| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Apr-2013 National Concert Hall | Drama at Joseph Calleja's concert in Dublin |
There was more than a little drama at Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja’s sold-out concert recital in Dublin’s National Concert Hall this evening. He was joined by Irish soprano Claudia Boyle and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Proinnsías Ó Duinn. Predictability was the order of the day in the choice of programme: familiar arias and duets from the Italian and French operas with a complementary sprinkling of overtures and intermezzi for the orchestra. This was as close one gets to popular classical music: songs that might feature on the classical charts.Read full review... | |
| 16-Jun-2012 Perth Concert Hall (Horsecross) | The Gannochy Trust's 75th Birthday Concert in Perth |
Bell’s Whisky used to be almost synonymous with Perth, and anyone who lives in Perth and Kinross will have been touched by the generosity of A.K. Bell’s Gannochy Trust, started 75 years ago. Early projects included sewerage systems to improve the quality of the river Tay, and setting up the Gannochy Housing Estate. Nowadays, the Trust helps all sorts of projects from village hall refurbishment upwards, improving the life of not only local residents, but further afield as the Trust now has a broader focus across Scotland.
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