Robert Beattie

Highly enjoyable accounts of two chamber music masterpieces at the Clandeboye Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival [3] – Beethoven, Schubert: Barry Douglas (piano) and chamber musicians. Clandeboye Estate, County Down, 28.8.2026. (RB)

[l-r] Sinéad O’Halloran, Phoebe White, Hannah Miller, Jamie Howe, Maitiú Gaffney, Patrick McErlean, William Curran and Siobhán Doyle

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An excellent concert as the Clandeboye Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clandeboye Festival 2026 [1] – Various: Michael McHale (piano), Ellen Jansson (piano), William Curran (clarinet), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello), Killian White (cello), Mairéad Hickey (violin). Clandeboye Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland, 24.8.2026. (RB)

Killian White (cello), Mairead Hickey (violin) and Michael McHale (piano) © Norah O’Leary

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Two exciting American works vividly performed in Dublin

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IrelandIreland Julia Wolfe, Rachmaninov, John Adams: Nicolas Namoradze (piano), National Symphony Chorus Ireland (chorus director: David Young), National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Samy Rachid (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18.6.2026. (RB)

Samy Rachid conducts the NSOI © NCH/Caoimhe O’Carroll

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A musical celebration of cross-cultural exchanges between Northern Ireland and China

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beijing to Belfast: Connections Through Culture: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Aisling Agnew [flute/piccolo], Sarah Watts [clarinet/bass clarinet], Marie Schreer [violin], David McCann [cello], Daniel Browell [piano]), Paul McCusker (conductor). Harty Room, Queen’s University, Belfast, 30.5.2026. (RB)

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble conducted by Paul McCusker

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