In this Might is Right world, there’s one group of people who hold more cards than Trump
Mark Carney won’t change Trump’s mind about anything. But Philip Glass might
Philip Glass
Max Richter in Dublin: Stunning show moves from gripping In a Landscape re-creation to breathtaking Blue Notebooks moments
On the first of two evenings, the composer leads his ensemble through first his new album and then his Iraq War ‘protest record’
Heart of Philip Glass: A musical through line from Blondie and Talking Heads to maverick minimalism
Michael Riesman, music director of the Philip Glass Ensemble, on the works by the composer that they’re bringing to Ireland
Mari Samuelsen: ‘I was probably the rebel. I was not interested in going down the same rabbit hole as the others’
The Norwegian violinist, who is giving a series of performances in Ireland, stands out in the classical world as a widely admired outsider
Labèque sisters: ‘We hear Philip Glass played mechanically. He’s not like that. He’s the last romantic composer of our century’
The celebrated French piano duo talk about the new scores for three Cocteau films they’ll be playing at the NCH
Mick Jagger: ‘It was so long ago I can’t remember. I didn’t know what I was doing’
As he lends his glorious voice to a new spy thriller, the Rolling Stone relives his greatest roles
Laurie Anderson: ‘An important voice? My friends don’t call me an important voice’
The musician and artist on CD-roms, cancel culture and her new show, The Art of Falling
Tune in to tune out: authors on music and the writing process
Roddy Doyle, Sarah Crossan and Shane Hegarty on the role songs play in their craft
Aoife Kelleher: ‘At my 30th my friends had to rescue the party from my morose playlist’
Soundtrack of My Life: The director on her lockdown listening, Francophilia, and Peppa Pig
Notturno: Beauty and horror in the conflict zone
Review: Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary depicts a world defined by fear and extremism
Grainne Humphreys: ‘Not much makes me feel better than a George Michael nostalgia trip’
Soundtrack of My Life: Kate Bush, Philip Glass and more, from the director of Dublin film festival
The best classical music and opera to see this week
Beethoven’s Fidelio and New Music Dublin both come to the National Concert Hall
Sinéad Gleeson: Rediscovering the shared frequency of music and writing
The writer on creating a world for a new album by her husband’s band, Mount Alaska
Beck: ‘U2 had the best audiences of anyone I’ve opened for’
The Beck of 1994’s Mellow Gold seems a million miles from the 49-year-old releasing Hyperspace
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