2017
November 11: Schumann Concerto with City of London Sinfonia / Michael Collins, International Concert Series, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
November 7: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Alicante, Spain
November 4: Chamber concert with The Vanbrugh, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
October 28: Solo recital, Whitstable Music Society [more details]
October 27: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet), Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth [more details]
October 7: Solo recital and masterclass at Tunbridge Wells Music Festival
September 15: Solo recital, Fayetteville, AR
September 13: CD launch of the McGill/McHale Trio's début album 'Portraits', New York City
September 10: Special performance of McGill/McHale Trio at 'Soirée Cedille' a benefit concert for Cedille Records, Spertus Institute, Chicago [more details]
September 9: Chamber concert with RTÉ Con Tempo Quartet and John Finucane (clarinet), Music in Monkstown Festival, Co.Dublin [more details]
September 8: Solo recital, Music in Monkstown Festival, Co.Dublin [more details]
September 4: Solo lunchtime recital, St James's Piccadilly, London [more details]
September 3: Solo recital, The Chapel, 64 Park Lane, Norwich [more details]
August 12: Performance with Crash Ensemble of Hans Abrahamsen's 'Schnee', Copenhagen
July 27: Lunchtime recital with Laura Dixon (violin), St Patrick's Church, Coleraine
July 26: Lunchtime recital with Laura Dixon, Rosemary St Church, Belfast
July 25: Solo recital, Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
July 21: Chamber concert with Ensemble Avalon, Castletown House, Co. Kildare [more details]
July 20: Chamber concert with Ensemble Avalon, Castletownshend, Co. Cork [more details]
June 27: Chamber concert featuring Schubert's 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen' with Grace Davidson (soprano) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Proms at St Jude's, Hampstead [more details]
June 20: Live BBC Radio 3 broadcast of Schumann Piano Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra / Christian Kluxen, Ulster Hall, Belfast
June 15: Rachmaninov Concerto No.2 with Hibernian Orchestra / John Finucane, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
June 3: Chamber concert with Michael Collins and Charlotte de Rothschild, Waddeson Estate [more details]
May 28: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
May 25: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Leicester
May 24: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Birmingham
May 19: Special performance for the Ireland Funds, with Sir James Galway, Whitehall, London
May 14,15: Chamber concerts with Anthony McGill (clarinet) and Bella Hristova (violin), Linton Chamber Music Series, Cincinnati, OH [more details]
May 11: Performance of Simon O'Connor's suite for solo piano 'What is Living and What is Dead', American Irish Historical Society, New York
May 10: Fundraising concert with McGill/McHale Trio, New Jersey
April 29: Chamber concert with Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) and Michael Collins (clarinet), The Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Music Festival [more details]
April 5: Live performance and interview on BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' with Brian O'Kane (cello)
April 2: Duo recital with Karl Sweeney (violin), Carlingford Heritage Centre, Co. Louth
March 25: Schumann Concerto with David Openshaw at the 70th anniversary concert of the Studio Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details]
March 23: Chamber concert with Michael Collins and Charlotte de Rothschild, Tokyo Spring Festival, Bunka Kaikan Main Hall, Tokyo
March 21: Duo concert with Charlotte de Rothschild (soprano), Kagoshima, Japan
March 18: Chamber concert with Patricia Rozario (soprano) and Timothy Jones (horn), St Christopher's Church, Haslemere [more details]
March 3: Lunchtime recital with Michelle O'Rourke (soprano), John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
February 26-28: Recording session for Chandos Records, Potton Hall, Suffolk
February 25: Chamber concert with Michael Collins and Charlotte de Rothschild, Exbury
February 14: Solo evening recital in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin [more details]
February 11: Duo recital with Demarre McGill (flute), Southern Illinois University [more details]
February 2,3,4: Ravel G major Concerto with Courtney Lewis / Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jacoby Symphony Hall, Florida [more details]
January 22: Chamber concert with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Thomas Carroll and Michael Collins, 3pm, John Innes Centre, Norwich [more details]
January 22: Duo recital with Michael Collins, 11.30am, John Innes Centre, Norwich [more details]
2016
December 19-21: CD recording session for Cedille Records with McGill/McHale Trio, Chicago
December 14: Chamber concert, McGill/McHale Trio, Cosmos Club, Washington DC [more details]
December 13: Chamber concert, McGill/McHale Trio, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society [more details] [read Inquirer review] [read Broad Street review]
December 11: Chamber concert, McGill/McHale Trio, Music in the Valley Series [more details]
December 9: Duo recital with Anthony McGill (clarinet), Kettle Corn New Music Series, New York
December 4: Chamber concert, McGill/McHale Trio, Tilles Center, Long Island [more details]
November 22: Private fundraising concert, Chelsea, London
November 16: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Bath MozartFest, recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 [more details]
October 23: Ravel G major Concerto with City of Dublin Chamber Orchestra / Gavin Maloney, Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin [more details]
October 9: Mozart Concerto No.21 K.467 with City of London Sinfonia / MIchael Collins, Tunbridge Wells Music Festival [more details]
October 3: Live performances and interview on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' at the Southbank Centre, London
September 19: Solo recital, Clifden Arts Festival
September 18: Solo recital in support of the Galway Jazz Festival
