Gabriela Montero: ‘As a Latin American I really feel as though the Irish are the Latins of the north’
The Venezuelan pianist on the mysterious art of improvisation and why she remains outspoken about the political situation in her home country
Gabriela Montero
Three classical concerts to see this week
Hansel and Gretal the opera, work by women composers and celebrating Beethoven
Venezuelan voice on his way to the Royal Irish Academy
Opera singer Luis Magallanes: ‘I’ve gone from a humanitarian crisis to being here’
Making music as a spontaneous, unpremeditated act
Many great composers were also great improvisers, Mozart, Beethoven and Bruckner among them
A series on great symphonies searches for meaning in music
In the first Great Symphonies Close Up concert, Charles Hazlewood explores Dvorák and shows a flair for the apt metaphor
Key players: a feast for piano fans in Lucerne and Dublin
In a single week, it was possible to hear two Dublin International Piano Competition winners playing Chopin’s ‘Études’
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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