Ireland Debussy, Falla, Borodin, Dvořák: Herbert Schuch (piano), RTÉ Concert Orchestra / Swann van Rechem (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin 24.1.2026. (RB)
Fine, colourful concert from the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Swann van Rechem
Robert Beattie
The National Symphony Orchestra Ireland launch 2026 in fine style
Ireland Boulanger, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov: Barry Douglas (piano), Darren Moore (trumpet), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Anna Sułkowska-Migoń (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 16.1.2026. (RB)
Florence Price’s Piano Concerto makes a fine impression in Dublin
Ireland Gubaidulina, Price, Tchaikovsky: Michelle Cann (piano), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Patrik Ringborg (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 12.12.2025. (RB)
World-class playing from Keller, Lewis and Concerto Budapest in Dublin
Ireland Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Liszt: Paul Lewis (piano), Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra / András Keller (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 29.11.2025. (RB)
A sparkling, delightful, though small-scale, INO The Bartered Bride full of zest and energy
Ireland Smetana, The Bartered Bride: Soloists, Chorus and Ensemble of Irish National Opera / Richard Peirson (piano, conductor), Garage Theatre, Monaghan, 27.11.2025. (RB)
An exceptional production of Madama Butterfly from Irish National Opera
Ireland Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Fergus Sheil (conductor), Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, 8.11.2025. (RB)
An outstanding account of Handel’s Deidamia at Wexford
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2025 [3] – Handel, Deidamia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / George Petrou (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 26.10.2925. (RB)
An excellent Wexford performance cannot disguise the flaws in Delius’s The Magic Fountain
Ireland Wexford Festival Opera 2025 [2] – Delius, The Magic Fountain: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera / Francesco Cilluffo (conductor). O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, 25.10.2025. (RB)
