Meet Electrophone, the streaming service you’ve never heard ofLong before Spotify, music buffs signed up to hear live concerts by telephoneWed Sept 25 2019 - 16:49
Ulster Orchestra’s new principal conductor: ‘Opera was in my DNA’Daniele Rustioni has performed at some the world’s greatest theatresTue Sept 24 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music and opera to see this weekAn opera on Ireland’s direct provision system and New Ross Piano FestivalSat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00
Some nice little arrangements at Westport festivalArranging big works for smaller ensembles has always helped make them more accessibleWed Sept 18 2019 - 05:00
Four to the floor: This week’s best classical music gigsA Culture Night programme at the National Concert Hall is among the highlightsSat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
The Rachmaninov method: Practise like a snail, play like a gazelleA painstaking approach could be the key to the composer’s complex and technical workWed Sept 11 2019 - 05:00
Vagabones review: Irish witchcraft meets Irish operaRaymond Deane’s Vagabones dramatises one of the few witch trials to have ever taken place in IrelandMon Sept 09 2019 - 15:30
Brett Dean’s ICO debut: This week’s classical highlightsFiachra Garvey with the RTÉ NSO, plus the Westport Chamber Music FestivalSat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00
NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertaintyCollaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed resultsWed Sept 04 2019 - 05:00
This week’s best classical music gigsYuga Wang makes her Irish debut, and Vagabones gets its first Irish airingSat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00
Roger Doyle: Aosdána’s newest Saoi is a champion of Irish composersPrevious saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greatsWed Aug 28 2019 - 05:00
Handel with care: This week’s best classical music gigsA visit to Dublin by Belgian organist Peter Van de Velde is among the highlightsSat Aug 24 2019 - 05:00
The Hunger review: An opera let down by its musical materialThe composer Donnacha Dennehy struggles to convey the horrors of the Great FamineWed Aug 21 2019 - 13:49
Quatuor Mosaïques bring ‘sophisticated mildness’ to KilkennyPhoenix 55, Malcolm Proud, Crash Ensemble, Quiet Music Ensemble and others also playWed Aug 21 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music and opera to see this weekGet Bach in Kilkenny and The Hunger in DublinSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
New director takes new musical direction at Kilkenny Arts FestivalOlga Barry’s first programme was scaled down in ambition, but delivered some big momentsWed Aug 14 2019 - 05:00
John Godfrey: pushing boundaries at the extreme ends of the musical spectrum‘The primary core thinking behind quiet music is that this is a music you choose to engage with’Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music to see this weekRachmaninov and Stravinsky among the highlights at Kilkenny Arts FestivalSat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00
Opera by Victorian sensation Pauline Viardot a first for WexfordFamed composer and singer will become the first woman to have an opera presented by Wexford Festival OperaWed Aug 07 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music events this weekSoprano Majella Cullagh comes to Dublin for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s latest concertSat Aug 03 2019 - 05:00
Olive Smith: A woman at the heart of Irish musical historyNew book traces life story of ‘visionary’ and efforts to secure concert hall for DublinWed Jul 31 2019 - 16:02
The two best classical music shows to see this weekDidzis Kalnins and Gyula Nagy, Judit MátéSat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00
Aosdána functions as way of hiding fact that arts funding is shamefully lowIf sector was funded to level of European norm there would be no need for allowancesWed Jul 24 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music to go to this weekThe Irish Composers’ Collective and the RTÉ NSO at the National Concert HallSat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00
Schemes for women in music help, just don’t look at the rest of the programmeThe art of misdirection is acceptable in music, until it’s about distractionWed Jul 17 2019 - 05:00
The best classical music and opera to see this weekThe tragic tale of JFK’s sister and National Youth Orchestra moves from east to westSat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00
Lesson from West Cork for Galway’s troubled European Capital of CultureOne shining beacon in Galway’s programme is a cello festival and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s offering of less-frequently heard cello repertoire is a timely tasterWed Jul 10 2019 - 05:00
Chamber of promise: The best classical gigs this weekSoprano Anna Devin performs at the West Cork Chamber Music FestivalSat Jul 06 2019 - 05:00
West Cork Chamber Music Festival delivers stunning quartet performancesA singular listening experience prevailed at this unique public recitalWed Jul 03 2019 - 05:00
Rosemary Kennedy: Telling the story of a forgotten daughterComposer Brian Irvine’s new opera focuses on JFK’s intellectually disabled sisterTue Jul 02 2019 - 05:00
‘I went on stage, the piano was locked. And no one had the key’Musical idols, dreams and nightmares of West Cork Chamber Music Festival performersTue Jun 18 2019 - 05:00
Pipeworks festival opens with screening of NosferatuStations of the Sun in several Dundalk venues and runs to five concerts and interviewsSat Jun 15 2019 - 05:00
Your idea of musical hell? – a Q&A for composers and musiciansInternational performers coming to Louth’s Stations of the Sun festival are put on the spotThu Jun 13 2019 - 05:00
Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wingDearth of Irish and female composers in new season offerings at National Concert HallWed Jun 12 2019 - 05:00
Colin Currie: Navigating a tightrope of rhythmWhen it comes to performing Steve Reich, the percussionist says, preparation is keySat Jun 08 2019 - 05:00
Communal virtuosity is abundant in NSO’s Strauss performanceNational Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada perform almost flawlesslyWed Jun 05 2019 - 05:00
Put Bellucci on your Liszt: this week’s classical music highlightThe fearless Italian pianist goes operatic at this year’s Blackwater Valley Opera FestivalSat Jun 01 2019 - 05:00
Too many cooks: what happens when ensembles go large?Getting bigger groups to work in harmony without a conductor can be trickyWed May 29 2019 - 05:00
Opera in Waterford and an Irish debut: This week’s classical music highlightsThe Blackwater Valley Opera Festival returns with two operas this yearSat May 25 2019 - 05:00
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivalsMaster classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and GalwayWed May 22 2019 - 05:00
The week’s best classical concertsFrom Boston Symphony Chamber Players in Dublin to the Ulster Orchestra in BelfastSat May 18 2019 - 05:00
Gavan Ring sings swansong as baritone – and starts as tenor‘It’s a matter of getting your passaggio right and placing the voice in the correct way’Thu May 16 2019 - 05:00
What makes Marc-André Hamelin so special? Different classAt his first solo concert in Dublin, the Canadian pianist showed his fearless fluidityWed May 15 2019 - 05:00
A magic night of Mozart: This week’s classical music highlightsIrish National Opera’s The Magic Flute. Plus: Verdi’s Requiem and Camerata IrelandSat May 11 2019 - 05:00
Wexford Festival Opera faces stark financial challengeEvent made significant loss in 2018 despite consistent support from Arts CouncilWed May 08 2019 - 05:00
Classical music development has lagged behind since foundation of StateClassical music has not been documented the way it is in other European countriesWed May 01 2019 - 05:00
Richard Thomas and Sharon Carty: This week’s best classical concertsThe Sligo International Chamber Music Festival with guests from across the globeSat Apr 27 2019 - 05:00
What’s new? Irish festivals reveal the state of contemporary musicLet’s see how new works and living, Irish and female composers fare in upcoming programmesWed Apr 24 2019 - 05:00
Good pairings: The best classical music and opera concerts this weekTara Erraught collaborates with pianist John O’Connor, while Sharon Carty will be accompanied by Siobhán ArmstrongSat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00
Byrne and Workman soar with intensity in Korngold’s masterpieceThe huge orchestra required for Die tote Stadt made the NCH right for the Irish premiereWed Apr 17 2019 - 05:00
