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Peter Whelan and Carlos Ferreira ignite Brahms and Weber in Dublin

Carlos Ferreira, Peter Whelan and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland © Andres Poveda
Peter Whelan drew rare urgency and transparency from Brahms, while Carlos Ferreira’s lyrical finesse elevated Weber beyond expectation.
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Chopin and Franck reframed with elegance and insight in Dublin

Jean-Luc Tingaud © Jean-Baptiste Millot
In Dublin, Jean-Luc Tingaud and Louis Lortie bring clarity and purpose to two composers often ill at ease with the orchestra.

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

Nardus Williams and Alexander Shelley © Mark Stedman
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.
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Sułkowska-Migoń’s Dublin programme crowned by a white-hot Scheherazade

Anna Sułkowska-Migoń conducts the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland © Joanne Taaffe
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.
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Michelle Cann brings out the soul in Price’s Piano Concerto in Dublin

Michelle Cann and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland © Joanne Taaffe | National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Florence Price’s concerto brings the Dublin audience to its feet at the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland’s latest concert. 
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Anja Bihlmaier conducts a powerful NSO programme in Dublin

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland © Joanne Taaffe | National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Scintillating Mozart meets soul-searching Bruckner as Anja Bihlmaier and the NSOI deliver a programme of vivid contrasts and compelling musical storytelling.
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