Malachy Robinson: The Irish Double Bass review – Strings core to this personal release

Another album from lockdown, Robinson is aided by pianist Gary Beecher

Richard Thomas and Sharon Carty: This week’s best classical concerts

The Sligo International Chamber Music Festival with guests from across the globe

Laoise O’Brien: The Child Ballads review – New take shows boundless imagination

Handel’s favourite: this week’s classical highlights

Theodora in Clonard Monastery and Let’s Make Music in the Model, Sligo

‘Putting on art music in a concert hall is not good enough any more’

The ‘Crashlands’ series of concerts will see Crash Ensemble perform in beautiful, remote locations around the country

Airs & Dances from Dublin Castle: Spackling Band review - comes across with a steady efficiency

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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?

Music history is written by the victors, but they are getting harder to spot

Within the rampant fragmentation that’s been with us for so long, the victors have become much harder to identify

Keys to success: masterly performances to inspire the next generation

Classical Music: piano masterclasses in Dublin and mesmerising skill in Kilkenny offered young musicians much to aspire to