September 17: Solo performance of ten Chopin études with video animation in a special children's concert at the National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
September 16: Solo recital, Composing the Island series, John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
September 11: Schubert "Trout" Quintet with Navarra Quartet, Music in Monkstown Festival, Co. Dublin [more details]
August 14: Solo and chamber music performance at Clandeboye Festival, Co. Down
August 11: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with David Brophy / SinfoNua, 6.30pm, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
August 11: Messiaen Quatuor pour le fin de temps, with Ficino Ensemble, 1.05pm, John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
July 24: Chamber concert with Ensemble Avalon, Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
June 18: Schumann Piano Quintet with the Vanbrugh Quartet and songs with Cara O'Sullivan (soprano), Aula Maxima, UCC, Cork [more details]
June 17: Chamber concert with James Lyttle (baritone), Michael Collins (clarinet) and Marlene Verwey (flute), Surrey
June 2: Performance with Michael Collins at Highgrove, residence of HRH Prince of Wales
May 31: Solo recital, Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin, featuring impromptus by Schubert and interludes by Garrett Sholdice, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Simon O'Connor
May 28: Schubert 'Shepherd on the Rock' with Lucy Crowe (soprano) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Wigmore Hall, London, for BBC Radio 3 [more details]
May 27: Duo recital with Jim Walker (flute), Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
May 26: Chamber concert with Brian O'Kane (cello) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Cork School of Music [more details]
May 12-14: Chamber concert with Dame Felicity Lott and Michael Collins, Jersey Liberation Festival
May 1: Grieg Concerto, National Concert Hall, Dublin, with Liam Bates / Wexford Sinfonia
April 29: Solo recital, Emmanuel College, Cambridge [more details]
April 25: Broadcast performance for WQXR Radio, New York, with Anthony McGill (clarinet) and Demarre McGill (flute)
April 22: Beethoven Concerto No.5 "Emperor" with Montclair State University Orchestra / Julien Benichou, MSU Kasser Theater, Montclair, NJ [more details]
April 17: Live broadcast performance with Iarla Ó Lionáird (voice), National Concert Hall, Dublin
April 11: Performance with Iarla Ó Lionáird (voice), marking the state opening of the National Concert Hall's newly refurbished Kevin Barry Room, Dublin
April 8: Chamber concert with Brian O'Kane (cello) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Champs Hill, West Sussex
March 31: Solo and chamber performances with Crash Ensemble marking the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
March 18,19: Duo recitals with Michael Collins, Ordway Concert Hall, St Paul, MN [more details]
March 14: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Electric Theatre, Guildford
March 12: Chamber concert with London Winds, Vinehall School, East Sussex [more details]
March 6: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate [more details]
March 4: Schubert Impromptus op.90 and Trout Quintet with Musici Ireland, St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda [more details]
February 21: Chamber concert with Christopher Marwood (cello) and John Finucane (clarinet), Royal College of Physicians, Dublin [more details]
February 20: Duo recital with Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin), Great Hall, Queen's University, Belfast [more details]
February 14: Gala charity performance with Jonathan Byers (cello) at The Vaults, Waterloo, London
January 30: CD recording session with Alex Petcu (percussion) for RTÉ lyric fm label
January 27: Solo recital and CD launch for Ergodos Records, Little Museum of Dublin [more details] [read review]
January 26: Solo performance and interview on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' [more details]
January 24: "The Viennese Salon" with Dame Felicity Lott and City of London Sinfonia / Michael Collins, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London
January 18-19: CD recording session with Courtney Lewis / RTÉ NSO for RTÉ lyric fm label, National Concert Hall, Dublin
January 3: Solo recital, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
December 21: Live solo performances and interview for BBC Radio Ulster's Classical Connections [more details]
December 9: Solo performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin to mark the conferral of Sir James Galway's honourary Fellowship
December 2: Chamber concert with Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Ilkley Concert Club, Yorkshire [more details] [read review]
November 28: Field Concerto No.3 with Studio Symphony Orchestra / David Openshaw, St Comgall's Hall, Bangor, Co. Down
November 24-25: Recording session for Chandos Records with Michael Collins, Potton Hall, Suffolk
November 14-20: Trio tour of Ireland with Sylvia O'Brien (soprano) and Christopher Marwood (cello) [more details]
November 20: The Model, Sligo
November 18: Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
November 17: All Saints Church, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
November 16: Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
November 15: Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
November 14: Solstice Arts Cenre, Navan
November 12: Lunchtime duo recital with Michael Collins, Leicester [more details]
October 21: 'Solitude' album launch with Stefán Höskuldsson (flute), New York, NY
October 18: Duo recital with Stefán Höskuldsson (flute), UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA [more details]
October 8-13: Camerata Pacifica chamber concerts in California with Giora Schmidt (violin), Adrian Spence (flute) and Ani Aznavoorian (cello) [more details]
October 13: The Huntingdon, San Marino
October 11: Temple Beth Torah, Ventura
October 9: Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara
October 8: Zipper Hall, Colburn School, Los Angeles
September 29: Solo recording session for BBC Radio Ulster, Belfast
September 26: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Wigmore Hall, London [more details] [read Classical Source review] [read Backtrack review]
