Kilkenny Festival introduces Julius Eastman to new audience
A fiery pianist, and a singer of phenomenal range and power
Sean Shibe: The great composers didn’t write for the guitar in substantial ways
The guitarist uses the instrument to explore colour in an ‘overtly physical and tactile way’
Chamber Choir Ireland and Irish Chamber Orchestra: Letters review – Recording is extremely vivid
Singing and orchestral playing is on fire
The best classical music to see this week
Listen to The Seven Ages of Man by Paul Hilliard or Andrew Zolinsky’s Resound Series
New director takes new musical direction at Kilkenny Arts Festival
Olga Barry’s first programme was scaled down in ambition, but delivered some big moments
The best classical music events this week
Soprano Majella Cullagh comes to Dublin for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s latest concert
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway
Classical music development has lagged behind since foundation of State
Classical music has not been documented the way it is in other European countries
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
Musical ups and downs in a year of change and challenge
Year in Culture Review: Key directors stepped down, while performers stepped up in classical music and opera
Three classical music concerts to see this week
British clarinettist Katherine Spencer with the ICO, Yury Revic and Benedict Kloeckner on short tour and Chamber Choir Ireland perform David Fennessy work
New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
Composer Siobhán Cleary opens Arts Council can of worms
Council scheme is set up in a way that cannot deal with idea of ‘equal pay for equal work’
Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra at the NCH: the best classical music this week
Choirland, a collection of 15 pieces for unaccompanied choir, goes on tour
‘Powder Her Face’, New Music Festival: the best in opera and classical music this week
From the scandalous opera by Thomas Adès to new work by Crash Ensemble
Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says Martin
New Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effect
‘I thought music college would be like Fame, with people hanging from chandeliers’
From his earliest days in a rock band to his years in music college, David Fennessy realised he would be composing music rather than performing the works of others
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
Classical music: Celine Byrne is key to Simon Walton’s Bord Gáis productions
Russian Puccini, refined Haydn and raw saxophone
Composing the Island: Starting with the best works is never wise
The celebration of 100 years of Irish composition hits mid-century, revealing a dark age for orchestral music
RTÉ takes a fresh approach to new music
Can the Music of Our Time series at the NCH remedy the weaknesses of the national broadcaster’s long-standing approach to new music?
Belfast opera director lands a tricky new job in Norway
Norway’s top opera job is being taken up by Annilese Miskimmon. The post comes with its own dramatic history
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