Gerald Barry: ‘I’ve had an energy in me that has not had an outlet’
The composer on sea bream, symbols, spies, Salome and his new Cello Concerto
‘The challenge for women in music is the lack of institutional support’
Participants in Finding a Voice, a festival of music by female composers, have their say
The best classical music concerts in Ireland this week
New Music Dublin, Hugh Tinney, RTÉ NSO/Michail Jurowski
The best classical music and opera to see this week
Beethoven’s Fidelio and New Music Dublin both come to the National Concert Hall
Classical music still lags behind on gender policy
While awareness of the issue has grown, a huge imbalance remains when it comes to the representation of female composers and performers
Classical concerts of the week: From Bach to Gluck
Paul Lewis plays the NCH, while opera Orfeo ed Euridice tours the country
Women composers find a voice: The week’s best classical music
Finding a Voice festival’s all-female finale; Vanbrugh & Michael McHale; Philippe Cassard
Classical music review: Two pianos and a cello ensemble
Unusual musical combinations and an extreme reaction
Belfast opera director lands a tricky new job in Norway
Norway’s top opera job is being taken up by Annilese Miskimmon. The post comes with its own dramatic history
David Lang: ‘Minimalism existed for about a minute ’
In curating the What? . . . Wow festival, Lang is examining the legacy of his neighbourhood, and the 1960s New York scene that gave the world minimalism
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