Michael Dervan

Review: Bantry seems unlikely to run out of bright ideas while Francis Humphrys is running the show

The ensemble can take chances in their Prussia Street home, as well as helping others, such as by hosting the premiere of a David Bremner opera

Album review: Irish Baroque Orchestra continues its exploration of Dublin’s musical history in the baroque era

The world of the arts is going through a time of sometimes cautious but genuinely joyous reunion

En route to west Cork, he talks about his ‘Damascene moment’ and how chamber music is an equaliser

Four-disc, bicentenary collection showcases glittering pieces

This year’s Blackwater Valley Opera Festival offering has plenty of energy but falls short on coherence

Sensitive realisation under the guidance of Simon Rattle

Irish National Opera’s production is first full staging with chorus, orchestra in Ireland

Finding a footing in the world of opera takes grit but this is a singer who likes a challenge

The composer on sea bream, symbols, spies, Salome and his new Cello Concerto

The viola and percussion duo mix three specially written works with one 1980s classic

Ahead of an NCH concert series, artists reflect on how a musical giant shaped them

Experimental composer and guitarist Michael Pisaro-Liu’s 2013 work, asleep, wind, voice, poe gets its Irish premiere this month