The Irish Times

Twelve artists elected to Aosdána

Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 21:51

Kirkos Ensemble: Bringing a whole new meaning to ‘outsider’ music

The Biosphere Project is a sonic adventure outdoors, says co-director Sebastian Adams

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 05:00

Tributes paid after the death of composer Eric Sweeney

Arts Council chairman Kevin Rafter says Sweeney and his music would be ‘sorely missed’

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 19:27

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

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 05:00

‘Towards 2022’ programme symptomatic of orchestra’s lazy thinking

NSO sub-season duplicates previous efforts and focuses too much on British connections

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 05:00

How Waterford uses the arts to heal minds as well as hearts

Ireland’s longest running arts and health organisation the Waterford Healing Arts Trust is making a real difference

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 05:01

Wild Atlantic airs in Westport: This week’s classical highlights

Westport Chamber Music Festival is back; plus Monteverdi’s ‘The Return of Ulysses’

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00

Kilkenny Art Festival focusing on piano and chamber music of Brahms

Festival director Eugene Downes’ term to come to an end after five years at the helm

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 05:00

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

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 05:15

Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto: the musician’s best friend

It is designed to make players sound better than they are – but a recent performance did the opposite

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 05:15

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

Wed Sept 21 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

Opera houses survive, even thrive, despite Boulez’s pessimism

Opera repertoire has broadened since the French composer’s 1967 comments, and ‘The Invader’ continues a fine recent tradition of new opera in Ireland

Wed May 28 2014 - 01:00

Curtain call for Cork, a city proud of its operatic leanings

Cork had the first production of 2014, and features in two successful Arts Council funding applications

Wed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00