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Concert Review Archive

Review Archive for March 2004
  • Friday 26 March 2004, 7.45pm
    Ulster Hall, Belfast
    Songs from Musicals
    Monday 29 March, Irish Timesby Dermot GaultIt's fifty years since the New York City Opera admitted Kern’s Showboat to its repertory, but until recently the idea of the Ulster Orchestra...
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  • Sunday 14 March 2004, 3.00pm
    Millennium Forum, Derry
    Beethoven 5
    Friday 19 March, Derry Journal by Brendan FlanaganThe very appreciative audience who attended the final concert in the Ulster Orchestra’s present series heard an outstanding performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto...
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  • Friday 12 March 2004, 7.45pm
    Ulster Hall, Belfast
    Organ concert
    Unpublished reviewby Ruth McCartneyNew Belfast City OrganistThe inaugural concert of new Belfast City Organist Colm Carey took place on Friday night in the Ulster Hall. Colm, a native of Ireland,...
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  • Friday 5 March 2004, 7.45pm
    Ulster Hall, Belfast
    Beethoven 9
    Sunday 14 March, Sunday Tribune Sopranos on a highThe fresh, young voices of Nancy Argenta and Alison Browner made for a thrilling and spirited performance of Beethoven’s impossibly high finale...
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  • Tuesday 2 March 2004, 7.45pm
    Ulster Hall, Belfast
    Beethoven 7
    Thursday 4 March, The Irish Timesby Dermot GaultWe have heard quite a few performances of Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Seventh Symphony over the years, but the only one that I...
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  • Saturday 6 March 2004, 7.45pm
    Waterfront Hall, Belfast
    Russian Classics
    Tuesday 10 February, The Irish Timesby Dermot GaultSheherazade is nothing unless the performance paints a picture, unless the conductor, in addition to understanding the composer's requirements in terms of balance...
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