Tiptoeing into the minefield of so-called classical canon
A recital by the ConTempo Quartet and Fiachra Garvey was the first of six Sounding the Feminists concerts this season
Holyhead on Brexit: ‘When will people wake the f**k up?’
The Welsh port town voted Leave. Were locals ‘led like lambs to the slaughter’?
Six of the best TV shows to watch this weekend
The last season of Sugar Rush arrives, Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the Border and Poldark
11 of the best TV shows to watch this week
Dark crime drama Sharp Objects features Amy Adams, while Picnic at Hanging Rock is given a six-part treatment
Sombre start to the season by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Much to enjoy in a solo evening recital by Malaysian-born pianist Bobby Chen
Celebration of Irish composers neglects women and living composers under 30
Composing the Island festival is huge, but it neglects women and living composers under 30
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
Conductor Courtney Lewis: ‘I didn’t want the lonely existence of staring at a blank page’
The Belfast man studied at Cambridge with the goal of becoming a composer, but the lure of conducting led him to a rewarding career in the US
Welsh nationalists look to emulate SNP with breakthrough in south
History, demographics and a ‘soft nationalist’ Labour Party working against Plaid Cymru
Surprise pairings help revive Sibelius and Nielsen in Stockholm
What better excuse for a symphonic festival than the 150th anniversaries of two Scandinavian composers?
John Wilson: ‘One day the conductor didn’t show up, so I just did it’
The principal conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra fell in love with music in his high chair. He taught himself piano at a young age and formed a symphony orchestra at 16 before falling into the ‘terrifying business’ of conducting
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