Irish Chamber Orchestra

From Rough Magic’s Tonic to Mozart’s Requiem, the festival starts August 6th

Celine Byrne and Robert Webb also among the virtual attractions over next seven days

Wild Geese: Tenor Paul McNamara lives in Berlin and has performed all over Europe

The year of the pandemic produced outstanding, thoughtful music across all forms

Events to take place later in December, says Minister for Arts and Culture

‘Bringing people back together is really important,’ says director Olga Barry

Principal venue for classical concerts in Republic records a loss in excess of €41,000

A reduction in international visits could change the face of classical music in Ireland

A new book charts the path of an Irish orchestra that would traverse three continents

Horslips, Sinéad O’Connor, and hot tubs await punters making the Trip to Tipp

Small, artisan food vendors to showcase Irish produce at Semple Stadium

Festival unveils programme for this year’s festival, which runs from August 8th to 18th

Caroline Staunton directs an entertaining, thought-provoking Mozart production for Irish National Opera

Michael Dervan: Arts Council is in an almost unprecedented bind over grant for the event

Ireland rugby hero Peter O’Mahony and Boyzone on the Late Late, Nicole Kidman joins Graham Norton and Michael Parkinson chats to Ray D’Arcy

Diverse musical collaborations revealed the pianist, composer and educationalist as truly a musical conquistador

President said pioneering musician, composer and academic 'fearless sense of exploration'

Founder of Irish World Academy of Music was one of Ireland’s best-known composers

Jazz composer Ronan Guilfoyle reflects on his father, his influences and session work

Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances

Why are singers’ voices at risk as they age, and what happens if they are lost on stage?

As always, Kilkenny’s strong musical tradition is paramount

Female composers are grossly underrepresented, but fixing the issue may not be easy

Opera version of the ‘Odyssey’ and an open-air Shakespeare production will run in August

Highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival announced for the medieval city

From Dublin’s huge parade to small, quirky events around Ireland

Having trained with the English National ballet, Dubliner Zoe Ashe-Browne now works for the Theatre of West Pomerania

‘Equivalent Exchange’, his new one-off show for St Patrick’s Festival, is the biggest and most ambitious collaboration undertaken by the producer, DJ and Big Band leader

Terraced redbrick ready to move into after musician’s makeover

Chamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTÉ NSO

A focus on Schubert and Stephen Rea performing the work of Oscar Wilde are the main highlights, though the festival features few women in main performing roles

Maurice Healy says going public would set an example for others to follow

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir under Mark Hindley deliver a standout performance

The upside-down provision of opera in Ireland neglects works people want to hear most

Obituary: She accepted the crucial role of forming not one, but two chamber orchestras, which were the highlights of Irish music-making from 1970 onwards

Stephen Rea, Loudon Wainwright III and Christian Blackshaw are among the highlights

The event also featured video tributes to Waking the Feminists and the year in theatre

Party leader James Dillon tells reporters: ‘Never let it be said that the Leader of Fine Gael kept the press uninformed of his movements’

The Irish Chamber Orchestra has moved to the Mansion House’s Round Room, and there are challenges to overcome