Thomas Adès on Simon Rattle: ‘He really does have a composer’s understanding’
The British composer discusses the inspiration behind his new orchestral work, Aquifer, which gets its Irish premiere next weekend
Thomas Adès
Irish National Opera returning to stage after summer of shifting sands
Pandemic forced young company to revamp plans and find ways of performing online
The best classical music events this week
Christmas concerts in various venues and the Ficino Quartet at the National Concert Hall
Four to the floor: This week’s best classical music gigs
A Culture Night programme at the National Concert Hall is among the highlights
Aida: courageous production succeeds in story and spectacle
Review: Confidence permeates opening night of opera famed for its massiveness
Irish National Opera goes for the big time; Gavin Bryars performs at his own birthday party
Classical music highlights for the coming week
Hugh Tinney’s 60th birthday tour: this weeks classical music highlights
Plus: Female Composer Series at NCH, and piano competition winner Sae Yoon Chon
Alan Rusbridger and Gerald Barry’s Organ Concerto: the best classical concerts of the week
Sligo International Chamber Music Festival is another highlight of the next seven days
Powder Her Face review: Thomas Adès opera about Duchess of Argyll
Duchess’s sexual voracity is focus of opera with unflagging singers and INO Orchestra
‘Powder Her Face’, New Music Festival: the best in opera and classical music this week
From the scandalous opera by Thomas Adès to new work by Crash Ensemble
‘Is opera an Irish artform? Of course it is’
Opera is becoming ‘sexy again’ and Irish National Opera aims to capitalise on the new interest by bringing opera to the people
National Opera’s Big Bang! a real statement of intent
Launch of new company ‘a golden moment’ and signals commitment to Irish creative talent
Irish National Opera launches with a Big Bang!
A day of celebration and an opera marathon mark birth of a new approach to opera
More bang for your bucks: This week’s classical and opera highlights
Chamber music at the NCH; Irish National Opera company celebrates 2018 programme with 12 top singers; and Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky debuts with RTÉ NSO
Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season
Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme
Electronic music is everywhere, except the classical mainstream. This should change
Three festivals showcased electronic works that deserve to be heard by a wider audience
Finghin Collins takes a lap of honour on his 40th birthday
NCH honours pianist by presenting him in solo recital as part of international series
Musical taste: There’s no accounting for it, especially new stuff
Last weekend’s New Music festival finally delivered on its celebratory promise
Music is a universal language – with some border checks
Of all new music, large-scale works with words travel least freely internationally
Waiting for Arts Council to get its opera house in order
The upside-down provision of opera in Ireland neglects works people want to hear most
Not fade away: which classical pieces are most popular?
A lucky few can follow their favourite groups and repertoires around the world. The rest of us have to take our chances when we can
Shocks in store from Gerald Barry while NI Opera dictates the pace
NI Opera’s ‘Turandot’ is stunning, while Leif Ove Andsnes enjoys stint at the NCH
Rachmaninov’s Vigil worth staying up for
Concerts by Resurgam and the RTÉ NSO and what operas producers want to put on
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