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

The best classical music events this week

Christmas concerts in various venues and the Ficino Quartet at the National Concert Hall

Anna Tsybuleva and Jaime Martin: The best classical music this week

The Russian pianist begins her Music Network tour

Electronic music is everywhere, except the classical mainstream. This should change

Three festivals showcased electronic works that deserve to be heard by a wider audience

Sea to the West classical album review: Layered sounds for solo soprano

SEA TO THE WESTElizabeth Hilliard (soprano) ****Métier MSV 28551

Classical music: Printed programmes are a convention worth keeping

A high proportion of composers do not like writing about their work but listeners find such context invaluable

Gráinne Mulvey: Akanos & Other Works

Sometimes there’s no need to blow your own trumpet

Publicity can be misleading, as in the case of a fine trumpeter