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Stamping, shimmering, surging: Anna Rakitina’s night with the National Symphony Orchestra

Anna Rakitina conducts the National Symphony Orchestra
© Joanne Taffe (Cork concert)
Mairéad Hickey and the National Symphony
© Joanne Taffe (Cork concert)
By Andrew Larkin, 19 October 2025
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“a burlesque laced with irony featuring rasping tuba and the cries of straining strings”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 17 October 2025
Programme
Clyne, Restless Oceans (Irish premiere)
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
Performers
Mairéad Hickey, Violin
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Anna Rakitina, Conductor
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Anna ClyneAnna RakitinaDmitri ShostakovichMairéad HickeyNational Symphony Orchestra IrelandPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySymphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.