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Dick O'Riordan

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Classical Notes

Feis Ceoil returns live and in person to its home in the RDS

The 127-year-old festival, widely considered to be the best set up in Europe, brings choirs, orchestras and audiences together again, from March 20-31
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • March 10, 2023
Classical Notes

Classical Notes: Women and War in Wexford, but Donizetti makes a comeback

Wexford Festival Opera’s ‘theming’ approach continues this autumn under new artistic director Rosetta Cucchi, with three of the chosen works outlined below
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • March 4, 2023
Classical Notes

New Irish Chamber Orchestra chief begins with Mozart dazzler Sinfonia Concertante

Recently appointed artistic director Thomas Zehetmair will perform both as conductor and violinist, with his wife Ruth Killius on viola, for one of the composer’s best-loved works
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • January 28, 2023
Classical Notes

Mayo duo to create magical music in concert in new year

Cellist Patrick Dexter and harpist Alannah Thornburgh will play music that they have written together for a live performance at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on February 4
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • December 15, 2022
Classical Notes

Tickets to the stars light up the lives of all music lovers

Gifting a precious ticket for a concert at Christmas gives the receiver something to look forward to in the new year – and saves them a packet
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • December 9, 2022
Classical Notes

Iconic Quatuor Ébène puts stamp of quality on NCH series

‘Supreme’ French string quartet to team up with Irish pianist Finghin Collins
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • November 25, 2022
Classical Notes

Violinist Daimee Ng is top music schoolgirl of the year

Six students took part in the final of a competition that has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2001. The delighted winner said it had been ‘a fantastic night and a dream come true’
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • November 12, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Magical moments abound as Irish stars shine bright at Wexford

Irish talent shone through at this year’s largely spell-binding Wexford Festival Opera, conjuring stellar performances in three major productions
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • November 3, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Galway leads €1m European Songs of Travel project

Venture aims to raise awareness of environmental concerns and highlight stories of migrants seeking a fresh start in their adopted countries
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • October 29, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Gheorghiu wins hearts and minds at an ecstatic NCH

Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu ratcheted up excitement to a new level among the usually extremely measured and calm NCH audience
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • October 22, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: INO works up a gallop to deliver William Tell opera

William Tell, Rossini’s final masterpiece and rarely seen on stage, opens for five performances by the Irish National Opera (INO) at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, on November 8
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • October 15, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Festival chats zoom into the operatic heart of Wexford

As the Wexford Festival Opera approaches, the online Zoom Memories series provides a great window into the magic of opera and the fantastically passionate people who make it happen
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • October 8, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Chamber Choir Ireland sings its way into Space Odyssey

Lux Aeterna by Ligeti – a work made famous in Stanley Kubrick’s famous 1968 film – is included in a concert as part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s free Sunday afternoon sessions
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • September 30, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: It’s Bach on track for music audiences in Galway

Music for Galway’s 41st season will feature the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, starting with the Goldberg Variations on September 29
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • September 23, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Glittering Gheorghiu set to sweep all before her at the NCH

The Romanian diva will be the star attraction at the National Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming autumn season
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • September 16, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Hallé tops a NCH series full of class and common sense

The National Concert Hall has put together a top-quality and well-balanced programme for the 2022 International Concert Series featuring stars from England, France and Albania among others
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • September 9, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Armenian baritone sparkles to take €10,000 prize

Grisha Martirosyan won the tenth Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition at the National Concert Hall on Tuesday with a performance of arias by Leoncavallo, Gounod and Massenet
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • September 2, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Friends gather to celebrate Fahy’s birthday with music

The award-winning and internationally renowned pianist Therese Fahy will celebrate ‘a significant birthday’ with guests at the NCH on August 31
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • August 25, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Erraught steps up for a prestigious Paris opera

The Irish star is singing the title role in Christoph Gluck’s challenging tragedy Iphigénie en Tauride, as well as judging the upcoming Veronica Dunne competition
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • August 18, 2022
Classical Notes

Dick O’Riordan: Veronica’s friends promise ‘a competition to remember’

The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition celebrates its tenth anniversary this month, and its latest edition hopes to add to the many operatic stars it has helped to launch the careers of
  • Dick O'Riordan
  • August 12, 2022

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