Virgil Thomson

Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results

Organ improvisation in Dún Laoghaire and Gavin Maloney conducts the RTÉ NSO

RTÉ NSO’s fanfares at lunchtime and Eugenio Fagiani improvises in Dún Laoghaire

At last, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is presenting ‘A celebration of contemporary Irish female composers’ at the NCH

Orchestra members fulfil vital extracurricular functions such as providing music education and road-testing new music

The original theme lacked grandeur, but such portmanteaus can be a source of creativity

A heavily redacted report on RTÉ’s orchestras gives the lie to the Government’s claims about transparency

Getting the best out of an orchestra is a challenge, but the young Belfast conductor proves he can handle it with performances of Prokofiev, Borodin and Shostakovich