Ellen Jansson on discovering Fanny Mendelssohn: ‘It’s deeply personal’
Clonmel’s Finding a Voice festival of music by women composers is going online this year
Elaine Agnew’s hopes still afloat for Paper Boat opera
Composer’s Galway 2020 community project postponed twice during pandemic
Three classical concerts to see this week
Hansel and Gretal the opera, work by women composers and celebrating Beethoven
Young musicians make many new friends at NCH
Friends Gala Concert with Camerata Ireland; Anja Bihlmaier; Irish Baroque Orchestra
Composer Roger Doyle elevated to Saoi by Aosdána
Previous holders of title include Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Seamus Heaney
Great Music in Irish Houses brings the programme up to date
All-percussion concert with Colin Currie and tributes to John O’Conor veered from the classical core
Cause for deep concern as symphony orchestra moves under NCH’s wing
Dearth of Irish and female composers in new season offerings at National Concert Hall
What’s new? Irish festivals reveal the state of contemporary music
Let’s see how new works and living, Irish and female composers fare in upcoming programmes
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
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
2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll plough
The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year
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’
Classical highlights in November
At last, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is presenting ‘A celebration of contemporary Irish female composers’ at the NCH
Diabelli’s Variations and the Hugh Lane’s mysterious moving piano
The original theme lacked grandeur, but such portmanteaus can be a source of creativity
Plenty to celebrate on the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir’s 30th birthday
The choir has to compete with the Fleischmann, but it’s living up to the vision behind its foundation
National Museum seeks to reclaim Celtic festival of Samhain
Festival which gave the world Halloween is celebrated in new exhibition
Finghin Collins selects a winning team for New Ross Piano Festival
The co-founder chose exciting young pianists and a veteran keyboard player, and his own performance set the bar high
The Magic Flute in a circus makes for a frustrating experience in Lismore
The looseness of the ensemble and problems with co-ordination proved largely insurmountable
NI Arts Council funds Lough Derg: the musical and Hurricane Higgins: the novel
Colin Bateman and Eoin McNamee among four artists to receive £15,000 awards
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