September 24: Gala concert with Dame Felicity Lott (soprano) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Tunbridge Wells [more details]
September 21: Live performance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' with Michael Collins
September 12: Performances with Michelle O'Rourke and Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals) and Martin Hayes (fiddle) in celebration of WB Yeats, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
September 7: Solo and duo performances, with Andrea Delaney (soprano), at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast [more details]
August 28: Solo lunchtime recital, Mendelssohn-Remise, Jägerstraße, Berlin
August 27: Lunchtime chamber concert with Ensemble Avalon, John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
August 20: Solo lunchtime recital, John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
August 13: Solo lunchtime recital, St Patrick's Church, Coleraine
August 8-10: Performances of Poulenc's 'La voix humaine' with Kim Sheehan, soprano, Kilkenny Arts Festival [more details]
July 31: Chamber concert with London Winds, Petworth Festival, Surrey [more details]
July 4: Chamber concert with Musici Ireland, Calary Church, Co. Wicklow
July 3: Beethoven Concerto No.4 with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra / Ciarán McAuley, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
June 23-25: Recording session for Champs Hill Records with Brian O'Kane (cello)
June 21: Recording session with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra / Courtney Lewis
June 13: Duo recital with Michael Collins (details tbc)
June 12: Duo recital with Michael Collins (details tbc)
May 20: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Belfast Music Society, Harbour Commissioners Office, Belfast [more details]
May 17: Coffee concert with London Winds, Wigmore Hall, London [more details]
May 16: Mozart Concerto in A major K.488 with Westmorland Symphony Orchestra / Sinead Hayes, Westmorland Hall, Kendal [more details]
May 10: Chopin Concerto No.2 with Gavin Maloney / City of Dublin Chamber Orchestra, Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin
April 25: Solo recital, Whitstable Music Society [more details]
March 28: Benefit concert in Washington DC for the Maazel Castleton Festival
March 26: Benefit concert with Sir James Galway for ArtsRock, Nyack, NY [more details]
March 21: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Rio Hotel, Las Vegas [more details]
March 15: Live solo performances and interview in studio for the launch of BBC Radio Ulster's Classical Connections [listen again]
February 14: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford [more details]
February 12: Duo recital with Michael Collins, City Halls, Waterford [more details] [read review]
January 27: Philip Hammond Piano Concerto with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra / Gavin Maloney, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details] [listen again]
January 13: Solo lunchtime recital, Chichester Cathedral [read review]
January 11: Chamber concert with Sir James Galway, Lucerne, Switzerland [more details]
January 5: World première of Phiip Hammond's Piano Concerto with Ulster Orchestra / Nicholas Collon, Ulster Hall, Belfast, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 [more details] [listen again on BBC iPlayer]2014
December 18: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet), Canterbury [more details]
December 12: Chamber concert with Sir James Galway (flute) and Brian O'Kane (cello), King's Place, London [more details]
December 5: Prokofiev Concerto No.1 with Courtney Lewis / RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details] [read Irish Times review] [read GoldenPlec review]
November 20: Performance of 'I Call to You' with Ergodos Musicians, Project Arts Centre, Dublin [read review]
November 9-14: Solo and chamber music performances with Paul Huang (violin) and Ani Aznavoorian (cello) for Camerata Pacifica [more details]
November 14: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara (1pm and 7.30pm)
November 13: Zipper Hall, Colburn School, Los Angeles
November 11: Gold Room, Civic Auditorium, Pasadena
November 10: Private performance of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Steinway Piano Gallery, Pasadena
November 9: Temple Beth Torah, Ventura
October 31: Solo performance at charity fund-raising concert, Holywood, Co. Down
October 28: Solo recital, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
October 25: Chamber concert with Vogler Quartet and Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano), Konzerthaus, Berlin [more details] [read review]
October 20-22: Solo piano CD recordings for Ergodos, Berlin
October 16: Chamber concert with Vogler Quartet and Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano), Santiago de Compostela [more details]
October 15: Chamber concert with Vogler Quartet and Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano), Madrid [more details]
October 12: Private recital, Dalgan, Co. Meath
October 10: Mendelssohn Concerto for Piano and Violin with Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) and Ulster Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch, Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details] [read review]
October 8: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with Ulster Orchestra / Christopher Bell, Ulster Hall, Belfast for live lunchtime broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster, marking the 90th anniversary of the BBC in Northern Ireland
October 2-3: Recital and masterclass at Oberlin University, Ohio, with Anthony McGill (clarinet)
September 29-30: Residency at Bowling Green University, Ohio, including performances with Anthony McGill (clarinet) and Demarre McGill (flute)
September 27: Solo recital, Portsmouth Music Club [more details] [read review]
September 26: Solo recital, Market Place Theatre, Armagh [more details]
September 21: Duo recital with Karl Sweeney (violin), Anaverna House, Co. Louth
September 14: Solo recital, Castalia Hall, Kilkenny
September 12: Solo recital, St Iberius Church, Wexford
September 4: Solo recital, Museo Castagnino, Rosario, Argentina
