United Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2025 [2] – Schubert, Debussy, Beethoven: Barry Douglas (piano). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 21.8.2025. (RB)
A distinguished recital by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival
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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)
Federica Lombardi shines in a first-class production of Le nozze di Figaro from The Met: Live in HD
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera, New York / Joana Mallwitz (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, performance of 26.4.2025, seen at Avenue Cinema, Belfast, 30.4.2025. (RB)
Mark Chambers bids a stylish farewell to Sestina Music with a celebration of the Concerts Spirituel
United Kingdom De Lalande, Corelli – Concert Spirituel: Sestina Music / Mark Chambers (Director), Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 25.4.2025. (RB)
Excellent account of James MacMillan’s St John Passion marks Good Friday in Dublin
Ireland Sir James MacMillan’s St John Passion: Seán Boylan (Christus), National Symphony Chorus (choral director: David Young), Chamber Choir Ireland, National Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18.4.2025. (RB)
First-rate Dublin concert of Dessner and Stravinsky featuring great playing from the soloists and the NSO
Ireland Bryce Dessner, Stravinsky: Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin (guitars), Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), National Symphony Orchestra / André de Ridder (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 11.4.2025. (RB)
