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Clarinettist Berginald Rash curates From Antiquity to Modernity

Berginald Rash on making classical music modern at the NCH

The National Concert Hall's new concert series From Antiquity to Modernity takes audiences on a journey from the icons of classical music to their modern …

Music • 28 Apr

Portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, found in the Collection of Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck. (Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

A classical music maverick: Liz Nolan on the magic of Monteverdi

Old world, new tricks... Every January we're faced with the same mantras of reinvention and reset.

Music • 16 Feb

Death announced of composer Seóirse Bodley

Irish composer who combined modern and traditional music elements in works such as 'A Small White Cloud Drifts Over Ireland' dies aged 90.

In Memoriam • 21 Nov 23

Conductor Kensho Wantanabe (Pic: Irina Belashov)

Something For The Weekend: Kensho Watanabe's cultural picks

Conductor Kensho Watanabe is a rising star in the classical world...

Something For The Weekend • 16 Nov 23

The Recital Hall at TU Dublin's new Grangegorman campus

Temple of sound - Liz Nolan on the new Conservatoire at TU Dublin

Time was, when music filled the air in Chatham Row.

Music • 18 Sep 23

Something For The Weekend: David Tobin's cultural picks

Rising violin star David Tobin has performed as soloist with leading orchestras including the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Aachen and Poltava …

Cate Blanchett • 24 Aug 23

Vivaldi Under the Stars! Four Seasons at the Freiburg Planetari

This lively performance of the Baroque masterpiece is made all the more special with a 360-degree projection of images of the cosmos

arte • 15 Mar 23

Conductor Kenneth Montgomery dies aged 79

The death has been announced of Belfast-born conductor Kenneth Montgomery, the former Principal Conductor of Opera Northern Ireland and a regular guest with the RTÉ …

Music • 10 Mar 23

Something For The Weekend: Sheku Kanneh-Mason's cultural picks

Described by The New York Times as "a compelling musical storyteller", cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his Irish recital debut at the National Concert Hall this …

Something For The Weekend • 09 Feb 23

Inishowen Trad Orchestra and Choir with conductor Martin Tourish

Berginald Rash on making classical music modern at the NCH

A classical music maverick: Liz Nolan on the magic of Monteverdi

Death announced of composer Seóirse Bodley

Something For The Weekend: Kensho Watanabe's cultural picks

Temple of sound - Liz Nolan on the new Conservatoire at TU Dublin

Something For The Weekend: David Tobin's cultural picks

Vivaldi Under the Stars! Four Seasons at the Freiburg Planetari

Conductor Kenneth Montgomery dies aged 79

Something For The Weekend: Sheku Kanneh-Mason's cultural picks

Inishowen Trad Orchestra bring the sound of Donegal to the NCH

Watch: Debussy, Revel & more - a celebration of French composers

Joyful mysteries: Harpist Anne-Marie O'Farrell talks to Liz Nolan

H.I.P. and Happening - Liz Nolan on the Ardee Baroque Festival

Heart of Glass - Cork's Quiet Lights festival salutes a master

Something for the Weekend: Isata Kanneh-Mason's cultural picks

John Kelly on two sound men who changed how we hear things

TikTok sensation Patrick Dexter brings his cello to new spaces

New Associate Principal Conductor of the RTÉ CO announced

Something For The Weekend: Philippe Cassard's cultural picks

RTÉ lyric live: The Music of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin celebrated

Watch: Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition Final

National Symphony Orchestra announces 2022–2023 season

K-Classics - the Korean youth taking classical music by storm

Something For The Weekend: Gwendolyn Masin's cultural picks

West Cork Chamber Music Festival on finally turning 25