September 3: Solo recital, Chopiniana Festival, Palacio Paz, Buenos Aires [read review]
August 28: Lunchtime concert, John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin performing Schubert's Trout Quintet with Musici Ireland [more details] [read review]
August 20: Song recital with Jamie Rock (baritone) and Aoife Miskelly (soprano), Rosemary Street Church, Belfast
July 31: Lunchtime solo recital, St Patrick's Church, Coleraine
July 26: Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1 with Garry Walker / Ulster Youth Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Belfast
July 25: Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1 with Garry Walker / Ulster Youth Orchestra, Guildhall, Derry
July 18: Mozart Concerto No.23 in A major K.488 with Courtney Lewis / Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN [more details]
July 10: Chamber concert with Sir James Galway, Winona, MN
June 25: Lunchtime solo recital for BBC Radio 3, Rosemary St Church, Belfast
June 22: Solo recital, The Forge, Camden, London [more details]
June 15: Solo evening recital, 9.30pm, including nocturnes by John Field, Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, KBC Great Music in Irish Houses Festival [more details] [read review]
June 15: Mid-day recital with Michael Collins, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, KBC Great Music in Irish Houses Festival [more details]
June 14: Trio concert with Giovanni Guzzo (violin) and Michael Collins (clarinet), Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre, Dublin, KBC Great Music in Irish Houses Festival [more details]
May 25: Live studio performance and interview for BBC Radio Ulster's 'Sounds Classical'
May 21-24: Solo recital tour of Northern Ireland promoted by Moving on Music
May 24: Ranfurly House, Dungannon
May 23: Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick
May 22: Harty Room, Queen's University, Belfast [read review]
May 21: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart [more details]
May 19: Solo recital of music by Philip Hammond, Irish Embassy, Paris
May 17: Duo recital with Michael Collins, St Luke's Church, Battersea [more details]
May 10: Duo recital in Cadogan Hall, London with Sir James Galway [more details]
May 7: Evening concert of Russian music including Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Prokofiev's Flute Sonata (with Philippa Davies), Jersey Liberation Festival
May 2-5: Music in Drumcliffe Festival, Co. Sligo with the Vogler Quartet, David Orlowsky (clarinet) and Zandra McMaster (mezzo-soprano) [more details]
April 15-16: CD recording of Brahms and Reinecke Clarinet Sonatas with Michael Collins for Chandos Records
April 8: Beethoven Triple Concerto, National Concert Hall, Dublin with Gerald Peregrine (cello), Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) and UCD Symphony Orchestra / Ciaran Crilly [more details]
March 28: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Electric Theatre, Guildford [more details]
March 22: Beethoven Triple Concerto, Ulster Hall, Belfast with Gerald Peregrine (cello), Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) and Studio Symphony Orchestra / David Openshaw [more details]
March 7: Premiere performance of Garrett Sholdice's Piano Concerto with Gábor Tákacs-Nagy / Irish Chamber Orchestra, University Concert Hall, Limerick [more details]
March 6: Premiere performance of Garrett Sholdice's Piano Concerto with Gábor Tákacs-Nagy / Irish Chamber Orchestra, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin [more details] [read review]
February 27: Lunchtime recital with Michael Collins, Holy Trinity Church, Leicester [more details]
February 9: Tchaikovsky Concerto No.1, St Mary's Church, Aylesbury with Ben Palmer / Aylesbury Symphony Orchestra [more details]
February 7: Duo recital with Michael Collins, St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Co. Louth [more details]
January 30: World première of 'What is Living and What is Dead' by Simon O'Connor, Pepper Canister Church, Dublin [read review]
January 23: Mozart Concerto in A major K.488 with Michael Seal / Ulster Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Belfast, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 [more details]
January 16: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Istanbul, Turkey [more details]
January 13: Duo recital with Michael Collins, St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 [more details] [read review]
January 11: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Wigmore Hall, London [more details]
January 10: Gershwin Concerto in F with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra / Jayce Ogren, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details] [Sunday Business Post review] [GoldenPlec review]
January 8: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Marryat Hall, Dundee [more details]
2013
December 3-5: CD recording of Philip Hammond's 'Miniatures and Modulations' for solo piano, ICO Studio, University of Limerick
November 16: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Tullynally Castle, Co. Westmeath [more details]
November 15: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Con Brio Series, Sligo
November 12: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Cavendish Hall, Derbyshire
October 28: Live broadcast performance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' with Michael Collins
October 5: Private performance for invited guests at the National Concert Hall, Dublin
October 4: Liszt Concerto No.2 with Ulster Orchestra / Alan Buribayev, Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details] [read review]
October 3: Masterclass with young Irish pianists, Ulster Hall, Belfast
September 28: Private solo recital, Co. Down
September 19: Gala performance with Sir James Galway, Windsor Castle
September 10: Private concert, Kensington, London
August 22: Chamber concert, Camerata Ireland Clandeboye Festival, Co. Down
August 8: Solo recital, Buckden, Cambridgeshire
August 7: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet), Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
August 2: Solo recital, Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
July 17: Solo recital, Rosemary St Church, Belfast
