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
Stavanger SO/Vassily SinaiskyThe best-known work of the Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981) falls into a category much practised in Ireland this century…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Golden age for RTE music pledgedRTE's director of music, Mr Niall Doyle, yesterday announced that he is to initiate a "root and branch review of all structures…Wed Sept 30 1998 - 01:00
Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) Wayne Marshall (organ)There was a delayed start to the opening of the new NCH/The Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series at the National Concert Hall…Wed Sept 16 1998 - 01:00
Catching up with CageThe innovative Crash Ensemble's two concerts at Project @ The Mint were billed to focus on music from Ireland (Saturday) and …Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Composers in controlComposers' Ink is a collective representing just five composers, Raymond Deane, Donnacha Dennehy, Roger Doyle, Benjamin Dwyer…Mon Sept 14 1998 - 01:00
Golden momentsRTE devotes a lunchtime concert a week over the summer months to the lighter end of the orchestral repertoireSat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Crash course in musicLast year saw the rise of two new bodies concerned with contemporary musicSat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
National Chamber Choir/Roger O. DoyleRoger O. Doyle is professor of music at the University of Portland and is a conductor of many choirs in the north-western region…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Irish Youth Wind Ensemble/James Cavanagh, William HalpinThe Irish Youth Wind Ensemble's concert on Thursday began in jaunty style, with a piece by a composer from Luxembourg, Marcel…Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
ClassicalBruckner: Symphony No 8; Symphony No "0". NSO/Georg Tintner (Naxos, 2 CDs, £9Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Kilkenny Arts Week final concertThe closing concert of Kilkenny Arts Week's 25th anniversary programme, by a long shot the best programme of recent years, was…Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Weekend of music in KilkennyThe final weekend of Kilkenny Arts Week was dominated by a contemporary music ensemble from Sweden, Ensemble SonMon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Opera Northern Ireland to lose grantOpera Northern Ireland has lost its grant from the Arts Council of Northern IrelandSat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Maya Homburger (violin), Malcolm Proud (organ, harpsichord), Siobhan Armstrong (harp), Sven Aberg (lute, guitar), Helen Gough (cello), Barry Guy (bass)7 Mystery Sonatas - BiberFri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Colm Carey (organ)Prelude and Fugue in E BWV566 - Bach Ciacona in E minor BuxWV160 - BuxtehudeTue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Middle of the roadMelody Mix was the title given to the RTE Concert Orchestra's tea-time programme under Stephen Barlow at the NCH on FridayMon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
ClassicalInternational Tchaikovsky Competition Vol 1 (Melodiya) Non-Russians did well at the early Tchaikovsky competitions in MoscowFri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00
