Camerata Kilkenny: Gorgeous tones and mesmerising command in a Bach-dominated programme
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2023: The group’s harpsichordist, Malcolm Proud, featured as a young musician at the first festival, back in 1974
Malcolm Proud
David Lee – organist and teacher who contributed greatly to cultural life of Dublin and Kilkenny
An Appreciation
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
Finghin Collins: ‘Ireland has done extremely well for the arts online’
The pianist on Music for Galway and working on his repertoire during lockdown
Quatuor Mosaïques bring ‘sophisticated mildness’ to Kilkenny
Phoenix 55, Malcolm Proud, Crash Ensemble, Quiet Music Ensemble and others also play
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
Deborah Kelleher’s ambitious plan for the Royal Irish Academy of Music
The director took over at a tough time. Now she’s driving the academy's expansion for the 21st century
Evolution of women composers a missing link in new concert series
Why does the NCH need €20,000 before it will bother exploring music by women?
Brahms steals the show at the Kilkenny Arts Festival
Brahms’s career saw many changes in the world of piano design and manufacture
Kilkenny Art Festival focusing on piano and chamber music of Brahms
Festival director Eugene Downes’ term to come to an end after five years at the helm
‘Shakespeare is for life, not just for the Leaving Cert’
Highlights of Kilkenny Arts Festival announced for the medieval city
The best classical performances to see this week
Irish mezzo soprano Tara Erraught comes to the National Concert Hall
The maverick who declared electronic music rubbish
Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation
Around the Georgian houses
Nic an Ríogh’s aim in these events is to encourage audiences to engage not only with music but also with architecture
The unusual final year of Mozart’s life gets an airing in Kilkenny
The Mozart programme at Kilkenny Arts Festival featured compositions for mechanical organ and glass harmonica
A strange forum for Irish composers whose noses are out of joint
Dave Flynn’s Burren venture is an alternative to the massive 1916 centenary survey – but the fine print is bewildering
The Kevin Barry room gets ready for some fresh experimentation
The NCH room - where the Treaty debates were held - has had a revamp. Will this fix the acoustic problems?
The mysteries of Bach unwrapped at Kilkenny Arts Festival
Kilkenny’s 10-day immersion in Bach was a box-office success and provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
‘Bach demands that you give it the best part of yourself’
This year the Kilkenny Arts Festival’s music strand focuses on the great composer. Here, five renowned interpreters reflect on his work
Good Friday has become a time for musical celebration
Holy Week used to be quiet in the musical calendar, but no more. This year RTÉ’s music division stepped up with Bach’s St Matthew Passion
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