Barry Douglas review: When he gets the bit between his teeth he’s one of the most exciting pianists around

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2023: There was a sense of a raw force of nature about Douglas’s recital at St Canice’s Cathedral on Monday

‘I remember John O’Conor saying that when he comes off the stage he’s only earned half his fee’

Pianist Michael McHale has been guided by a series of noted Irish teachers – and their welcome advice has been about more than technique

From Russia with music, love and a single suitcase

A peek at the schedule of one of Ireland’s most renowned pianists: Barry Douglas

Wolves celebrate Premier League promotion with Molineux party

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side see off 10-man Birmingham City

Paddy McKillen’s blend of wine and art in Provence

Developer and hotelier Paddy McKillen has turned an estate on 600 acres in the picturesque south of France into a biodynamic vineyard, and a unique art and architecture project in which well-known artists and sculptors are given creative rein

A vision of home that has few ideas for classical music

Only one living Irish composer is part of the NCH’s seven-concert series for the 1916 centenary

Muscular chamber orchestra delivers Brahms without the dadbod

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra offered an alternative to ‘stouter’ performances of Brahms's second symphony

Out on a Lim: the crazy abandon of a Korean maverick

Classical music: The problem with HJ Lim’s in-your-face style is that, when nothing is normal, you can get to the point where nothing is abnormal either

The gloss and gutsiness of West Cork Chamber Music Festival

In Bantry, musical depth was lost in the Cremona Quartet’s approach, whereas Alina Ibragimova did Bach justice

Two of Ireland’s younger sopranos would be a casting director’s dream

If only Ireland had such a thing as a national opera company to utilise the abilities of Anna Devin and Jennifer Davis

Kilkenny Arts Festival brings Beethoven to life

New director Eugene Downes has put classical music back at the heart of the festival, and in fine style

Mull over Beethoven: the complete composer?

Musicians scheduled to perform his works here discuss what marks him out

Artists and audience asked to mix it up a little for overhauled Kilkenny festival

The Gloaming one of many artists in residence in Marble City

Schubert: Works for Solo Piano Vol 1