Building an audience for contemporary classical music
Recitals, workshops and the determinedly avant garde feature in Music Current festival
Kraftwerk to Daft Punk: Exhibition celebrates origins of electronic music
More than 500 iconic objects, from robots to synthesisers, feature at the German show
John Lennon names his favourite Beatles songs in newly discovered tapes
Lennon discusses his love for Yoko Ono and being ‘possessed’ by fame in lost interview
Computer love: Kraftwerk’s motorik beat was powered by a human heart
Florian Schneider’s death is a reminder of how influential – and emotional – their music was
Why does Timothée Chalamet look as if he’s being buffeted on Lahinch beach?
And, more importantly, will we be able to watch him star in Dune from a cinema seat?
New Music Dublin: A myriad of creative musical endeavours
With more than 20 events over four days, the festival features the best in contemporary music
Colin Currie: Navigating a tightrope of rhythm
When it comes to performing Steve Reich, the percussionist says, preparation is key
Switched-On Bach: How a transgender synth pioneer changed music
Wendy Carlos’s 1968 album of Bach music for Moog synthesiser brought electronic music into the mainstream and influenced artists from Giorgio Moroder to Daft Punk
New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
Blurring the lines between speaking and singing
The spoken word overlaid with music – or should it be the other way around – actually has quite a long history
Can anything be salvaged from the New Music Dublin Festival?
There’s no way that the whole programme can be saved – it’s too big and too complicated for that
‘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
The new director of New Music Dublin has his work cut out for him
The experience of the festival has been like that of a child of warring parents
The maverick who declared electronic music rubbish
Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation
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
Around the Georgian houses
Nic an Ríogh’s aim in these events is to encourage audiences to engage not only with music but also with architecture
Composing the Island: Starting with the best works is never wise
The celebration of 100 years of Irish composition hits mid-century, revealing a dark age for orchestral music
Pierre Boulez thrilled the adventurous and appalled the conservative
Boulez was the last of a great avant-garde line. But was Gilbert Kaplan, another conductor who died last week, just faking it?
Raymond Deane, one-time writer of acidic reviews, turns his pen on himself
When reviewing, the composer’s invective was extreme. He is no less frank when writing about his own life, alcoholism and recovery
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