Performing from home: The strange new world of summer arts festivals
Events from West Cork Chamber Music Festival to Friday Opera Sessions are migrating online
Young musicians make many new friends at NCH
Friends Gala Concert with Camerata Ireland; Anja Bihlmaier; Irish Baroque Orchestra
The best classical concerts and opera of the week
Camerata Ireland, Ben Johnson and Sean Shibe, and Anja Bihlmaier and the RTÉ NSO
Some nice little arrangements at Westport festival
Arranging big works for smaller ensembles has always helped make them more accessible
Brett Dean’s ICO debut: This week’s classical highlights
Fiachra Garvey with the RTÉ NSO, plus the Westport Chamber Music Festival
Lesson from West Cork for Galway’s troubled European Capital of Culture
One shining beacon in Galway’s programme is a cello festival and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s offering of less-frequently heard cello repertoire is a timely taster
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
The NSO’s future is now secure, but why no outside expertise?
Will RTÉ, which has been killing off the orchestra, now be allowed to fill key positions?
Getting to know you: From Billie Holiday to the airport blues
Ahead of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, five string players discuss their work
Is Dublin finally getting a Handel on the ‘Messiah’?
RTÉ Philharmonic Choir under Mark Hindley deliver a standout performance
A vocal masterclass lifts West Cork Chamber Music Festival
Mark Padmore’s singing is riveting, with an exceptional sense of intimacy and adaptability
The Rising centenary gives RTÉ a chance to rescind its one-time offers
RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea
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