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Charles Wood Festival in Armagh, a place of historical notes
The 'city of saints and scholars' will be filled with seven days of music this month as the enduring event returns with its special concerts, masterclasses and competitions -
Brian Irvine Strikes Up the Bland
Inspired by Carnmoney's aviation pioneer, the composer explores the science of creativity with help from the Ulster Orchestra and 200 female singers -
Belfast Music Society Festival
Philip Hammond takes in two concerts at the Great Hall at Queen's University, featuring new work by Derry composer Kevin O'Connell and a performance by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov -
Music From The Heart
Domingo Hindoyan stands in to conduct pianist Inon Barnatan at the Ulster Hall -
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Performing on period instruments, Frans Brüggen's ambitious ensemble visit Belfast on November 30 -
Ulster Orchestra
Philip Hammond enjoys the youthful energy of principal conductor Rafael Payare -
Trio Rafale
Swiss three-piece conjure the spirit of their classical forebears in a buoyant performance at Queen's -
Composer Patrick Doyle at Belfast Film Festival
Belfast Film Festival welcomes Kenneth Branagh's film score composer to the Waterfront Hall on March 31 -
Wallace Hartley's Violin Arrives at Titanic Belfast
As Titanic Belfast welcomes the instrument that serenaded the sinking of Titanic, Philip Hammond sheds light on its divisive backstory -
Portaferry Proms
Portaferry Presbyterian Church resonates to the elegant sounds of the Endellion String Quartet -
One City One Book
Composer Philip Hammond struggles to relate as Glenn Patterson spins vinyl from the Good Vibrations soundtrack -
Portaferry Proms Return
Friends of Portaferry Presbyterian Church have successfully re-imagined the classical building as an arts venue -
Nikolai Demidenko
Philip Hammond admires the Russian pianist's individual take on works by Chopin and Rakhmaninov at the Ulster Hall -
Frozen Planet Composer Comes to Ballymena
Braid Arts Centre welcomes George Fenton as part of the Ballymena Arts Festival -
The Bear
NI Opera adapt William Walton's saucy one-act story under the baton of Nicholas Chambers -
Stephen Hough
The 'seemingly inexhaustible' pianist has Philip Hammond on the edge of his pew at Rosemary Street First Presbyterian Church -
Philip Hammond on Writing the Titanic Requiem
Composer Philip Hammond on devising his 'Requiem for the Lost Souls of the Titanic', and seeing it performed in St Anne's Cathedral -
Barry Douglas Praises Waterfront Russian Philharmonic Season
Philip Hammond talks Russian orchestras and festivals with the classical pianist -
Ulster Orchestra Recital
Belfast-born conductor Courtney Lewis conducts a fine group of soloists -
Puccini
English Touring Opera tackle two of the Italian composer's shorter works -
Female Conductor JoAnn Falletta Joins Ulster Orchestra
The newly appointed Principal Conductor is one of the few female conductors on the professional circuit -
Belfast Philharmonic Society
Christopher Bell, outgoing artistic director, signs off in style and leaves a lasting legacy -
An Evening With Julian Lloyd Webber
Philip Hammond talks with the cellist about his big brother, fulfilling ambitions and leaving his instrument behind for the footie -
My Festive Favourite: The Fallen Angel
Philip Hammond finds solace - and an escape from Christmas kitsch - in the tangential paintings of Alexandre Cabanel
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