Irish composers unite for long-delayed Beethoven celebration
Ahead of an NCH concert series, artists reflect on how a musical giant shaped them
Relive: Live orchestral works that capture a time and place
Pieces by Jane O’Leary, Peter Dickson Lopez and Corrina Bonshek still resonate
The best classical music concerts in Ireland this week
New Music Dublin, Hugh Tinney, RTÉ NSO/Michail Jurowski
The best classical music and opera to see this week
Beethoven’s Fidelio and New Music Dublin both come to the National Concert Hall
The best classical music events this week
Christmas concerts in various venues and the Ficino Quartet at the National Concert Hall
Four to the floor: This week’s best classical music gigs
A Culture Night programme at the National Concert Hall is among the highlights
Roger Doyle: Aosdána’s newest Saoi is a champion of Irish composers
Previous saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greats
‘Towards 2022’ programme symptomatic of orchestra’s lazy thinking
NSO sub-season duplicates previous efforts and focuses too much on British connections
International Women’s Day: 11 of the best events around Ireland
Events big and offbeat call for gender balance and celebrate achievements
Classical music still lags behind on gender policy
While awareness of the issue has grown, a huge imbalance remains when it comes to the representation of female composers and performers
Galway’s ‘Swansong’ festival offers talent and retrospective themes
Music for Galway programme is full of highlights with promise of new cello festival
Sound ideas for musical equality, but still no wider vision
The NCH’s female composer commissioning scheme is a small step in the right direction
Galway Capital of Culture: first the euphoria, now the questions
First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked
Claude Debussy centenary: Irish composers salute the master
Ireland’s Tombeau to Debussy includes new pieces from seven Irish composers and a trio of NCH concerts
Estonian choir shows its choral pedigree at the National Concert Hall
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra makes important exploration of Mozart and Rameau
Classical highlights in November
At last, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is presenting ‘A celebration of contemporary Irish female composers’ at the NCH
Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights
Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra
Arts Council withdraws document on Aosdána
Committee welcomes decision to leave €2.7m stipend system unchanged
Aosdána elected committee split over Arts Council row on grants
Artist critical in resignation letter for not being able to put forward ‘minority’ views
Creative Ireland is a huge promise, but can it be kept?
If these ambitions are realised, arts will receive their greatest leap in funding since the foundation of the State
Shostakovich’s Tenth: a celebration of surviving Stalin
The RTÉ NSO’s performance packed tremendous punch, if a bit out of control
‘Composing music is almost like trying to remember a dream’
‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?
Classical music: Printed programmes are a convention worth keeping
A high proportion of composers do not like writing about their work but listeners find such context invaluable
The low-down on Lang Lang and how China will change music
The most frequently quoted number for piano students in China is 50 million. The implications are huge
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