A muscular, finely tuned engine at Westport Chamber Music Festival
The muscle cars of Cannonball Ireland were no match for the velvet sounds of Westport
Classical gig of the week: Westport Festival of Chamber Music
The historic setting of Westport House is the centerpiece of this fine boutique festival in Co Mayo featuring works by Grieg, Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich, Schumann and Fauré
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
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
Kilkenny Arts Festival announces its 2016 programme
Stephen Rea, Loudon Wainwright III and Christian Blackshaw are among the highlights
Kilkenny Arts Festival brings Beethoven to life
New director Eugene Downes has put classical music back at the heart of the festival, and in fine style
Mull over Beethoven: the complete composer?
Musicians scheduled to perform his works here discuss what marks him out
Kilkenny Arts Festival: A journey from Beethoven to The Gloaming
New festival director Eugene Downes gives a sneak preview of this year’s offerings
Michael Collins: ‘It’s got to come from within. From your heart and your very soul’
English clarinettist Michael Collins has a formidable wealth of experience, but, he says, every concert is still a new learning environment
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