In recent seasons, Barry has performed with orchestras including the London Symphony, Estonian National Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille, Nuremberg Symphony, and Staatskapelle Halle, among others.

Barry marked the 30th anniversary of his Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition win with full Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto cycles with the National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin and the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast.

Applauded for his promotion of contemporary repertoire, he performed the premiere of Kevin Volans’ Fourth Piano Concerto with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the European premiere of the Penderecki Piano Concerto.

A highly sought-after recitalist and chamber musician, he has given performances across the globe, from the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Wigmore Hall, and the Verbier Festival, to the major halls of North America and Asia, including the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Grand Theatre in Shanghai, and other cities in China.

Barry is an exclusive Chandos recording artist. He recently completed a six-album recording of the full works for solo piano of Brahms. International Record Review wrote that “this is indeed Brahms playing of the utmost integrity and authority… this cycle looks set to become a benchmark version.”

His current recording projects focus on the solo piano works of Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Also with Chandos, Barry is exploring Irish folk music through his own arrangements, working with ancient melodies through to pieces by contemporary songwriters.

In January 2021, Barry Douglas was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to music and community relations in the 2021 New Year Honours List. He previously received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year’s Honours List for services to music.