Artistic director Francis Humphrys is responding to Covid by adding more shows

West Cork Chamber Music Festival director Francis Humphreys struck gold this year bringing together violinist Viviane Hagner, cellist Johannes Moser and pianist Barry Douglas

The intriguing role of memory in musical performance has been a hot topic lately

The early-music strand of this sprawling festival is substantial enough to bear comparison with specialised events elsewhere

The RTÉ Vanbrugh and Jupiter String Quartets produced a blitz of energy

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

Michael Dervan reviews concerts by the BBC Singers, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and in the National Concert Hall’s European Masterworks series.