClassicalIf you're planning to gorge yourself by attending the Borodin Quartet's complete cycle of the Shostakovich quartets in Bantry…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Storming DublinEvgeny Kissin is back in town, playing in the NCH/The Irish Times Celebrity Series on MondaySat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Red Priest's last confessionThe British early music ensemble, Red Priest, ended its recent Irish tour at the Coach House in Dublin Castle on Wednesday, courtesy…Fri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
ClassicalIt's peculiar how certain things turn out: On Friday, the principal conductor designate of the Ulster Orchestra, Thierry Fischer…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Barber of Seville OperaIf you were looking for a single detail to explain the nature of Tom Hawkes's Castleward Opera production of Rossini's Barber…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
EUCO/Lavard Skou Larsen (violin)Concerto in E minor for four violins - VivaldiMon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
ClassicalThe Mostly Modern Festival, which opens at the Bank of Ireland Arts Centre tomorrow afternoon, is an extension of the Mostly …Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Crash Ensemble - Temple TheatreThe major train-inspired piece of the first half of the 20th century was Honegger's Pacific 231Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Crash cut a dash with mix mashThe Crash Ensemble, which has been enlivening the new music scene in Ireland for over two years now, makes its first appearance…Sat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Maxim Vengerov (violin), Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord, piano)Sonata in B minor BWV1014 - BachTue Feb 22 2000 - 00:00
ClassicalThe Music Network's greatly expanded Musicwide scheme, which makes one-off concerts by Irish musicians available around the country…Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Cutting to the heart of the workFew operatic premieres in these islands have created quite the advance stir of Mark-Anthony Turnage's The Silver Tassie, which…Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
RSNO Chorus, Belfast Philharmonic Choir, Ulster Orchestra/Kazushi OnoSymphony No 8 - MahlerTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Olivier Charlier (violin)Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes - BrittenMon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
The violinist vs the harpsichordistIdeas of crossover and fusion often leave one with questions about which element is likely to dominate or to be best servedSat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
The Marriage of FigaroBrian Brady's new production of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, sung in Jeremy Sams's English translation and performed in a reduced…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