June 15-16: Killaloe Chamber Music Festival, with William Butt (cello), Charlotte Bletton (flute), Joachim Roewer (viola), Katherine Hunka, Mia Cooper (violins) and Malachy Robinson (double bass) [more details]
June 1: Duo concert with Michael Collins for North Highland Connections, Thurso, Scotland
May 26: Private concert, Macau, China
May 24: Private concert, Beijing, China
May 14: Rachmaninov Sonata with Brian O'Kane (cello) and Brahms Piano Quartet op.60 with Cappa Ensemble, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
May 9-12: Collaborations with Wu Qian (piano), Jennifer Stumm (viola), Michael Collins (clarinet) and Boris Brostsyn (violin), Jersey Liberation Festival, Jersey [read review]
May 6-7 : CD recording for Chandos Records with Michael Collins
April 27: Duo recital with Sir James Galway in Ankara, Turkey
April 24: Solo lunchtime recital, St Olave's Church, City of London
April 23: Solo evening recital performance at 22 Mansfield St, London
April 23: Solo lunchtime recital, Chichester Cathedral
April 20: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Welwym Garden City [more details]
April 20: Lunchtime performance of Schumann Piano Quartet with Cappa Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, London
April 16: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, UCD Symphony Orchestra / Ciaran Crilly, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
April 14: Beethoven Concerto No.4, Discovery Ensemble / Courtney Lewis, Sanders Theater, Harvard University, MA [more details] [read review]
April 8: Performance with Ensemble Avalon, Beckett Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin
March 28: James Galway Legacy Tour, East Lansing, MI
March 26: James Galway Legacy Tour, Brookings, SD
March 24: James Galway Legacy Tour, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA [read review]
March 23: James Galway Legacy Tour, Purchase, NY
March 21: Solo recital, American Irish Historical Society, New York, NY [more details]
March 19: James Galway Legacy Tour, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
March 17: James Galway Legacy Tour, Kennedy Center, DC
March 14: James Galway Legacy Tour, Fayetteville, AR
March 12: James Galway Legacy Tour, Stuart, FL
March 7: James Galway Legacy Tour, Athens, GA
March 2: James Galway Legacy Tour, Richardson, TX
February 26: Private concert, Ireland House, NYU, New York, NY
February 10: Concert with Ensemble Avalon in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin [more details]
February 2: Duo recital with Brian O'Kane (cello), Wigmore Hall, London [more details]
January 27: Music Network tour with Patricia Rozario (soprano), St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny [more details]
January 26: Music Network tour with Patricia Rozario (soprano), St Mary's Church, New Ross, Co Wexford [more details] [read review]
January 25: Music Network tour with Patricia Rozario (soprano), Mullingar Arts Centre, Co. Westmeath [more details]
January 23: Music Network tour with Patricia Rozario (soprano), St Ann's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin [more details]
2012
December 16: Concert with Ensemble Avalon in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin [more details]
December 10: Solo lunchtime recital in the John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the release of "The Irish Piano" by RTÉ lyric fm, with Paul Herriott (compere)
December 5: Duo recital with Sir James Galway for the Royal College of Music's annual gala 'Soirée d'Or', V&A Museum, London
November 24: Solo recital, Anaverna House, Ravensdale, Co. Louth [more details]
November 23: Solo recital, St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Co. Louth [more details]
November 22: Solo recital, Methodist College, Belfast [more details] [read review]
November 2: Mozart Concerto K.466 with Minnesota Orchestra / Courtney Lewis, Minneapolis Convention Center, MN [more details] **concert cancelled**
November 1: Mozart Concerto K.466 with Minnesota Orchestra / Courtney Lewis, Minneapolis Convention Center, MN [more details] **concert cancelled**
October 25: Duo recital in Paris with Charlotte Bletton (flute) for invited guests
October 23: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet), Abbotsholme [more details]
October 19: Gershwin Piano Concerto with JoAnn Falletta / Ulster Orchestra, opening concert of the 2012 Befast Festival at Queen's, Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details] [read review]
September 29: Elgar Piano Quintet with the Piatti Quartet, Whitstable Music Society [more details]
September 25: Chamber concert with Cappa Ensemble, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick [more details]
September 15: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet) at the Trowbridge Arts Festival [booking information]
September 8: Solo recital of music by Philip Hammond, Harbour Commissioners, Belfast
August 27-29: CD recording session with Cappa Ensemble, Cork School of Music
August 22: Solo lunchtime recital, Rosemary St Church, Belfast
August 14: Chamber concert at Camerata Ireland's Clandeboye Festival, with David Quigley (piano) and Andres Diaz (cello), recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast [more details]
August 13: Chamber concert at Camerata Ireland's Clandeboye Festival, with Andres Diaz [more details]
July 27-28: CD recording for Chandos Records with Michael Collins, Potton Hall, Suffolk
July 16-18: Solo CD recording session in Dublin for RTE lyric fm: "The Irish Piano"
July 1: Duo recital with Michael Collins (clarinet), St Patrick's Church, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
June 17: Solo recital at the Irish Embassy, Paris
June 16: Linda Buckley Portrait Concert, Ergodos Musicians with Kate Ellis (cello), Michelle O'Rourke (mezzo-soprano) and Jonathan Sage (clarinet). 8.30pm Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
May 29: Private concert, Trinity College, Dublin
May 12-13: Wexford Chamber Music Festival with Ensemble Avalon and special guest Patricia Rozario (soprano), St Iberius' Church, Wexford [more details]
May 5-7: "Music in Drumcliffe" Festival with the Vogler Quartet, Moran Katz (clarinet) and Brian O'Kane (cello). St Columba's Church, Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo [more details] [read review]
