Michelle Cann brings out the soul in Price’s Piano Concerto in Dublin

Michelle Cann and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

Michelle Cann, Patrik Ringborg and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

By Michael Roddy, 14 December 2025

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“Ringborg compensated, waltzing and dancing on the podium”

Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 12 December 2025

Gubaidulina, Fairytale Poem

Price, Piano Concerto in One Movement

Scott, Prelude in C sharp minor

Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: excerpts

Michelle Cann, Piano

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

Patrik Ringborg, Conductor

Chopin and Franck reframed with elegance and insight in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 20th March

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

****1

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

Andrew Larkin, 13th February

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

Sułkowska-Migoń’s Dublin programme crowned by a white-hot Scheherazade

Andrew Larkin, 16th January

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

Anja Bihlmaier conducts a powerful NSO programme in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 5th December

Scintillating Mozart meets soul-searching Bruckner as Anja Bihlmaier and the NSOI deliver a programme of vivid contrasts and compelling musical storytelling.

****1

Anna Rakitina’s night with the National Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Larkin, 17th October

From an Anna Clyne Irish premiere to Tchaikovsky’s brilliance and Shostakovich’s grim wit, the NSO balances virtuosity with thoughtful nuance in Dublin.

****1

María Dueñas wows Dublin with poise, warmth and a touch of drama

Andrew Larkin, 3rd October

Spanish violinist María Dueñas dazzles with poised, luminous Beethoven before the National Symphony Orchestra and Hans Graf tackle turbulent Prokofiev.

****1

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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.