Nathan Sherman & Alex Petcu: Totemic – a well-executed debut

The viola and percussion duo mix three specially written works with one 1980s classic

Ellen Jansson on discovering Fanny Mendelssohn: ‘It’s deeply personal’

Clonmel’s Finding a Voice festival of music by women composers is going online this year

New Music Dublin festival breaks fresh ground

Unusual ambience and myriad external intrusions fails to derail eclectic artistry

Book of Sounds at Hugh Lane: This week’s classical highlights

Bangers and Crash Percussion Group starts tour, teenage wunderkind Daniel Lozakovich

Some nice little arrangements at Westport festival

Arranging big works for smaller ensembles has always helped make them more accessible

Brett Dean’s ICO debut: This week’s classical highlights

Fiachra Garvey with the RTÉ NSO, plus the Westport Chamber Music Festival

Why we need a new State-funded national orchestra

RTÉ’s role as ‘primary custodian’ of symphonic music must be challenged

Hungarian feel for New Ross Piano Festival

Culture Night concerts by Chamber Choir Ireland and Irish Chamber Orchestra offers 365 Variations on a Gesture

Alex Petcu - In Time album review: strong debut from the Cork percussionist

Children’s Christmas show review: A Most Peculiar Wintry Thing

Sniffs and snuffles are welcome at this lively classical concert for kids

Review: Twelfth Night

A daringly modern telling of Shakespeare’s comedy of desire, disguise and deception makes the play seem more true to itself

Monopoly shake-up? John Wilson muscles in on NSO’s patch

It is likely to be to everyone’s benefit if the two RTÉ orchestras are allowed to compete on the same terrain