United Kingdom Sondheim, Follies: Company of Follies and Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera / Greg Arrowsmith (conductor), Grand Opera House, Belfast, 13.9.2025. (RB)
Sondheim’s Follies is another triumph for Northern Ireland Opera
Robert Beattie
Northern Ireland Opera brings Sondheim’s Follies to Belfast this month: a preview
Robert Beattie previews NIO’s new production of Sondheim’s Follies
Four accomplished young singers close the 15th Glenarm Festival of Voice
United Kingdom 15th Glenarm Festival of Voice: Competition Finale: Clare Quinn (soprano), Éadaoin Hassett (soprano), Aimee Kearney (soprano), Jacq Herbots (tenor), Tristan Russcher (piano), Orlaith Sharkey (piano). Church of the Immaculate Conception, Glenarm, Northern Ireland. 24.8.2025. (RB)
Gustavo Diaz-Jerez brings Spain to Clandeboye in a virtuosic and colourful recital
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2025 [3] – Soler, Diaz-Jerez, Albéniz, Debussy, Ravel: Gustavo Diaz-Jerez (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 22.8.2025. (RB)
A distinguished recital by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2025 [2] – Schubert, Debussy, Beethoven: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 21.8.2025. (RB)
Splendid performances of Brahms and Franck at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2025 [1] – Brahms, Franck: Barry Douglas (piano), Tatiana Samouil, Michael D’Arcy (violins), Ed Creedon (viola), Arto Noras (cello). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 20.8.2025. (RB)
Cal McCrystal’s new L’elisir d’amore for INO is one of the funniest, most outrageous productions ever
Ireland Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Erina Yashima (Conductor). Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 31.5.2025. (RB)
Carter Johnson’s worthy victory at the Dublin International Piano Competition
Ireland Dublin International Piano Competition 2025 – Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Anson Ying Shun Wong (piano), Young-Ho Shin (piano), Carter Johnson (piano), National Symphony Orchestra / Jonas Alber (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 16.5.2025. (RB)
