‘Visceral connection’: New Ross festival pianists on playing for live audiences again
Five performers on the lows and highs of lockdown – and what comes next
Classical concerts of the week, from Louis Schwizgebel to Marc Coppey
Plus: Don’t miss soprano Claudia Boyle’s showstopper in The Tales of Hoffmann
The NSO’s future is now secure, but why no outside expertise?
Will RTÉ, which has been killing off the orchestra, now be allowed to fill key positions?
Three great classical music concerts to enjoy this week
West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Sebastian Heindl and Anthony Weeden
Conservative Dublin piano competition sees slight change of pace
International competition has hardly changed in 30 years but has seen increased Asian participation
Women composers find a voice: The week’s best classical music
Finding a Voice festival’s all-female finale; Vanbrugh & Michael McHale; Philippe Cassard
Chamber Music Gathering ignores female composers for second year
The NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork Festival
Playing politics with the RTÉ orchestra cutbacks controversy
Taoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna Fáil comes late to the cause
John O’Conor to receive NCH Lifetime Achievement award
The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda
The Rising centenary gives RTÉ a chance to rescind its one-time offers
RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea
Some new year resolutions the NCH and RTÉ should consider
The NCH needs to give greater prominence to the music in its promotion and RTÉ needs to be braver about new music
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
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