World Cup 2026 final: Spotlight on Chris Martin’s team and tactics for ‘halftime show’
Music extravaganza curated by the Coldplay frontman will feature support from Spanish and Argentinian footballers
Gustavo Dudamel
Conductor
Brexit-fearing Edinburgh festival artists say no thanks to sterling
Festival director Fergus Linehan says artists want to be paid in euros or dollars instead
Classical music highlights of the week
John Luther Adams, Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits and RTÉ NSO with Christian Vásquez
Venezuela’s musicians rise up after violist (18) is killed in anti-government protest
Political unrest testing the loyalties of country’s state-funded orchestra members
A conductor in search of the Furtwängler factor
Cristian Macelaru’s in-your-face style frees up the RTÉ NSO, perhaps too much so
Changing of the guard at RTÉ orchestras presents an opportunity
As the principal conductors of the NSO and the CO finish up, the question arises: how best to deal with their succession?
Is the Dublin International Piano Competition lagging behind?
The technical standard at this year’s competition has been high, but other shortcomings have become apparent
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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