New Music Dublin festival breaks fresh ground
Unusual ambience and myriad external intrusions fails to derail eclectic artistry
The best classical music concerts in Ireland this week
New Music Dublin, Hugh Tinney, RTÉ NSO/Michail Jurowski
The best classical music and opera to see this week
Beethoven’s Fidelio and New Music Dublin both come to the National Concert Hall
Sounding the Feminists: Women composers in the spotlight
Michael Dervan: Moves are afoot to orchestrate more equitable representation
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’
Yes we did: Irish theatre’s gender-equality revolution
Irish theatre came out blazing this week, proving that gender equality is ‘not hard to do, if you want to’
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
Embracing the ethos of Sounding the Feminists
A new commissioning scheme will provide opportunity to established and emerging [female] composers to have their work commissioned and performed at the NCH
Anna Tsybuleva and Jaime Martin: The best classical music this week
The Russian pianist begins her Music Network tour
Nymphs, shepherds and monsters in a rural Irish bar
‘Acis and Galatea’ has had its action propped up in a very Irish setting
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
Changing of the guard at RTÉ orchestras presents an opportunity
As the principal conductors of the NSO and the CO finish up, the question arises: how best to deal with their succession?
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
Three global orchestras make Irish debuts in new concert season | Classical
The new season is strong on singing and orchestral debuts, and composers from Sibelius to Mahler
A fantastic early history of the Irish avant-garde
What, you haven’t heard of Zaftig Giolla or the Guinness Dadaists? Let Jennifer Walshe enlighten you
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
Paul Hillier’s ‘weird and wonderful’ blueprint for Chamber Choir Ireland
Playing it safe doesn’t get you anywhere, says the choir’s artistic director – audiences prefer a cutting edge
The shock of the New Music Dublin
A fascination with music of an experimental hue was evident in this programme
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