April 28: Gala concert, featuring solo and duo performances (with flautist Charlotte Bletton), Castlecoole, Co. Fermanagh
April 27: Concert with the Cappa Ensemble, Guildford Music Society [more details]
April 20-21: Duo recitals with Sir James Galway, St. Gallen, Switzerland
April 15: Solo recital, Museo Isaac Fernandez Blanco, Buenos Aires
April 13: Solo recital at the Ushuaia International Festival, Argentina [watch video]
April 11: Beethoven Concerto No.5 with the Teatro Colon Orchestra / Jorge Uliarte at the Ushuaia International Festival
April 1: Ergodos concert 'I Call to You', The Model, Sligo [more details]
March 31: Mozart Concerto K.466 with Studio Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Belfast [read review]
March 28-29: Video recording session with Sir James Galway, Dublin
March 25: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin [more details] [read review]
March 2: Song recital with Patricia Rozario (soprano), Westminster School, London
February 26: Concert for Belfast Music Society with Ensemble Avalon [more details] [read review]
February 18: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Alnwick Music Society [more details]
February 10: Private solo recital, Glasgow
February 8: Solo recital, Dundalk Institute of Technology [more details]
February 4: Concert with Cappa Ensemble, Kilkenny
February 2: Concert with Cappa Ensemble, Cork [more details]
January 26: Solo recital, City Halls, Waterford [more details]
January 25: Live performance on BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' with Michael Collins
January 22: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Trinity College, Dublin
Recent engagements (2011)
December 12-13: BBC Radio recording, London
December 11: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
December 1: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Cork [more details]
November 26: Private solo recital, Belfast
November 25: Duo recital with Anna Wolstenholme (flute), Emmanuel College, Cambridge [more details]
November 24: Ergodos concert, Castalia Hall, Kilkenny [more details]
November 20-23: CD recording for Ergodos 'I Call to You', Castalia Hall, Kilkenny
November 20: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
November 17: Private concert, New York, NY
November 16: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Irish Arts Center, New York, NY
November 15: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Princeton University, NJ [more details]
November 13: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Washington Conservatory of Music, DC [more details]
November 3: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Folly Theatre, Kansas City, MO [read review]
November 1: Private concert, New York, NY
October 26: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, Tullamore, Co. Offaly [more details]
October 24: Concert with Ensemble Avalon, St. Iberius' Church, Wexford [more details]
October 22: Solo recital, Belfast Festival at Queen's, featuring works by Liszt, Grainger and a premiere performance of Philip Hammond's 'Miniatures and Modulations' - Rosemary St First Presbyterian Church [more details]
October 20: Prokofiev Concerto No.4 (for the left hand) with Gérard Korsten / Irish Chamber Orchestra, University Concert Hall, Limerick [more details]
October 15: Concert with Cappa Ensemble, Anaverna House, Ravensdale, Co. Louth [more details]
October 14: Concert with Cappa Ensemble, Con Brio Series, Methodist Church, Sligo [more details]
October 10: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Symphony Hall, Osaka, Japan
October 5: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Sapporo, Japan
October 2: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
September 26: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
September 22: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
August 20: Rachmaninov Concerto No.2 with Ulster Youth Orchestra / Garry Walker, Ulster Hall, Belfast (recorded for BBC Radio) [more details] [read review]
August 19: Rachmaninov Concerto No.2 with Ulster Youth Orchestra / Garry Walker, Guildhall, Derry [more details] [read review]
August 7: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Walled City Festival, Derry
July 22-31: Recitals with Sir James Galway, Charlotte Bletton and Jim Walker, Weggis, Switzerland
July 20: Lunchtime recital with Charlotte Bletton, Rosemary St Church, Belfast [read review]
July 11: Rachmaninov Concerto No.1 with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Jorge Uliarte at the Orvieto Ushuaia Classica Festival
July 10: Solo recital, Orvieto, Italy [view photos]
July 3: Duo recital with Charlotte Bletton (flute) at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
June 8: Schumann Introduction and Allegro op.134 with Ulster Orchestra / Paul Murphy, Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details]
May 13-15: Wexford Chamber Music Festival, Greenacres Gallery and St Iberius' Church, with Ensemble Avalon and special guest artists Patricia Rozario (soprano) and Michael d'Arcy (violin)
May 7: Family concert at Wigmore Hall, London with Michael Collins, featuring the premiere of Luke Bedford's "Igor, the Bird Who Couldn't Sing" [more details]
April 30-May 1: CD recording for Chandos Records with Michael Collins (clarinet), Potton Hall, Suffolk
April 20: Solo recital, Buenos Aires, Argentina (supported by Culture Ireland)
April 18: Solo recital, Rosario, Argentina (supported by Culture Ireland)
April 16: Rachmaninov Concerto No.1 with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Jorge Uliarte at the Ushuaia International Festival, Argentina (supported by Culture Ireland)
April 14: Solo recital at the Ushuaia International Festival, Patagonia, Argentina (supported by Culture Ireland)
April 8: Solo performance at RTE Lyric fm / Music Network's 'Love Live Music' at the Sugar Club, Dublin [watch video clip]
March 21: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Naples Philharmonic Center, Naples, Florida
March 19: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston, Texas
March 17: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 16: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Kravis Centre, West Palm Beach, Florida [read review]
