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Michael Dervan

Michael Dervan

Michael Dervan is a music critic with The Irish Times.

Bach: Violin Concertos

Schumann: Violin Sonatas 1-3

Schubert: String Quartet in G D887; Quartet Movement in C Minor D703

Alan Buribayev launches the NSO season with a free concert today. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is out of touch with the music of its own time

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is failing to engage with modern music, and this needs to change

Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata; Vocalise; Shostakovich: Viola Sonata

Bach: Partitas 1-6

Mozart: Piano Concertos 15 & 20

Guitarist Roland Dyens
From intimacy on the guitar, to a percussive musical storm

Roland Dyens was in charming form at the Guitar Festival of Ireland, while Mantra Percussion tried to take the Drogheda Arts Fest(...)

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