Past tension: the eternal battle between old and new music
There was nothing wrong with the New Music Dublin Festival – just its name
Let the lute one in: this week’s classical highlights
Lutenist Nigel North is the cuckoo in the nest at the NCH’s International Guitar Series
The highs and lows of Eugene Downes in Kilkenny
He brought an opera focus to Kilkenny Arts Festival, but new music was neglected
Historic Cork courthouse hears last criminal trial before move to new premises
High profile murder, drugs and sex abuse cases have been held in ‘Cork’s Palais de Justice’
Bach’s St John’s Passion, RTÉ NSO with Nicholas Kraemer: The best classical music this week
There’s a Nordic affair at the NCH and the ConTempo Quartet mix things up in Galway
The best classical music this week: RTÉ NSO Christmas Gala
Lauma Skride, UO/Olari Elts – Ailish Tynan (soprano), ICO/Katherine Hunka (violin)
The best classical performances to see this week
Russian fare and a 90th birthday celebration for Veronica Dunne
Resurrecting music that existed before the founding of the Irish State
Recollections of Ireland at NCH focused on rarely-heard music composed before 1917
Kirkos invite their audience into the twilight zone
Classical music round-up: The young ensemble played Messiaen’s dark music – which he composed as a POW – in near-darkness
The Irish Canon: mad ambition, madder promotional strategy
The stated aim of a new concert series is to create a new canon of Irish works and make them repertoire standards. Good luck with that
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