The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Kaspars Putninš, The Vanbrugh, RTÉ NSO/Harry Bicket

Swiss-born pianist Sylvie Courvoisier brings sonic explorations to the NCH and Hugh Buckley leads a Bowie tribute

Nialler9’s top Irish music of the moment

Last weekend’s New Music festival finally delivered on its celebratory promise

The celebration of 100 years of Irish composition hits mid-century, revealing a dark age for orchestral music

Classical legend’s first concert kicks off all 141 of Bach’s solo works for keyboard

Can the Music of Our Time series at the NCH remedy the weaknesses of the national broadcaster’s long-standing approach to new music?

We are lucky to have a number of Irish promoters whose taste and empathy for the audience’s experience set them apart

New Music Dublin has suffered numerous abuses in its short life and has been postponed for 2016. Can it be fixed?

Since 1969 Manfred Eicher has had a singular influence on jazz through his ECM label. So what happens in a recording session with the enigmatic producer?

The Swedish Chamber Orchestra offered an alternative to ‘stouter’ performances of Brahms's second symphony

The new season is strong on singing and orchestral debuts, and composers from Sibelius to Mahler

Kilkenny’s 10-day immersion in Bach was a box-office success and provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

In the first of a new series, Duke Special helps to compose the obituary he would like to have when he dies, and plans an unforgettable funeral

The German composer clung to the same style throughout his career – do any modern counterparts keep the faith?

If only Ireland had such a thing as a national opera company to utilise the abilities of Anna Devin and Jennifer Davis

Australian company Circa’s athletic theatre is humorous and dangerous

Even bats go wild for the quartet’s take on Philip Glass’s music

It’s that tune again! Arvo Pärt tops the charts for cinematic over-exposure

After a long musical journey, the fiddler Martin Hayes finds inspiration in everything from Bach to Arvo Pärt and Sigur Rós

Dublin International Piano Festival opened with an intimate look at – and inside – the instrument

The reach and reputation of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival resonates beyond the Bantry venues

The KBC Great Music in Irish Houses festival is taking a liberal view of its title – which is not without its benefits

The National Chamber Choir performed an array of ‘masterworks’, but why did so much of the enjoyment seem to be the choir’s

A new film gives an accurate snapshot of the bizarre dynamics involved in a typical string quartet