Finghin Collins

Classical review: Finghin Collins a tower of strength in Killian Farrell’s unusual, stimulating NSO concert

Show’s Irish half includes music by Ina Boyle and Charles Villiers Stanford

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 10:27

‘It’s like love, but musically’: Dutch soprano Lenneke Ruiten on working with Finghin Collins

The singer partners with the Irish pianist for a varied programme at next weekend’s Midwinter Festival in Galway

Sat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00

Charles Villiers Stanford: More than a teacher of composers

Music programme to focus on Stanford’s composing rather than his catalogue of pupils

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 05:00

Finghin Collins: ‘Ireland has done extremely well for the arts online’

The pianist on Music for Galway and working on his repertoire during lockdown

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 05:00

Wexford opera, virtually: A bittersweet affair in Covid’s shadow

First-rate soloists and the Wexford Factory enliven binge-watching this year’s Wexford Festival Opera online, a Festival in the Air

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 01:00

Galway’s Midwinter Festival celebrated Beethoven’s early work

The performances came across with sophisticated poise

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 05:00

The best classical music concerts happening this week

Beethoven celebration gets under way while Sounding the Feminists series continues at NCH

Sat Jan 18 2020 - 05:00

New Ross Piano Festival finishes on a high note

Barry Douglas’s rendition of the Seasons in Wexford delivers a rare sense of scale

Wed Oct 02 2019 - 05:00

The best classical music and opera to see this week

An opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano Festival

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00

Some nice little arrangements at Westport festival

Arranging big works for smaller ensembles has always helped make them more accessible

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 05:00

Brett Dean’s ICO debut: This week’s classical highlights

Fiachra Garvey with the RTÉ NSO, plus the Westport Chamber Music Festival

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00

West Cork Chamber Music Festival delivers stunning quartet performances

A singular listening experience prevailed at this unique public recital

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 05:00

Great Music in Irish Houses brings the programme up to date

All-percussion concert with Colin Currie and tributes to John O’Conor veered from the classical core

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 05:00

Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals

Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway

Wed May 22 2019 - 05:00

Classical music still lags behind on gender policy

While awareness of the issue has grown, a huge imbalance remains when it comes to the representation of female composers and performers

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 05:00

Galway’s ‘Swansong’ festival offers talent and retrospective themes

Music for Galway programme is full of highlights with promise of new cello festival

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 05:00

ConTempo con brio: This week’s classical highlights

RTÉ ConTempo Quartet play in Sligo and Galway. Plus: ‘Banished’ in Kilmainham Gaol

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00

Royal Irish Academy of Music set for €20m transformation by 2021

Westland Row campus redevelopment involves €9m public funding and significant philanthropy

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 06:00

Brahms steals the show at the Kilkenny Arts Festival

Brahms’s career saw many changes in the world of piano design and manufacture

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 05:00

Gig of the Week: Kilkenny Arts Festival

As always, Kilkenny’s strong musical tradition is paramount

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00

Classical music to catch this week in Dublin

RTÉ Concert Orchestra taking over summer orchestral slots on Tuesdays and Fridays at NCH

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 17:00

Kilkenny Art Festival focusing on piano and chamber music of Brahms

Festival director Eugene Downes’ term to come to an end after five years at the helm

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 05:00

Alan Rusbridger and Gerald Barry’s Organ Concerto: the best classical concerts of the week

Sligo International Chamber Music Festival is another highlight of the next seven days

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 05:00

‘Shakespeare is for life, not just for the Leaving Cert’

Highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival announced for the medieval city

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 01:00

Literary greats gather in Galway city for literature festival

Laureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry and author Paul Lynch among participants

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 13:30

Irish National Opera’s debut show: the best classical and opera this week

Music Current 2018 offers a showcase of contemporary Irish electronic music

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 12:00

Czech Philharmonic aquires middle-aged paunch

There were, of course, multiple pleasures along the way – this was a leading Czech orchestra playing some of the greatest Czech music

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 05:15

The best classical concerts this week

2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCH

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00

Estonian choir shows its choral pedigree at the National Concert Hall

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra makes important exploration of Mozart and Rameau

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 05:15

Top three classical performances this week

Celebrating composer Brett Dean, Stravinsky’s Funeral Song resurfaces and composers on love

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 04:00

Playing politics with the RTÉ orchestra cutbacks controversy

Taoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna Fáil comes late to the cause

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 05:00

John O’Conor to receive NCH Lifetime Achievement award

The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 15:18

Classical music: the best concerts this week

Finghin Collins goes solo at Wexford Festival Opera

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 00:00

Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season

Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme

Wed May 31 2017 - 05:00