‘The challenge for women in music is the lack of institutional support’
Participants in Finding a Voice, a festival of music by female composers, have their say
NSO chief conductor holds audience in the palm of his hand
Jaime Martín brings artistic passion and educational spirit to his new role
The best classical music to see this week
Listen to The Seven Ages of Man by Paul Hilliard or Andrew Zolinsky’s Resound Series
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
Master classes, talks, public interviews and recitals in Cork, Kilkenny and Galway
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
Whispers of Eastern colour from composer Barry O’Halpin
‘Advice from a Caterpillar’ is a depiction on solo bass clarinet of the conversation in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ between Alice and the caterpillar
New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
ConTempo Quartet does Beethoven: this week’s classical highlights
Also: Kaleidoscope’s last in series; Fionnuala Moynihan surveys Schubert in Triskel, Cork
The best classical music this week: Daniil Trifonov makes NCH debut
RTÉ Contempo Quartet play Beethoven while Peter Whelan directs Irish Baroque Orchestra performance of Handel’s Messiah
Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights
Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra
Is silence golden? Welcome to ‘the last frontier of music’
Ten years after I first heard of Wandelweiser, Louth Contemporary Music Society has brought it to Ireland
Michael Dervan: What my undercover stint as a woman taught me about sexism
Many years ago I wrote about music for a while under a female pseudonym. It was a real eye-opener
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