Something beautifully incongruous during a concert in the National Concert Hall causes my mind to rush with questions
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The Latvian mezzo-soprano, with her husband on the podium, was effortlessly attractive in her self-assurance and ownership of her surroundings
Review: The Belcea, Carducci, Solas, Pavel Haas and Modigliani Quartets played works by Jonathan Dove, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Julian Anderson, among others
Show’s Irish half includes music by Ina Boyle and Charles Villiers Stanford
The revolutionary group, reunited for the making of a documentary, now plan to perform a series of shows in Belfast and Dublin
The New York-born artist, who is about to give a rare Irish performance, has reinvented vocalisation from the ground up and inside out
Mezzo-soprano was epitome of modesty as she chatted amiably and openly
The London-based mezzo-soprano has built a stellar opera career abroad. This week the National Concert Hall is honouring her with a lifetime-achievement award
The Venezuelan pianist on the mysterious art of improvisation and why she remains outspoken about the political situation in her home country
Paavo Järvi is from a family of conductors – but a strong technical schooling is still vital before anybody takes to the podium, he says
Master luthier Jim McKillop has crafted one final instrument for musician Zoë Conway, a process preserved in the new film From a Forest to a Fiddle
Renowned pianist Richard Goode finally made it to the NCH stage for a recital to remember
To think solo concertina can take unequivocal possession of the main auditorium is an act of imagination
The Europa Galante founder, who is bringing his baroque orchestra to Ireland next week, on the concert’s centrepiece
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