March 6: Duo recital with Stefan Hoskuldsson (flute), Royal Academy of Music, London [more details]
March 4: Rachmaninov Concerto No.1 with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra / Matthew Wood, National Concert Hall, Dublin [click for more details] [read review]
February 10-11: Schools concerts for Camerata Ireland in Northern Ireland
February 5: Chamber concert with Jack Liebeck (violin), Michael Collins (clarinet) and Guy Johnston (cello) in Kingston Parish Church featuring works by Stravinsky, Debussy, Bartok and Messiaen [more details]
February 2: Duo recital with Michael Collins, University of York [more details]
January 27: Private concert at Sotheby's, London
January 24: Performance with James Galway on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' with Sean Rafferty
January 23: Concert with Ensemble Avalon at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin [read review]
(2010)
January 14: Trio concert with Ensemble Avalon in Sligo "Con Brio" series [more details]
January 15: Trio concert with Ensemble Avalon in Navan, Co. Meath [more details]
January 17: Solo recital in Stranraer, Scotland [more details]
February 10: Schumann's Introduction and Allegro appassionato with Carlos Kalmar / Ulster Orchestra in the Ulster Hall, Belfast [more details]
February 20: Trio concert with Michael Collins (clarinet) and Jonathan Morton (violin) in Portici, Italy
March 7: Duo recital with Michael Collins in Harrogate Festival [more details]
March 13: Schumann's Introduction and Allegro appassionato with Ciaran Crilly / Dublin Orchestral Players [more details]
April 17: Solo piano music by Chopin at a special memorial service for the Polish Prime Minister, Goverment Buildings, Stormont
April 18: Masterclass with four local pianists, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
April 21-25: Moving on Music solo recital tour of Northern Ireland [more details]
April 21: Solo recital in QUB Harty Room, Belfast
April 22: Solo recital in Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
April 23: Solo recital in Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
April 24: Solo recital in Market Place Theatre, Armagh [more details]
April 25: Solo recital in Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick [read review]
April 30: Charity concert in Castlecoole, Fermanagh
May 12: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester [read review] [more details]
May 16: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow [more details]
May 17: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Music Hall, Aberdeen [more details]
May 19: Duo recital with Sir James Galway in Southend
May 22: Duo recital with Sir James Galway, Symphony Hall, Birmingham [read review] [more details]
May 23: Duo recital with Sir James Galway in Milton Keynes
May 27: Charity concert, Langham Hotel, London
June 9: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich Concerto No.2 with John Finucane / Hibernian Orchestra, National Concert Hall, Dublin [more details]
June 10-12: Recording session with Michael Collins (clarinet) for Chandos Records, Potton Hall, Suffolk
June 20: Solo recital at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin in their 'Sundays@Noon' series
June 25: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with Matthew Wood / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Lighthouse, Poole [more details] [read review]
June 28: Solo recital in Wigmore Hall, London featuring works by Mozart, Ian Wilson, Liszt, Brahms and Rachmaninov [more details] [read review]
July 2: Charity concert, Buckden, Cambridgeshire
July 3: Solo recital, Clare College, Cambridge
July 25-30: Duo recitals with Stefan Hoskuldsson, Davide Formisano and Sir James Galway, Weggis, Switzerland
September 2: Recording session for Lorelt label, Philip Hammond solo piano music
September 22: Solo lunchtime recital, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester [more details]
September 24: Private concert with Ensemble Avalon, Trinity College, Dublin
September 28: Solo lunchtime recital, Chichester Cathedral
October 9: Rachmaninov Concerto No.1 with Studio Symphony Orchestra, St. Bride's Hall, Belfast
October 11: Short performance at NI Opera launch in Belfast
October 15: Early morning Chopin performance at NIR Central Station to mark the opening of the Belfast Festival at Queen's [view photo]
October 17: Duo recital with Michael Collins for BBC Radio 3, City Halls, Glasgow [more details]
Music Network concert tour of Ireland with the Cappa Ensemble [tour details]
November 1: Cloughjordan, Tipperary
November 2: The Coach House, Dublin Castle [book tickets] [read review]
November 3: City Hall, Waterford
November 4: Killorglin, Kerry
November 5: Newbridge, Kildare
November 6: Navan, Meath
November 7: Clifden, Galway
November 8: Castlebar, Mayo
November 11: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Peebles Music Society
November 12: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Kelso Music Society [more details]
November 13: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Dundee Chamber Music Society [more details]
November 26: Mozart Concerto No.23 in A major K.488 with Hallé Orchestra / Eduardo Patel, King George's Hall, Blackburn [more details]
November 27: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Alnwick Music Club
December 3-5: Ensemble Avalon Winter Chamber Festival, Wexford
December 3: Opening concert at Greenacres Gallery, Selskar, 8pm with Michael d'Arcy (violin) and Ensemble Avalon in works by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Schubert
December 4: Lunchtime recital, 1pm with Patrcia Rozario (soprano) and Michael McHale (piano) in St Iberius' Church, Main Street featuring songs by Schubert, Strauss and Britten
December 4: Evening concert, Greenacres Gallery, 8pm with Patricia Rozario, Michael d'Arcy and Ensemble Avalon in works by Bach, Ravel, Shostakovich and a world premiere of Benedict Schlepper-Connolly's new piano trio "A space of life between"
December 5: Final concert, Greenacres Gallery, 3pm with Ensemble Avalon and Michael d'Arcy featuring works by Mozart, Schubert, Liszt and Shostakovich
