The Irish Times

Malachy Robinson: The Irish Double Bass review – Strings core to this personal release

Another album from lockdown, Robinson is aided by pianist Gary Beecher

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 05:00

‘I think we’ve all out-Zoomed ourselves’: A festival organiser adapts

New Dublin Music’s John Harris on factors beyond his control and keeping streamed performances fresh

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 05:00

Bach in season: This week’s classical music highlights

NCH hosts concerts by Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki and Malcolm Proud

Sat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00

The best classical music to see this week

The Irish Language Art Song Project , the next in NSO’s Bruckner series and pianist Simon Trpceski

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Brett Dean’s ICO debut: This week’s classical highlights

Fiachra Garvey with the RTÉ NSO, plus the Westport Chamber Music Festival

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 05:00

NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertainty

Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 05:00

Great Music in Irish Houses brings the programme up to date

All-percussion concert with Colin Currie and tributes to John O’Conor veered from the classical core

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 05:00

What’s new? Irish festivals reveal the state of contemporary music

Let’s see how new works and living, Irish and female composers fare in upcoming programmes

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 05:00

Classical music still lags behind on gender policy

While awareness of the issue has grown, a huge imbalance remains when it comes to the representation of female composers and performers

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 05:00

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?

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 05:00

Three great classical music concerts to enjoy this week

West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Sebastian Heindl and Anthony Weeden

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00

West Cork Chamber Music Festival: big ideas, big subjects, big music

Deirdre Gribbin’s Kindersang addresses the plight of 10,000 Jewish brought to Britain and Northern Ireland the outbreak of the second World War

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00

Sae Yoon Chon is first Asian winner of Dublin International Piano Competition

The groundbreaking 22-year-old from South Korea picks up €15,000 prize

Wed May 30 2018 - 14:55

Bach’s St John’s Passion, RTÉ NSO with Nicholas Kraemer: The best classical music this week

There’s a Nordic affair at the NCH and the ConTempo Quartet mix things up in Galway

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00

‘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

Sat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00

Czech Philharmonic aquires middle-aged paunch

There were, of course, multiple pleasures along the way – this was a leading Czech orchestra playing some of the greatest Czech music

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 05:15

The best classical concerts this week

2012 Dublin International Piano Competition winner Nikolay Khozyainov returns to NCH

Sat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00

Chamber Music Gathering ignores female composers for second year

The NCH event has a thing or two to learn from West Cork Festival

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 05:15

Orchestra funding should be ringfenced at RTE, says Martin

New Music Dublin festival director claims rumoured cutbacks would have trickle-down effect

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 05:00

Classical music round-up with Michael Dervan

A celebrated Swedish brass player, a master US percussionist and a Norwegian trumpeter

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 00:00

Feast of Russian miniatures: This week’s classical music highlights

Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 13:00

Early music – and earlier start times – for RTÉ NSO’s new season

Orchestra celebrates 70th anniversary with a wide-ranging concert programme

Wed May 31 2017 - 05:00

‘Composing music is almost like trying to remember a dream’

‘Composing the Island’ celebrates 100 years of music by Irish composers, written between 1916 and 2016. What do composers think about Irish music now?

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 05:00

Irish composers unveil devilish and gripping new works in Bantry

West Cork Chamber Music Festival heard pieces by Deirdre Gribbin and Seán Doherty

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00

A strong Russian accent at the NCH international series

Great Music in Irish Houses, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival and Cork Chamber Music Festival also reveal their programmes

Wed May 11 2016 - 01:00

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?

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 01:00

Diabelli’s Variations and the Hugh Lane’s mysterious moving piano

The original theme lacked grandeur, but such portmanteaus can be a source of creativity

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00

I prefer the early stuff: West Cork Chamber Music Festival goes back in time

The early-music strand of this sprawling festival is substantial enough to bear comparison with specialised events elsewhere

Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00

RTÉ Vanbrugh String Quartet: Deirdre Gribbin: Island People

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Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00