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- What hits the high notes for juries?
Tue, May 22, 2012Nikolay Khozyainov was a more than worthy winner of the Dublin International Piano Competition, but what factors can influence the decisions of music-competition juries, asks
MICHAEL DERVAN - Musicians in residence
Sat, May 12, 2012 MUSIC: Why would anyone volunteer to have a concert pianist live – and practise intensively – in their house for 10 days? Four families hosting participants in the Dublin International Piano Competition tell
ARMINTA WALLACE why they do it - Music for princes and peasants
Fri, May 11, 2012 GALWAY EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: SOCIAL HARMONY – WHEN TRADITION AND HIGH ART MEET: Various venues, Galway Thurs 18th-Sun 20th - Asians make their presence felt
Wed, May 9, 2012It’s a tough task picking 24 pianists for the second round of the Dublin International Piano Competition – but not for the reasons you might think - The highs and lows of piano competition
Fri, May 4, 2012The Dublin International Piano Competition starts today, but what makes a great competition winner, and are the judges always right? Five experts share their views - Barry runs Wilde with this potent operatic package
Tue, May 1, 2012Audiences in London and Birmingham were exhilarated by Wilde’s unerring wit, and composer Gerald Barry’s wicked take on it - Why player pianos have a role to play
Tue, Apr 24, 2012YOU MIGHT NOT ever have seen or heard one in the flesh, but you’ve probably seen a player piano in a movie. Even in this age of digital wizardry, there’s a special aura attached to watching a piano, as if by magic, playing itself, the keys going up and down and the music pouring out without any direct human intervention. - Gautier Capucon (cello), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Benedict Nelson (baritone), RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ NSO/Paul McCreesh
Fri, Apr 20, 2012NCH, Dublin Tonight 8pm €10-€35 01-4170000 ALISON ROSE (SOPRANO), PAULINE GRAHAM (SOPRANO), DUNCAN BRICKENDEN (COUNTER TENOR), WOLODYMYR SMISHKEWYCH (TENOR), ANTONIO SANTOS (BARITONE), ACADEMOS Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Tonight 8pm €15 DAVID ADAMS (HARPSICHORD) NCH Kevin Barry Room, Dublin Tonight 8.30pm €10 01-4170000 GAUTIER CAPUÇON (CELLO), RTÉ NSO/PAUL MCCREESH Sligo Institute of Technology Tomorrow 8pm €20 071-9161518 - Byrne's brief 'Rusalka' exposure pays off handsomely
Tue, Apr 17, 2012TO BE A successful musical performer, it’s important to have strong self-belief. And it’s also useful to have a lot of self-doubt. One is a help in doing what you have to do, on the stage and in the matter of persuading potential partners and audiences that you’ve got what it takes.
