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DublinRTÉ lyric fm Marty in the Evening live with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Marty Whelan
DublinShelley conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’
Mahler: Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; Alexander Shelley; Tara Erraught; Dame Sarah Connolly; National Symphony Chorus Ireland; David Young
DublinCulture Night with Alexander Shelley & Jess Gillam
Bernstein, Clyne, Holmès, Bartók, Agócs, Williams
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; Alexander Shelley; Jess Gillam
DublinIvanov plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Bacewicz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; John Wilson; Emanuil Ivanov
DublinJonathan Biss plays Mozart Concerto No. 17
Haydn, Mozart
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; Peter Whelan; Jonathan Biss
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Ballet de Santiago takes flight in Dublin Swan Lake
At the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, a long overdue European debut for one of Latin America's pre-eminent companies.
Sir Simon Rattle and the OAE make Berlioz sound radically new
Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment deliver a revelatory all-Berlioz programme, crowned by a sensational Symphonie Fantastique of rare clarity, colour and imagination.
A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival
Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.
A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia
Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.
Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin
Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.