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Sounds of silence: Gerald Barry's Organ Concerto gets Dublin première

By Michael Roddy, 05 May 2018
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“a love song to the organ, but with ears wide open”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 4 May 2018
Programme
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B flat major, Op.56a
Barry, Organ Concerto
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74
Performers
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Thomas Trotter, Organ
Stefan Asbury, Conductor
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Michael Roddy
Michael Roddy
Michael Roddy is a freelance journalist based in Ireland who formerly covered the arts and entertainment world, as well as general and economic news, for Thomson Reuters. He has interviewed many of the world's leading conductors, singers and composers and has covered and reviewed operas, concerts and festivals throughout Europe.