Louise Farrenc
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Tiptoeing into the minefield of so-called classical canon
- Music
- October 23, 2019, 05:00
Is it in the canon? Concerts this past week made me wonder about music that is and music that isn’t considered part of the so-called classical canon. (...)

The week’s best classical and opera: Griselda to ConTempo Quartet
- Music
- October 12, 2019, 05:00
SATURDAY 12 Griselda Town Hall Theatre, Galway, and on tour It never rains but it pours. Vivaldi has had a centuries-long wait for a performan(...)

Lesson from West Cork for Galway’s troubled European Capital of Culture
- Music
- July 10, 2019, 05:00
Virtually everything I’ve come across about Galway’s stint as European Capital of Culture next year, has been negative. However, one shining beacon on(...)

Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals
- Music
- May 22, 2019, 05:00
The big summer festivals are on the way. The Great Music in Irish Houses festival June 11th-16th, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival June 29th to Ju(...)

The first Female Composer Series falls short of the standards expected of the National Concert Hall
- Music
- April 10, 2019, 05:00
Tchaikovsky left seven symphonies. But he didn’t actually compose the Seventh Symphony that the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) played under Tho(...)

Female Composer Series, Pinchas Zukerman, Esther: The best classical music gigs this week
- Music
- March 30, 2019, 05:00
Saturday, March 30th ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA/PINCHAS ZUKERMAN NCH, Dublin 8pm €40-€80 nch.ie For the second time in eight days the National Co(...)

Evolution of women composers a missing link in new concert series
- Music
- August 29, 2018, 05:00
The first of the 13 concerts in the National Concert Hall’s new International Concert Series gets under way tonight with the Baltimore Symphony Orches(...)

Chamber Music Gathering ignores female composers for second year
- Music
- January 10, 2018, 05:15
The National Concert Hall held its second Chamber Music Gathering last Saturday. The hall’s chief executive Simon Taylor describes the three-concert e(...)