Galway’s Midwinter Festival celebrated Beethoven’s early work

The performances came across with sophisticated poise

Galway’s Beethoven celebration: ‘It has to be terrifying for everyone’

Violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien on playing the Midwinter Festival

The best classical music gigs happening this week

Francesco Cilluffo brings an all-Russian night to Dublin while Beethoven hits Galway

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?

Three great classical music concerts to enjoy this week

West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Sebastian Heindl and Anthony Weeden

The best classical music this week: Nikolaj Znaider joins the RTÉ NSO for first time

Ted talk star Daria van den Bercken is in Galway and Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova plays an all-French programme in Drogheda

A perfect fusion of music and location at Kilruddery

The Festival of Great Music in Irish Houses plays fast and loose with its title but delivers music of calibre and quality

Antoine Tamestit (viola), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) – Bel Canto: The Voice of Viola review

A vocal masterclass lifts West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Mark Padmore’s singing is riveting, with an exceptional sense of intimacy and adaptability

Irish composers unveil devilish and gripping new works in Bantry

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

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

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

Szymanowski: Études Op 33; Masques; Études Op 4; Métopes

Schubert: Complete Works for Violin and Piano