The highs and lows of Eugene Downes in Kilkenny
He brought an opera focus to Kilkenny Arts Festival, but new music was neglected
Kilkenny Art Festival focusing on piano and chamber music of Brahms
Festival director Eugene Downes’ term to come to an end after five years at the helm
West Wicklow Festival at Russborough House: the best classical music this week
Highly acclaimed German baritone Benjamin Appl will colse the close the Dublin Song Series
Irish National Opera’s debut show: the best classical and opera this week
Music Current 2018 offers a showcase of contemporary Irish electronic music
Schubert dip and Caesar salad: Classical and opera treats this week
Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime, Giulio Cesare, and Rediscovering Irish State Musick
Kilkenny Arts Festival announces programme for 2017
A focus on Schubert and Stephen Rea performing the work of Oscar Wilde are the main highlights, though the festival features few women in main performing roles
Michael Dervan’s 2015: Lucky in our promoters who go with the gut
We are lucky to have a number of Irish promoters whose taste and empathy for the audience’s experience set them apart
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
Lack of consistency continues to dog the RTÉ NSO
Lang Lang takes a strict approach to consistency – so is two out of three acceptable when it comes to a concert?
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