Not fade away: which classical pieces are most popular?

A lucky few can follow their favourite groups and repertoires around the world. The rest of us have to take our chances when we can

Courtney Lewis serves up an energetic slice of Haydn

The conductor and the RTÉ NSO show Haydn a good time; and Ó Riada’s score for Mise Éire leaves me cold

Total recall: musical feats of memory

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

Berlin Philharmonic votes Kirill Petrenko as chief conductor

Russian to replace Simon Rattle in 2018 as Briton moves to London Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music: The odd imbalance of ‘Ten Thousand Miles Away’, and the place of period performance

The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s collaborative concert was strong on Irish writers but weak on our composers

John Wilson: ‘One day the conductor didn’t show up, so I just did it’

The principal conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra fell in love with music in his high chair. He taught himself piano at a young age and formed a symphony orchestra at 16 before falling into the ‘terrifying business’ of conducting

NCH rows: stop the squabbling and focus on the fundamentals

Disputes at the top level of the NCH are overshadowing more immediate concerns at the ground level

‘A singer, dancer, policeman, psychiatrist and clown’

Gábor Takács-Nagy knows what it takes to be a good conductor, and he’s more than happy to share it

Violinist’s saccharine strings terrorise sensitive aesthetes

Opinion: To get the full André Rieu experience, you have to nail yourself to the chair

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