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

National Concert Hall brings musicians from across the generations for a new year bash

A Culture Night programme at the National Concert Hall is among the highlights

New book traces life story of ‘visionary’ and efforts to secure concert hall for Dublin

Enshrining ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’ in law is out of tune with radically altered identity

There’s no way that the whole programme can be saved – it’s too big and too complicated for that

The IBO’s take on Mozart’s Musical Joke trample it to the level of the Dumb and Dumber movies

Elisaveta Blumina in Dublin, RTÉ Contempo Quartet on tour and Irish Baroque Orchestra

Despite denouncing Stockhausen as a charlatan, Brian Boydell was no traditionalist. And Salvatore Sciarrino at Silenzio further cements Louth Contemporary Music Festival’s reputation

NCH honours pianist by presenting him in solo recital as part of international series

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

The festival unearthed fine compositions that were sadly neglected in the past 100 years

Obituary: She accepted the crucial role of forming not one, but two chamber orchestras, which were the highlights of Irish music-making from 1970 onwards

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