The Hugh Lane Concert series – Near FM

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Cormac Breathnach, Martin Dunlea and Brian Fleming

Paul March 31, 2026

Near FM is pleased to present The Hugh Lane Concert series – Episode 39. A concert of traditional, Spanish and original music from Cormac Breathnach on whistles; Martin Dunlea on guitar and Brian Fleming on percussion. Recorded in the Abbey Presbyterian Church,…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Danusha Waskiewicz and Naomi Berrill

Paul December 19, 2025

Near FM presents episode 38 in The Hugh Lane Concert series with Dragonfly, Danusha Waskiewicz on viola and Naomi Berrill on cello, who create a richly layered soundscape, where each performer plays and sings simultaneously. Instruments and voices merge into a single…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – John Butcher, Werner Dafeldecker and Roy Carroll

Paul December 3, 2025

Near FM presents episode 37 in The Hugh Lane Concert series with an improvised concert by John Butcher, Werner Dafeldecker, and Roy Carroll. The new trio of John Butcher (Saxophone), Werner Dafeldecker (Double Bass), and Roy Carroll (Electronics) unites three singular voices.…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Korros Ensemble

Paul July 9, 2025

Near FM presents episode 36 in The Hugh Lane Concert series with Korros Ensemble. The ensemble perform with the beautiful and unusual combination of flute, clarinet and harp. In the concert we hear works by Astor Piazzolla, Claude Debussy, Elizabeth Poston, Cheryl…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Susannah de Wrixon and Conor Linehan

Paul July 2, 2025

Near FM presents episode 35 in our Hugh Lane Concert series with Susannah de Wrixon on vocals and Conor Linehan on piano, with a diverse programme of song and piano music including works by Shakespeare, Bucchino, Weill, Joyce, Gershwin, Sondheim and original…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Quartet for the end of Time

Paul May 9, 2025

In this episode we present The Fews Ensemble performing one of the great compositions of the 20th Century, Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. We hear the concert in full interspersed with an in depth interview with Joanne Quigley…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – The Art of the Fugue

Paul March 11, 2025

In this special episode, Harpsichordists Rachel Factor and Yonit Kosovske present a duo performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue) BWV 1080. Composed in Bach’s final decade of life, this monumental masterpiece was scored for…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Mayah Kadish & Tim Cape

Paul February 12, 2025

Near FM is delighted to present the latest in our Hugh Lane Concert series, featuring renowned violinist Mayah Kadish accompanied by Tim Cape on electronics. The concert was recorded on Jan 12th 2025 in Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery as part of the…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Art of Collaboration ‘Air’

Paul November 8, 2024

Near FM are delighted to present ‘Air’ a concert from the Art of Collaboration, featuring Aoife Ní Bhriain (Violin), Paul Roe (Clarinets) and Mick O’Brien (Uilleann Pipes). We hear a classical/traditional fusion concert of Carolan, Baroque and Norwegian music, as well as…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu

Paul June 20, 2023

Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon concert series in the beautiful surrounds of Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, on May 7th 2023, Near FM present a concert of clarinets and percussion by Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu, performing works by Ross…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – The Matthew Berrill Trio

Paul April 4, 2023

In this episode we hear a concert and interviews with The Matthew Berrill Trio, consisting of Matthew Berrill on Clarinets, Imogen Churchill on vocals, piano and guitar, and Anatole Muster on Accordion. Having met at the Royal Academy of Music in London,…

The Hugh Lane Concert series – Billy O’Brien

Paul March 7, 2023

Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon Concert series, on Nov 20th 2022, Billy O’Brien (piano) performs a concert of Alexander Skriabin – 24 Preludes op. 11 and Olivier Messiaen – Premiere Communion de la Vierge from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesu 2022 marked…