Deirdre Mckay
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NSO chief conductor holds audience in the palm of his hand
- Music
- December 11, 2019, 05:00
Jaime Martín was in town last week for his second appearance as the new chief conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. He took part in a pre-(...)

The best classical music to see this week
- Music
- November 2, 2019, 05:00
Sunday 3rd CCI/Paul Hilliard Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, hughlane.ie What? No women? You might wonder why, as Chamber Choir Ireland and its conductor(...)

Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
- Music
- May 22, 2019, 05:00
The big summer festivals are on the way. The Great Music in Irish Houses festival June 11th-16th, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival June 29th to Ju(...)

Past tension: the eternal battle between old and new music
- Music
- March 6, 2019, 05:00
The New Music Dublin festival, which ran from Thursday to Sunday, has a naming problem. It’s not a problem of the festival’s making, but it’s a proble(...)

Let the lute one in: this week’s classical highlights
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- February 23, 2019, 05:00
Wednesday February 27th Nigel North NCH Kevin Barry Recital Room, Dublin 7.30pm €17.50 nch.ie Leading English lutenist Nigel North is the cuckoo in (...)

Whispers of Eastern colour from composer Barry O’Halpin
- Music
- December 12, 2018, 05:00
“Just beyond the confines of Western tuning” is how composer Barry O’Halpin (b. 1987) neatly describes one aspect of his piece grave goods for solo el(...)

New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
- Music
- September 26, 2018, 05:00
You just can’t envy John Harris, the director of the New Music Dublin festival. At the beginning of March the so-called Beast from the East and Storm (...)

ConTempo Quartet does Beethoven: this week’s classical highlights
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- June 2, 2018, 05:00
ConTempo String Quartet St Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway Tuesday June 5th 1.10pm Adm free thegalwaymusicresidency.ie The members of Galway’s Con(...)

The best classical music this week: Daniil Trifonov makes NCH debut
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- December 1, 2017, 00:00
Sunday, December 3 RTÉ Contempo Quartet Chapter House, St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny 4pm €15 orchestras.rte.ie i, and on tour to Limerick, Dublin and(...)

Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights
- Music
- September 14, 2017, 13:00
SUNDAY 17th, SEPTEMBER CLASSICAL Elisaveta Blumina (piano) Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, noon, Adm free, hughlane.ie Dublin-based, St Peters(...)