Rishi Sunak is the Beethoven to Boris Johnson’s brass band

Coronavirus crisis has thrust together the fates of Britain’s PM and his chancellor

What makes Marc-André Hamelin so special? Different class

At his first solo concert in Dublin, the Canadian pianist showed his fearless fluidity

Classical concerts of the week: From Bach to Gluck

Paul Lewis plays the NCH, while opera Orfeo ed Euridice tours the country

John Banville among authors to sign letter against ‘forced resignation’ of editor over #MeToo essay

John Banville, Colm Tóibín, Roy Foster among over 100 writers to express dismay over departure of New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 25 & 26 review: Knock me Amadeus!

MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS 25 & 26Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Scottish CO/Andrew Manze ****Linn Records CKD 544

Schubert dip and Caesar salad: Classical and opera treats this week

Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime, Giulio Cesare, and Rediscovering Irish State Musick

Thomas Adès - Asyla, Tevot, Polaris, Brahms album review: Orchestral manoeuvres as a lark

Mull over Beethoven: the complete composer?

Musicians scheduled to perform his works here discuss what marks him out

Artists and audience asked to mix it up a little for overhauled Kilkenny festival

The Gloaming one of many artists in residence in Marble City

Key players: a feast for piano fans in Lucerne and Dublin

In a single week, it was possible to hear two Dublin International Piano Competition winners playing Chopin’s ‘Études’

Ex-SS man tried in Germany over 1944 killing

The 92-year-old defendant denies involvement, 70 years on

When one player produces two different styles

Most times composers and musicians have a recurring style - but what happens when they sound liketwo different people?