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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Ireland

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DublinFamily Concert: Pirates Ahoy!

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National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Sat 16 May at 13:30
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Alasdair Malloy
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DublinMarilyn Monroe 100

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National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Thu 4 Jun at 20:00
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Stephen Bell; Katie Birtill
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LimerickLimerick Summer Proms: The Beach Boys with the RTÉ Concert

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University Concert Hall, Sat 20 Jun at 19:30
Beach Boys
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Richard Balcombe; Patrick Smyth; Stuart Matthew Price; Graham Bickley; Jon Boydon
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DublinThe Beach Boys with the RTÉ Concert

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National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Sun 21 Jun at 19:30
Beach Boys
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Richard Balcombe; Patrick Smyth; Stuart Matthew Price; Graham Bickley; Jon Boydon
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BantryOpening Concert | Homage to Ukraine

West Cork Chamber Music Festival
Bantry House, Fri 26 Jun at 20:00
Silvestrov, Prokofiev, Beethoven
Diana Tishchenko; Anna Fedorova; Calidore String Quartet
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Peter Whelan and Carlos Ferreira ignite Brahms and Weber in Dublin

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Andrew Larkin, 24 Apr
Peter Whelan drew rare urgency and transparency from Brahms, while Carlos Ferreira’s lyrical finesse elevated Weber beyond expectation.
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Irish National Opera’s new Rusalka intrigues more than it convinces

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Andrew Larkin, 22 Mar
Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale. 
***11
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Chopin and Franck reframed with elegance and insight in Dublin

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Andrew Larkin, 20 Mar
In Dublin, Jean-Luc Tingaud and Louis Lortie bring clarity and purpose to two composers often ill at ease with the orchestra.

****1
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Paradise Deferred: Shelley takes on Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri

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Andrew Larkin, 13 Feb
Alexander Shelley tackles Schumann’s sprawling Das Paradies und die Peri with conviction, shaping real momentum and drama, even if balance issues and Thomas Moore’s cloying libretto sometimes distract.
***11
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Sułkowska-Migoń’s Dublin programme crowned by a white-hot Scheherazade

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Andrew Larkin, 16 Jan
Works by Boulanger and Shostakovich pay off handsomely before Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, shaped with dynamic control and visceral energy, crowns a vividly played concert.
****1
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