‘We need to be nimble’: Battered cultural institutions adapt to pandemic
Live-streaming and a more local outlook are among the changes the pandemic has forced
Live-streaming and a more local outlook are among the changes the pandemic has forced
Major redevelopment and Symphony Orchestra to be transferred under NCH remit
London court hearing will lift the veil on shadowy world of international arbitration
Joyce DiDonato, Damon Albarn, Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson in wide-ranging line-up
Association of British Orchestras holds its annual talking shop in Belfast
Year in Culture Review: Key directors stepped down, while performers stepped up in classical music and opera
The Sounding the Feminists initiative hopes to redress the gender balance in composition
Why does the NCH need €20,000 before it will bother exploring music by women?
Director Simon Taylor is at the wishlist phase for the redevelopment of the NCH
It helps, of course, that most of what was on offer was what you would call bankable fare
After 20 years of false starts, €78m investment announced as part of Project Ireland 2040
A new commissioning scheme will provide opportunity to established and emerging [female] composers to have their work commissioned and performed at the NCH
Magdalena Kozena makes singing seem like an entirely natural activity
The NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork Festival
Taoiseach weighs in, Minister for Arts kicks to touch, Fianna Fáil comes late to the cause
The pianist marks his 70th birthday year with a wonderful coda
Global Witness co-founder Patrick Alley exposes links between ecocide and genocide
‘The building looks imposing, officious. Getting people in the door is a big thing’
When it comes to ‘gender mainstreaming’, we can learn something from Vienna city hall
Big hopes for festivals throughout the coming year
The event highlighting a neglected repertoire from Irish composers should happen every year
Dave Flynn’s Burren venture is an alternative to the massive 1916 centenary survey – but the fine print is bewildering
McBride’s is one of a number of high-profile culture contracts due to expire
Some 320,000 people visited the National Concert Hall in 2015 but rising expenses sees venue report €300,000 deficit
Only one living Irish composer is part of the NCH’s seven-concert series for the 1916 centenary
Venue secures third highest attendance figures to date as box office sales reach €7m
‘Reminders’, costing €22m, include centre in GPO and Teach an Phiarsaigh in Ros Muc
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
Panellists include Colm Lyon of Realex Payments and Colm Piercy of Viatel and Digiweb Group
The NCH needs to give greater prominence to the music in its promotion and RTÉ needs to be braver about new music
In her first few months in the job, it’s hard to know what Heather Humphreys thinks about the boards of cultural institutions and the arts
How did Francis Humphrys go from farming to developing his labour of love, West Cork Chamber Music Festival?
Disputes at the top level of the NCH are overshadowing more immediate concerns at the ground level
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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