Ireland Bach: Bach Collegium Japan / Masato Suzuki (conductor and harpsichord). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 10.10.2026. (RB)
Refined, virtuosic accounts of the Brandenburg Concertos from Bach Collegium Japan
Robert Beattie
Admirable Haydn and Mozart from the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland and Peter Whelan
Ireland Haydn, Mozart: Jonathan Biss (piano), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Peter Whelan (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 9.10.2026. (RB)
Exciting Tchaikovsky from Emanuil Ivanov in Dublin
Ireland Bacewicz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Emanuil Ivanov (piano), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / John Wilson (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 2.10.2026. (RB)
Auspicious debut by Anna Handler as Chief Conductor begins the Ulster Orchestra’s 60th anniversary season
United Kingdom Brahms, Britten, Beethoven: Senan Sheridan (piano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (mezzo-soprano), Kieran Carrel (tenor), Padraic Rowan (bass-baritone), National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland Senior Choir, Belfast Philharmonic Youth Chamber Choir, Belfast Philharmonic Choir, Methodist College Chapel Choir, Royal Belfast Academical Institution Choir Tenors and Basses, Belfast Royal Academy Chamber Choir, Ulster Orchestra / Anna Handler (conductor). Ulster Hall, Belfast, 25.9.2026. (RB)
Ruby Dibble mesmerizes in Northern Ireland Opera’s hard-hitting Carmen
United Kingdom Northern Ireland Opera’s Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Dancers, Chorus and Orchestra of Northern Ireland Opera / Greg Arrowsmith (conductor)/. Grand Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 12.9.2026. (RB)
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland launch their new season with some spectacular Mahler
Ireland Mahler, Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’: Tara Erraught (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), National Symphony Chorus Ireland (chorus director: David Young), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Alexander Shelley (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 11.9.2026. (RB)
Highly enjoyable accounts of two chamber music masterpieces at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [3] – Beethoven, Schubert: Barry Douglas (piano) and chamber musicians. Clandeboye Estate, County Down, 28.8.2026. (RB)
Wonderful recital of Russian music by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival
United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [2] – Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev Mussorgsky: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 26.8.2026. (RB)
