The best classical music events this week
Christmas concerts in various venues and the Ficino Quartet at the National Concert Hall
Kaija Saariaho: An intense moment-by-moment fragile and mysterious soundworld
concert review: It required a certain kind of surrender - and also a silent listening environment
Pipeworks festival opens with screening of Nosferatu
Stations of the Sun in several Dundalk venues and runs to five concerts and interviews
Your idea of musical hell? – a Q&A for composers and musicians
International performers coming to Louth’s Stations of the Sun festival are put on the spot
An all-female composer programme? Sounds great
Recent concerts have provided persuasive proof-of-concept demonstrations
Past tension: the eternal battle between old and new music
There was nothing wrong with the New Music Dublin Festival – just its name
Best classical concerts: Barry Douglass goes back to the start
Plus: the NCH’s Female Composer series features soprano Sarah Power and the IBO
Let the lute one in: this week’s classical highlights
Lutenist Nigel North is the cuckoo in the nest at the NCH’s International Guitar Series
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
Sound ideas for musical equality, but still no wider vision
The NCH’s female composer commissioning scheme is a small step in the right direction
Sounding the Feminists: Women composers in the spotlight
Michael Dervan: Moves are afoot to orchestrate more equitable representation
Gender balance not being taken seriously by Irish music organisations
Female composers are grossly underrepresented, but fixing the issue may not be easy
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
RTÉ takes a fresh approach to new music
Can the Music of Our Time series at the NCH remedy the weaknesses of the national broadcaster’s long-standing approach to new music?
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
No excuses for Music Network grants debacle
Why has Music Network allowed applicants for grants it is overseeing to sit on its judging panel?
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