John Kinsella
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Tributes paid after Share a Dream founder dies
- Irish News
- July 27, 2020, 10:13
The family of Shay Kinsella, who founded the Share A Dream Foundation 31 years ago, have paid a touching tribute to the “Superman”, who made wishes co(...)

Bach in season: This week’s classical music highlights
- Music
- March 7, 2020, 05:00
Monday 9 BACH COLLEGIUM JAPAN/MASAAKI SUZUKI National Concert Hall, Dublin The Bach Collegium Japan, founded by Masaaki Suzuki in 1990, returns to t(...)

The best classical music to see this week
- Music
- February 15, 2020, 05:00
Saturday 15th Tionscadal na nAmhrán Ealaíne Gaeilge /Irish Language Art Song Project National Concert Hall, Kevin Barry Recital Room, Dublin (...)

James Galway can still deliver trademark intensity and breathtaking brilliance
- Music
- December 4, 2019, 05:00
James Galway will turn 80 on Sunday. But the RTÉ Concert Orchestra got in early and held its celebration at the National Concert Hall last Wednesday. (...)

‘The older I get, my music seems to get faster or more obsessed with speed’
- Music
- November 28, 2019, 05:00
John Kinsella describes his Eleventh Symphony as “another nod in the direction of the great man”. The great man in question is Finnish composer Jean S(...)

The best classical music concerts the week has to offer
- Music
- November 23, 2019, 05:00
Saturday, 23rd RIAS Kammerchor/Justin Doyle National Concert Hall, Dublin nch.ie Brahms’s two sets of Liebeslieder are at the heart of the fi(...)

NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertainty
- Music
- September 4, 2019, 05:00
Everyone loves them, those compositions where different composers are invited to write different parts of the one work, or write pieces on the same or(...)

Great Music in Irish Houses brings the programme up to date
- Music
- June 19, 2019, 05:00
Normally, the bread-and-butter programming of Great Music in Irish Houses comes mostly from the core classical repertoire. Last week, the 49th ed(...)

Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wing
- Music
- June 12, 2019, 05:00
The new season’s offerings of both the National Concert Hall and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra were announced at the end of last month. It’s a p(...)

What’s new? Irish festivals reveal the state of contemporary music
- Music
- April 24, 2019, 05:00
The festival season starts in earnest every year in the run-up to the May bank holiday weekend. And all the major musical festivals have divulged deta(...)