Arnold Bax

Poet Patrick Kavanagh's death mask and portrait of campaigner Vicky Phelan are among auction highlights

RTÉ NSO and National Concert Hall remain choked by the past in certain respects

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

John Luther Adams, Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits and RTÉ NSO with Christian Vásquez

Composing the Island festival is huge, but it neglects women and living composers under 30

Sorrow and loss continue to hold us in greater thrall than the idea of a new order in the offing

Despite the clear skill of last year’s Dublin International Piano Competition winner, something was missing at a recent concert

RTÉ tends to give new Irish music just one airing in concert, so its plans to celebrate the past century of Irish music is a very valuable idea