RTĂâs cuts to National Symphony Orchestra are no accidentDee Forbes wants to give the impression RTĂ is committed to maintaining two orchestras, but it has forced the NSO into a situation of atrophyWed Feb 28 2018 - 05:15
âMy first musical memory is standing in a cot listening to an old Telefunken reel-to-reel tape recorderâMusicians whose work will be at this weekâs New Music Festival talk about their influences, ambitions and fearsTue Feb 27 2018 - 12:20
âPowder Her Faceâ, New Music Festival: the best in opera and classical music this weekFrom the scandalous opera by Thomas AdĂšs to new work by Crash EnsembleSat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00
Czech Philharmonic aquires middle-aged paunchThere were, of course, multiple pleasures along the way â this was a leading Czech orchestra playing some of the greatest Czech musicWed Feb 21 2018 - 05:15
âIs opera an Irish artform? Of course it isâOpera is becoming âsexy againâ and Irish National Opera aims to capitalise on the new interest by bringing opera to the peopleSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann, Quentin Hindley: the best classical music this weekThe Czech orchestra is playing three times at the NCH; Stutzmannâs RTĂ NSO concerts are not to be missedSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
French Baroque back in vogue at the National Concert HallMagdalena Kozena makes singing seem like an entirely natural activityWed Feb 14 2018 - 05:15
The best classical concerts this week2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCHSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00
Estonian choir shows its choral pedigree at the National Concert HallRTĂ National Symphony Orchestra makes important exploration of Mozart and RameauWed Feb 07 2018 - 05:15
Treats for piano gourmands: this weekâs classical highlightsEmmanuelle HaĂŻm brings French baroque to Dublin, rising star Duncan Ward conducts the RTĂ NSO; and Dublin International Piano Competition winners perform in GalwaySat Feb 03 2018 - 05:00
Shostakovichâs Second Piano Concerto: the musicianâs best friendIt is designed to make players sound better than they are â but a recent performance did the oppositeWed Jan 31 2018 - 05:15
Peter Whelan: a man of many partsWhelan has moved from wind section to the podium as artistic director of the Irish Baroque OrchestraMon Jan 29 2018 - 05:00
The best of the weekâs classical musicThe Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Kaspars PutninĆĄ, The Vanbrugh, RTĂ NSO/Harry BicketSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
Directorâs first full festival hoves into viewNew Music Dublin to open with Crash Ensemble on the front steps of the National Concert Hall at sunsetWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:15
The best classical music this week: Joshua Bell and Academy of St Martin in the Fields at NCHConductor Daniele Rustioni debuts with the RTĂ NSO and busy percussionist Alex Petcu gets the stage to himselfSat Jan 20 2018 - 04:00
National Operaâs Big Bang! a real statement of intentLaunch of new company âa golden momentâ and signals commitment to Irish creative talentWed Jan 17 2018 - 05:15
Top three classical performances this weekCelebrating composer Brett Dean, Stravinskyâs Funeral Song resurfaces and composers on loveSat Jan 13 2018 - 04:00
Chamber Music Gathering ignores female composers for second yearThe NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork FestivalWed Jan 10 2018 - 05:15
More bang for your bucks: This weekâs classical and opera highlightsChamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTĂ NSOSat Jan 06 2018 - 04:00
Why we need a new State-funded national orchestraRTĂâs role as âprimary custodianâ of symphonic music must be challengedWed Jan 03 2018 - 05:00
Classical music highlights for week ending January 7thNew Yearâs Eve Viennese Gala â New Year Celebration â RTĂ NSO/Alexander ShelleyFri Dec 29 2017 - 00:00
Arts Councilâs attacks on Government a strange strategyCouncil needs to embrace idea it will no longer be sole recipient of fundingWed Dec 27 2017 - 05:00
Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says MartinNew Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effectWed Dec 20 2017 - 05:00
Classical music highlights of the week â from Hugh Lane Gallery to the Ulster HallIrish Opera Artistsâ Christmas Gala and A Box of Festive DelightsFri Dec 15 2017 - 00:00
