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LORCAN MURRAY’S WEEKEND DRIVE   Some of the world’s best music played by the world’s finest musicians, familiar favourites and new recordings. This weekend Lorcan is featuring the new Pavarotti Classic Duets performed with opera stars including Renata Tebaldi, José Carreras, Cecilia Bartoli, Joan Sutherland and Plácido Domingo. RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 6th December, 4pm-7pm
NOVA   Presented by Bernard Clarke, Nova is about new music, a blend of contemporary classical, electronic, experimental and more. For a professional pianist, Thérèse Fahy has small hands so she came up with the idea of commissioning the Handprint series of new compositions especially suited to her playing from six Irish composers. Premiered at the […]
LIZ NOLAN’S CLASSIC DRIVE Light up the early evening darkness with perfect mix of music, news, sport and at 5.40pm each day Culture File with Luke Clancy. Christmas music starts on lyric and all this week Liz will be playing Irish carols recorded especially for the show by the award winning choir from  Presentation School, Ballyphehane, Cork. RTÉ lyric […]
THE LYRIC CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Widely considered to be J.S. Bach’s crowning achievement, the Mass in B minor is a monumental hymn of praise that transcends its religious origins, in music that is by turns exuberant, intense, serene and dramatic. With its sublime arias and stirring choruses, it is a moving expression of love and peace. Bach: Mass in B […]
THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT WITH CARL CORCORAN   Two for the price of one on this week’s Blue as we feature the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and an ensemble founded back in 1969 – the Tokyo String Quartet. In this week of Beethoven’s birth, we’ll hear nightly samples of slow movements from an 2014 eight-CD collection of his entire string quartets. […]
THE LYRIC CONCERT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT Paul Herriott presents tonight’s concert from the Festival Hall of Royal Danish Conservatory, Frederiksberg. Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D, K.385 ‘Haffner’ Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622 Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 ‘Jupiter’ Concerto Copenhagen Nicola Baud (clarinet) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor) RTÉ lyric fm, Wednesday 10th December, 8pm-10pm