Kavanagh death mask and miniature Ming bowl to headline upcoming sales
Poet Patrick Kavanagh's death mask and portrait of campaigner Vicky Phelan are among auction highlights
Women, Irish and living composers are still being shut out by classical establishment
RTÉ NSO and National Concert Hall remain choked by the past in certain respects
‘Towards 2022’ programme symptomatic of orchestra’s lazy thinking
NSO sub-season duplicates previous efforts and focuses too much on British connections
Classical music highlights of the week
John Luther Adams, Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits and RTÉ NSO with Christian Vásquez
Celebration of Irish composers neglects women and living composers under 30
Composing the Island festival is huge, but it neglects women and living composers under 30
The sound of sadness permeates musical commemorations of the Rising
Sorrow and loss continue to hold us in greater thrall than the idea of a new order in the offing
Brave young pianist Nathalia Milstein is a work in progress
Despite the clear skill of last year’s Dublin International Piano Competition winner, something was missing at a recent concert
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
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