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Sunday Miscellany: Colm Tóibín on rediscovering Carmen Bustamante

45 years on and this soprano's 3-minute Beethoven performance is still seared into the memory

Sunday Miscellany • 24 Oct 23

Beethoven Day 2021: Symphony No. 1 live in Bonn

arte • 21 Sep 21

Watch: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra - the new season begins!

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra • 13 Sep 21

Nine Symphonies, Nine Cities: RTÉ & ARTE celebrate Beethoven

Music • 23 Jun 21

Watch: Von Karajan Conducts Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Under the musical direction of the legendary Herbert von Karajan, the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra play two works by Ludwig van Beethoven...

arte • 04 Feb 21

20 Shots Of Opera: Mrs. Streicher by Gerald Barry

Irish National Opera's 20 Shots of Opera series features 20 new compact operas from composers in Ireland...

20 Shots Of Opera • 08 Jan 21

Clandeboye At Home celebrates Beethoven 250

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Clandeboye Festival is going digital, with a series of online concerts celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.

Festivals • 17 Aug 20

Degani Piano Trio. L- R: Annette Cleary (cello), Alan Smale (violin), and Rachel Quinn (piano)

RTÉ Lyric fm marks Beethoven's 250th anniversary

To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, Paul Herriott presents the Degani Piano Trio's recording of Words and Music, Beethoven's Piano Trio Op.1 No.1 in E flat major and excerpts of Beethoven's letters read by Barry McGovern.

Beethoven • 04 Aug 20

RTÉ Concert Orchestra viola player Elizabeth O'Neill (Pic Andres Poveda)

Inside Tracks: RTÉ CO player Elizabeth O'Neill's favourite music

In a new series, members of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra share their own musical favourites...

Inside Tracks • 09 Jul 20

American composer and pianist George Gershwin is here to help you get a good night's sleep...

Playlist: Classical music to help you sleep

If you're finding it difficult to get to sleep lately, here are some soothing classical pieces that will help you drift off into a restful night's sleep.

Music • 22 Apr 20

Listen: Lyric Concert Gold - a night of Beethoven magic

Conductor Leonard Slatkin returns to the National Concert Hall, Dublin for an all Beethoven concert with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.

Music • 23 Mar 20

Gabriela Montero joins the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra for Valentine's Night (Pic: Shelley Mosman

Lyric Concert Gold - Valentine's Night with Beethoven and Mozart

Watch a special sold-out Lyric Concert Live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin - showcasing three vibrant orchestral showpieces of contrasting passions…with happy endings guaranteed!

Rté Lyric Fm • 24 Mar 20

Claudio Abbado Conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 3 the 'Eroica'

For the opening concert of the Lucerne festival in 2013, Claudio Abbado conducted the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, his famous 'Eroica' symphony

arte • 10 Feb 20

Watch: Ode To Joy - Bernstein Conducts Beethoven's 9th Symphony

On Christmas Day 1989, just a few weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted a special performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony with musicians from the great orchestras of Germany, Russia, France, Britain and the USA.

arte • 16 Jan 20

Watch: Lyric Concert from the NCH: Beethoven's Ode To Joy

Paul Herriott presents the Lyric Concert live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Broadcast live throughout Europe, the season finale ends on a spectacular note.

Rté Lyric Fm • 25 May 18

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