Patricia Bardon (mezzo soprano), Ingrid Surgenor (piano)IF you've ever heard the Dublin mezzo soprano, Patricia Bardon, in concert, you'll be familiar with the initial moment of astonishment…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Poulenc PanoramaReamonn Keary's Poulenc Panorama reached its penultimate instalment at the John Field Room on TuesdayThu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Maighread McCrann (violin) NSO/Robert HoulihanOverture to a Kitchen Comedy - A.J. PotterMon Feb 22 1999 - 00:00
Budapest Wind Ensemble/Kal man Berkes (clarinet)The German Word Harmonie refers to the type of small wind band, common in the late 18th and early 19th century, and generally…Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Aisling O'Dea (violin)/Veronica McSwiney (piano)Sonata in G minor D408 - SchubertFri Feb 12 1999 - 00:00
Aisling O'Dea (violin), Veronica McSwiney (piano)Sonata in G minor, D408 - SchubertThu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
William Butt (cello) Gillian Smith (harpsichord)The Bach Festival at St Ann's, Dawson Street, which runs until Sunday, March 21st, opened last Sunday with a performance of all…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Orla Boylan (soprano) NSO/Gerhard MarksonTapiola Sibelius Children of Lir - Harty Macha's Curse - Michael Alcorn Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde - Wagner…Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
Lyric Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Marco Zambelli , Verdi - National Concert HallTo judge by the attendance and audience response at the National Concert Hall last night, Vivian Coates's Lyric Opera Productions…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Finals of ESB Veronica Dunne International Singing CompetitionBeginning with preliminary rounds held in Ireland and abroad late last year, an initial entry of 117 singers from around the …Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Geraldine O'Grady (violin)/Veronica McSwiney (piano)Sonata in A, Op 47 (Kreutzer) - BeethovenThu Jan 21 1999 - 00:00
Dancing to the tune of the dancerConventional notions of dancing to music don't have much relevance to the music for dance composed by Todd WinklerSat Dec 19 1998 - 00:00
Irish premiere of minimalist classicThe British Prime Minister's address to the Oireachtas was not Thursday's only evidence of the new IrelandSat Nov 28 1998 - 00:00
Opera of the absurdThe first piece of Tom Johnson's that I encountered was FailingSat Nov 21 1998 - 00:00
Rolf Hind (piano)Time was when one of the regular complaints about the Belfast Festival was its virtual exclusion of contemporary musicThu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Anne O'Briain (flute, piccolo), Conor O'Riordan (tuba), David Adams (piano)The music of the reclusive Russian, Galina Ustvolskaya (born 1919), explains the unusual line-up of instruments for the second…Tue Nov 10 1998 - 00:00
classical musicSaturday Morning Coffee Concerts. Elmwood Hall, 11am, Saturdays November 14th, 21st and 28th, 11 a.m.Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
A touch of the pastSligo's Model Arts Centre is the venue for the town's Early Music FestivalMon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Spiritually upliftingThe Out of Denmark programme running in Dublin brought, on Sunday, a first visit to the NCH by the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra…Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Die FledermausThe big set-piece in Patrick Mailler's English-language Wexford Festival Opera Scenes production of Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus…Tue Oct 20 1998 - 01:00
Brilliant and shallow musicRiccardo Zandonai (1883-1944), composer of I Cavalieri di Ekebu, is the best-known of the three composers featured in the main…Mon Oct 19 1998 - 01:00
Wexford Festival OperaCarlos Gomes (18361896), whose Fosca opened the Wexford Festival last night, is Brazil's best-known opera composerFri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Judy Tarling (violin) Peter Holman (chamber organ)In addition to its work as an orchestra, Mark Duley's Christ Church Baroque is starting to promote early music concerts on a …Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