December 17: Broadcast concert for Swiss Radio DRS in Zurich with Sir James Galway
(2009)
January 11: Concert in the ‘Sundays at Noon’ series, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
January 18: Concert in the ‘Sundays at Noon’ series, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin [read review]
January 27: Drogheda International Concert Series with Ensemble Avalon
January 30: Music Network trio recital in Anaverna House, Co. Louth
February 22: Concert in the ‘Sundays at Noon’ series, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
February 28: Lunchtime recital in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
March 1-3: Recording session for Louth Contemporary Music Society
March 6: Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody with Ulster Orchestra and Kenneth Montgomery, Ulster Hall, Belfast [read review]
May 30, 31 Duo recitals with Sir James Galway in Barnstaple, Devon [read review] and Truro, Cornwall
June 13, 14: Performances of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Wexford Sinfonia
July 1: Chamber concert in Sheffield City Hall, with members of the Hallé orchestra featuring Brahms’ Horn Trio and Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds
July 8: Duo recital with Lynda O’Connor (violin) in Wexford
July 16: David Walter Hall’s Cross Road Blues at the Hackney Empire: first public performance with Michael’s newly-commissioned score for choir and six-piece ensemble
July 19,20: Recitals with Sir James Galway and Michael Cox, Lucerne, Switzerland
August 1: Solo performance at Tanglewood Festival, Massachusetts
September 2: BBC studio recording with Ulster Orchestra
September 4: Franck's Symphonic Variations with Ulster Orchestra in Ulster Hall, Belfast. click here for information and booking details
September 6: Afternoon recital at the 2009 King’s Place Festival with Michael Collins (clarinet) featuring works by Schumann, Matthews and Britten. click here for more information and booking details [read review]
September 15: Solo recital in Chichester Cathedral
September 17: Private concert in Dublin
September 20: Afternoon concert at Camerata Ireland’s Castletown Festival, Co. Kildare with Ensemble Avalon featuring trios by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich [read review]
October 3: Mozart “Jeunehomme” Concerto K.271 with Studio Symphony Orchestra, Elmwood Hall, Belfast
October 13: 20 minute solo set at 100 Club, Oxford St, London. visit London Limelight for more information
October 15: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Eaton Square, London. click here for more information and booking details
October 17: Duo recital with Michael Collins, Banstead Arts Festival Society, Surrey
October 18: Duo recital with Eimear McGeown, flute at the Ulster Hall, Belfast for BBC Radio. click here for information and booking details
October 29: Duo recital with Michael Collins in Aberdeen for BBC Radio 3 [read review]
November 12: Live performance and interview on BBC Radio 3 "In Tune" programme [view photo]
November 15: Mozart “Jeunehomme” Concerto K.271 with Hallé / Rory MacDonald in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester click here for information and booking details [read review]
November 16: Duo recital with Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) of contemporary Irish music at King’s Place, London. click here for information and booking details [read review]
November 18: Mozart “Jeunehomme” Concerto K.271 with Hallé / Rory MacDonald in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester click here for information and booking details
November 19: Mozart “Jeunehomme” Concerto K.271 with Hallé / Rory MacDonald in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester click here for information and booking details
November 28: Andante from Mozart Concerto No.21 with David Brophy / RTE Concert Orchestra at Sir James Galway's 70th birthday concert in Dublin
November 30: Live performance on Radio 3 "In Tune" programme
December 1: Andante from Mozart Concerto No.21 with the London Mozart Players at Sir James Galway's 70th birthday concert at the Anvil, Basingstoke
December 2: Andante from Mozart Concerto No.21 with the London Mozart Players at Sir James Galway's 70th birthday concert at Fairfield Halls, Croydon
December 5,6: The 2nd Ensemble Avalon Winter Chamber Festival in Wexford
December 14: Recording session, Potton Hall, Suffolk
December 15: Christmas charity concert in Chelsea, London
(2008)
November 28-30: Ensemble Avalon Winter Chamber Festival in association with Music for Wexford
November 11: Duo recital with Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) in Bantry House, Co.Cork
October 18: Performance at BBC Radio 3’s ‘Pianothon’ event at Victoria Square, Belfast
October 18: Duo recital with Eimear McGeown (flute) in the Belfast Festival at Queen’s for BBC Radio Ulster
October 13: Duo recital with Ciaran McCabe (violin) for Newtonabbey Music Club
September 11: Chamber music in CSM Curtis Auditorium, Cork with Ensemble Avalon and Cian O’Duill (viola)
September 9: Brahms chamber music concert in Limerick with Ensemble Avalon and Cian O'Duill (viola)
August 22: Clandeboye Festival gala concert, performing Saint-Saëns' Carnaval des Animaux with Camerata Ireland and David Quigley (piano)
August 18: Evening concert at the Clandeboye Festival; performances with Barry Douglas, Richard Watkins and Michael Collins, as well as the première of 'Midnight Shadows' for solo piano, written for Michael by Belfast composer Philip Hammond
August: Concert tour with Takuo Yuasa and the Ulster Youth Orchestra performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini including dates in Derry (7), Belfast (8), Berlin (12) and Kassel (14)
July 23: Lunchtime piano trio recital, Rosemary St Church, Belfast
July 23: Fauré piano trio with Ensemble Avalon in National Concert Hall, Dublin
July 13, 15: Chichester and King’s Lynn Festivals with Sir James Galway
July 4: Special concert for the 'Friends of the Belfast Music Society', performing a selection of works by Chopin, Field and Liszt on an antique Pleyel piano
July 1: Début concerto performance with the RTE NSO in the National Concert Hall, Dublin performing Franck’s Symphonic Variations
June 12: Solo recital in Leighton House, London