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Five performers on the lows and highs of lockdown – and what comes next
John Wilson: ‘One day the conductor didn’t show up, so I just did it’
The principal conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra fell in love with music in his high chair. He taught himself piano at a young age and formed a symphony orchestra at 16 before falling into the ‘terrifying business’ of conducting
Key players: a feast for piano fans in Lucerne and Dublin
In a single week, it was possible to hear two Dublin International Piano Competition winners playing Chopin’s ‘Études’
‘Horrid’ music: The dark side of the concert hall
The idea that classical music ought to be ‘nice’ has gained an alarming currency. Thank goodness, then, for ‘uneasy listening’ numbers performed at the Summer Baroque Festival
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