A sequence of visions of ChopinItâs always a pleasure to meet so accomplished, so resourceful and so thoughtful a virtuoso as Russian Daniil TrifonovWed Dec 13 2017 - 05:00
Irish National Opera appoints Fergus Sheil as artistic directorCompanyâs first production, Mozartâs Le nozze di Figaro, to be directed by Patrick MasonMon Dec 11 2017 - 23:52
The best classical music this week: RTĂ NSO Christmas GalaLauma Skride, UO/Olari Elts â Ailish Tynan (soprano), ICO/Katherine Hunka (violin)Fri Dec 08 2017 - 00:00
Sexual misconduct controversy hits the New York Met OperaâConversations Iâve had with victims over the years suggests that Ireland is no different in relation to these issuesâWed Dec 06 2017 - 05:00
The best classical music this week: Daniil Trifonov makes NCH debutRTĂ Contempo Quartet play Beethoven while Peter Whelan directs Irish Baroque Orchestra performance of Handelâs MessiahFri Dec 01 2017 - 00:00
Playing politics with the RTĂ orchestra cutbacks controversyTaoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna FĂĄil comes late to the causeWed Nov 29 2017 - 05:00
Classical music highlights of the week: JoAnn Fallettaâs NCH debutCrash Ensemble celebrate 20 years with special performance and Nathalie Stutzmann leads the RTĂ NSO in Strauss and MozartFri Nov 24 2017 - 00:00
RTĂâs orchestra cuts will be seen everywhere, from weddings to schoolsWhen orchestras are silenced, society will feel the lossWed Nov 22 2017 - 05:00
The best classical music this week: Nikolaj Znaider joins the RTĂ NSO for first timeTed talk star Daria van den Bercken is in Galway and Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova plays an all-French programme in DroghedaSat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00
Denis Naughten should be alarmed by Ivan Yatesâs RTĂ sourcesIs the strange approach to filling key posts in RTĂâs orchestras a ploy to tear them down?Wed Nov 15 2017 - 05:00
The best classical music and opera this weekCity of London Sinfonia with pianist Michael McHale and conductor Michael Collins, Quatuor Voceâs nine-stop tour and NI Opera stage CosĂŹ fan tutteSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Can RTĂ effectively axe an orchestra?Cuts in RTĂâs pool of musician employees is fuelling speculation about a merger of its two orchestrasWed Nov 08 2017 - 05:00
Classical highlights in NovemberAt last, RTĂ National Symphony Orchestra is presenting âA celebration of contemporary Irish female composersâ at the NCHFri Nov 03 2017 - 00:00
NCH finding space for work by living Irish composersIts Chamber Music series is its largest yet with a welcome focus on native talentWed Nov 01 2017 - 05:00
Classical music: the best concerts this weekFinghin Collins goes solo at Wexford Festival OperaFri Oct 27 2017 - 00:00
The Harvey Weinsteins of the world are well represented in operaWe laugh and clap along with characters in opera whose actions would scandalise us in real lifeWed Oct 25 2017 - 05:00
Wexford Festival Opera: the opening weekendâs reviewsâMedeaâ misses the mark while âRisurrezioneâ goes down a stormMon Oct 23 2017 - 12:00
Writing a melody is 'like walking on a graveyard. Itâs full of dead composers'Italian classical guitarist Oscar Ghiglia pulls no punches when it comes to his students or his peersTue Oct 17 2017 - 05:00
Classical and opera highlights this weekWexford Festival Opera begins while âEithneâ is presented in a concert performanceFri Oct 13 2017 - 00:00
Valentin Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen der Nacht â soundscapes haunted by the pastFri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
Classical music round-up with Michael DervanA celebrated Swedish brass player, a master US percussionist and a Norwegian trumpeterFri Oct 06 2017 - 00:00
A good conductor helps an orchestra tune out the noiseNathalie Stutzmann infuses the RTĂ NSOâs playing with litheness, clarity and wit on her guest debutWed Oct 04 2017 - 05:00
Nathalie Stutzmann takes a bow with RTĂ NSOClassical highlights: Veronika Eberle, Tallis Scholars and RTĂ Contempo QuartetThu Sept 28 2017 - 13:00
Stereo sound: the contralto who doubles as a conductorNathalie Stutzmann, the new guest conductor of the RTĂ NSO, has found two very different ways of producing soundThu Sept 28 2017 - 05:00
