Nicholas Daniel: ‘I had no idea what an oboe was. My father sold cars’
The Westport-bound musician talks about his career and how the pandemic has radically changed his priorities
Louth music: Eamonn Quinn ‘first backstage laureate’ of Belmont Prize
Founder of Louth Contemporary Music Society singled due to ‘burning passion for contemporary music’
Musical taste: There’s no accounting for it, especially new stuff
Last weekend’s New Music festival finally delivered on its celebratory promise
Not fade away: which classical pieces are most popular?
A lucky few can follow their favourite groups and repertoires around the world. The rest of us have to take our chances when we can
The mysteries of Bach unwrapped at Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny’s 10-day immersion in Bach was a box-office success and provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
A Yeatsian balancing act between music and words
Yeats might well have appreciated the wordiness of William Brooks’s Everlasting Voices, which revisits the poet’s ideals of ‘chaunting’
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
I prefer the early stuff: West Cork Chamber Music Festival goes back in time
The early-music strand of this sprawling festival is substantial enough to bear comparison with specialised events elsewhere
Stradivari unstrung? New violins fare better in blind test
A study nails the myth of the yawning gap between present instruments and those of the great masters
Paul Hillier’s ‘weird and wonderful’ blueprint for Chamber Choir Ireland
Playing it safe doesn’t get you anywhere, says the choir’s artistic director – audiences prefer a cutting edge
Contrasts in musical approach
Michael Dervan reviews concerts by the BBC Singers, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and in the National Concert Hall’s European Masterworks series.
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