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For jazz legend Charles Lloyd, playing live is a spiritual and uplifting experience, says Alan O’Riordan

Jo Kerrigan reveals why the pioneering Met: Live in HD has become a global phenomenon since it began back in 2006 and set a template for a whole new way of experiencing live entertainment. 

CIT Cork School of Music

This year’s West Cork Chamber Music Festival promises to be the best ever, writes Declan Townsend.

IT’S been a long day already for James Galway, his schedule filled with a host of media appearances and other duties in the run-up to a performance at the National Concert Hall.

The West Cork Chamber Music Festival’s creative approach and warm welcome continues to draw performers of the highest calibre, writes Jo Kerrigan

THIS was the question asked of Francis Humphrys, the artistic director of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, by the French horn virtuoso, Herve Joulain.

Early evening recitals at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival emphasised the variety of talent on offer, reports Declan Townsend

Catherine Leonard, one of Ireland’s leading violinists, performs at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which takes place in Bantry from Jun 29 to Jul 7.

ONCE again, Francis Humphrys has succeeded in attracting a host of wonderful performers to Bantry for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which begins on Friday.

In one week, 109 works from the past six centuries will be performed at chamber music festival, says Declan Townsend

Soprano Ruby Hughes is among the headline acts at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival this summer, writes Tina O’Sullivan