Artistic Director of Irish Baroque Orchestra + Ensemble Marsyas. Artistic Partner of Irish National Opera.
Joined February 2013
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Peter Whelan retweeted
A wonderful 24 hours with 2 sold out audiences for Irish musical acts at the @edintfest with support of @culture_ireland
Singer @lisaoneillmusic wowed by blending traditional 🇮🇪 influences with modern arrangements.
@IrishBaroque treated us to Handel & the enigmatic Mr Charles!
ALT Irish singer songwriter Lisa O'Neill who performed to a packed queen's hall in Edinburgh
ALT Consul General Jerry O'Donovan with the Irish Baroque Orchestra's artistic director Peter Whelan
Peter Whelan retweeted
Last night on @BBCRadio3 the Olympics were back in London!
Well, in the form of Vivaldi’s L’Olimpiade at any rate. A stellar performance with @IrishNatOpera/ @IrishBaroque /Peter Whelan.
You can hear Opera on 3 on @bbcsounds & as you can see I was chuffed with my parking space
The week in classical: Israel in Egypt; James McVinnie & Tristan Perich: Infinity Gradient; Bluebeard’s Castle – review theguardian.com/music/2024/m…
Peter Whelan retweeted
The MCO & EBS shall perform for ever +ever! What a tremendous #Handel #IsraelinEgypt by the world class of its own @mco_london -happy 60th choir jubilee!- & @Whelanpp at the @elbphilharmonie (sol.: @juliacdoyle @amycwood @jdahall @NickPritch89 J Comerford T Hambleton 🎶😍🤩👏🙏🎆
Peter Whelan retweeted
On RTÉ lyric Live tonight, @Paullyricfm brings us two recent concerts by the @IrishBaroque
With music from Buxtehude to Bach with tenor #HugoHymas & conductor John Butt
Plus, their programme Jupiter and the Bear featuring oboe player Andreas Helm with @Whelanpp
Tune in from 7pm
Peter Whelan retweeted
⭐ EXCITING NEWS ⭐
@NCH_Music is delighted to honour the celebrated Ann Murray DBE with its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award will be presented at a Gala Concert on Tues 30 Jan with the @NSOrchestraIRL under the direction of @Whelanpp
⚠️ On sale Fri 8 Dec 10am
Peter Whelan retweeted
Lovely to chat with @whelanpp of @IrishBaroque today about their upcoming Messiah performances in @NatOperaHouse and St. Patrick’s Carhedral @RTElyricfm
Peter Whelan retweeted
Book your tickets for this year's Dublin HandelFest (14th-16th July) :
dublinhandelfest.com/events
Peter Whelan retweeted
Handelmania returns to Dublin!
Katie Morrisroe (Head of National Historic Properties, OPW) and Peter Whelan (Artistic Director, IBO) begin the countdown to Dublin HandelFest 2023, with help from ‘Paddy’s Trumpeters’, apprentice trumpeters from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Peter Whelan retweeted
June's New Release Playlist features Askonas Holt artists @pianomalk, Ian Bostridge, Harry Bicket, @LucyCroweSop, Neal Davies, @Whelanpp, @gergelymadaras, and @nezetseguin.
Listen here: ow.ly/5QjM50P2qev
Peter Whelan retweeted
brilliant interview by @cliodhnaviolin with @AliyeCornish & @Whelanpp of the @IrishBaroque about the upcoming @dubhandelfest.. really interesting to read about the way music was performed and listened to in the 18th century!
This month's edition of @theGOOdublin features an interview I did with @AliyeCornish and @Whelanpp of the @irishbaroque. We chatted about their upcoming @dublinhandelfest and all things 18th Century! Thanks to Peter and Aliye for sitting down to chat to me.
Peter Whelan retweeted
This month's edition of @theGOOdublin features an interview I did with @AliyeCornish and @Whelanpp of the @irishbaroque. We chatted about their upcoming @dublinhandelfest and all things 18th Century! Thanks to Peter and Aliye for sitting down to chat to me.
Peter Whelan retweeted
I loved doing this interview with @Whelanpp and @AliyeCornish of the @IrishBaroque about @dubhandelfest. Pick it up and check it out. It's a trip back to Dublins music scene in 1740. It was a buzz!
We feel very cool all of a sudden 😎 Thanks @theGOOdublin for profiling our @dubhandelfest with @Whelanpp and @AliyeCornish!
Peter Whelan retweeted
We feel very cool all of a sudden 😎 Thanks @theGOOdublin for profiling our @dubhandelfest with @Whelanpp and @AliyeCornish!
#13 out today...
Featuring our guide to Pride clubbing, SELK, Malachy Tuohy, Hothouse Flowers, Dec Pierce's new label 95 Records, Chewie, The Irish Baroque Orchestra & HandelFest, Robbie Kitt (Give Us The Night), Metronome in the NCH and lots more...
Peter Whelan retweeted
Out today! New @IrishBaroque CD on @LinnRecords - "Mr Charles the Hungarian - Handel’s Rival in Dublin". Lots of fantastic music and some epic stuff for the horns! irishbaroqueorchestra.com/pr…
Peter Whelan retweeted
We could not have imagined a more magical finish to #BVOF2023 in Dromore Yard last night. Thank you to Paula Murrihy, @IrishBaroque and @Whelanpp for what was a truly unforgettable evening.
📸 John D Kelly Photography
#BVOF #BVOFConcerts #IrishBaroqueOrchestra #paulamurrihy
Peter Whelan retweeted
Are you ready for Così fan tutte?
We're opening at the @NatOperaHouse in Wexford tomorrow. 🎶
Catch us at:
@UCHLimerick - Limerick
@gaiety_theatre - Dublin
@leisurelandGal - Galway
@CorkOperaHouse - Cork
🎟 bit.ly/INOCosiFanTutte
📆 19 May - 2 June
I’m proud of this one! With the phenomenon that is @AnnekeScott 📯
**Mr Charles the Hungarian - Handel's Rival in Dublin**
Now available for digital pre-order:
lnk.to/MrCharlesTheHungarian…
Worldwide release June 9th 2023.
Hear more from @Whelanpp & @AnnekeScott on the shadowy entrepreneur at the heart of the disc.
youtu.be/HnopxLd4wdI.
