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Jane O’Leary
Composer and musician
Claude Debussy centenary: Irish composers salute the master
Ireland’s Tombeau to Debussy includes new pieces from seven Irish composers and a trio of NCH concerts
Estonian choir shows its choral pedigree at the National Concert Hall
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra makes important exploration of Mozart and Rameau
Classical highlights in November
At last, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is presenting ‘A celebration of contemporary Irish female composers’ at the NCH
Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights
Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra
Arts Council withdraws document on Aosdána
Committee welcomes decision to leave €2.7m stipend system unchanged
Aosdána elected committee split over Arts Council row on grants
Artist critical in resignation letter for not being able to put forward ‘minority’ views
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
Shostakovich’s Tenth: a celebration of surviving Stalin
The RTÉ NSO’s performance packed tremendous punch, if a bit out of control
‘Composing music is almost like trying to remember a dream’
‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?
Classical music: Printed programmes are a convention worth keeping
A high proportion of composers do not like writing about their work but listeners find such context invaluable
The low-down on Lang Lang and how China will change music
The most frequently quoted number for piano students in China is 50 million. The implications are huge
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices