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
Hugh Tinney (piano) Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey SprattSymphony No 6 (Le Matin) - HaydnWed Nov 05 1997 - 00:00
Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, Wexford Festival Singers, NSO/Maurizio BeniniRequiem in C minor - CherubiniWed 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gerard Gillen (organ)Toccata in C BWV564 - Bach, Schubler Chorales - Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op 37 No 4 - Hesse, Sonata in C minor - Pescetti…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Franz's finestSchubert: Secular Choral Music. Arnold Schoenberg Choir/Erwin Ortner. (Teldec, seven CDs)Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Symphony's rugged energy reined inSymphony No 3 - HarrisViolin Concerto - MendelssohnSymphony No 5 - TchaikovskyWed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
A bracing musical switchbackPeter Sweeney chose a very varied programme for his recital at St Michael's, Dun Laoghaire last night, the penultimate instalment…Mon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Sounding a cautious noteIt's a funny old world. The Arts Council's Arts Plan 1995-1997 always made for peculiar reading from a musical perspectiveThu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
David Adams (organ)Some of the most stimulating organ recitals in Dublin in recent years have been provided by David AdamsTue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Same sonata but few similaritiesThe Waterford Tourism International Masterclass Festival, with participants from 15 countries, will run in the city until the…Wed Aug 20 1997 - 01:00
