Nathan Sherman & Alex Petcu: Totemic – a well-executed debut

The viola and percussion duo mix three specially written works with one 1980s classic

High sound levels a health risk in classical music

Numerous composers suffer from tinnitus and even violinists tend to end up with hearing damage in the left ear

New Music Dublin: A myriad of creative musical endeavours

With more than 20 events over four days, the festival features the best in contemporary music

From Mozart to Britten, the requiem will live forever

Composers have always been drawn to honour the dead with powerful, passionate music

Musical taste: There’s no accounting for it, especially new stuff

Last weekend’s New Music festival finally delivered on its celebratory promise

A conductor in search of the Furtwängler factor

Cristian Macelaru’s in-your-face style frees up the RTÉ NSO, perhaps too much so

Berio: Sinfonia; Mahler: 10 Early Songs album review

Pierre Boulez thrilled the adventurous and appalled the conservative

Boulez was the last of a great avant-garde line. But was Gilbert Kaplan, another conductor who died last week, just faking it?

Benjamin Hochman : Variations | Album Review

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