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Music Students Set for Walled City Showcase
Ulster University partners with classical concert series for free end-of-term performances alongside guest artists in Derry -
Ruth McGinley Reconnects
From childhood stardom to having children of her own, the Derry pianist has rediscovered her passion for performing after years in the wilderness -
Walled City Music Festival Announcements
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins fellow countrymen Andy Akiho and Ian David Rosenbaum as Derry's classical concert series takes shape for an eighth year -
Edge of Reflection
The Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble use Easter as the entry point for contemporary classical with an accessible programme of evocative compositions -
Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble
Through fearless programming and financial initiative, Greg Caffrey's contemporary music group are delivering a scintillating season of classical in Belfast -
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 -
Watch Codetta Perform 'Nunc dimittis'
Derry chamber choir's stunning entry into the #SingMotets competition to have Welsh composer Karl Jenkins write the winner a new a cappela choral work -
Terry Blain: My Culture NI
'Its archival and historical value are considerable... It seems to me hugely sad that a proven centre of journalistic excellence such as Culture NI is being done away with' -
Magnificent Seven Classical Artists
2015 is set to be a busy year for flautist Eimear McGeown, composer Ryan Molloy, baritone Ben McAteer and others – here's what to look out for -
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 -
Night Music
Moving on Music and the Belfast Music Society prove there is a demand for unfamiliar, challenging classical music in Northern Ireland -
Salome
Northern Ireland Opera bring Strauss's controversial psychosexual opera featuring Biblical characters to Belfast -
Miniatures and Modulations
Philip Hammond's reimagining of ancient Irish songs originally transcribed by Edward Bunting are wonderfully entertaining -
Metropolis
Dmytro Morykit performs an empathetic modern score to Fritz Lang's classic silent movie in the Waterside Theatre -
Music From The Heart
Domingo Hindoyan stands in to conduct pianist Inon Barnatan at the Ulster Hall -
Composer Philip Hammond's 2015
With a new album and Piano Concerto to premiere in Belfast on January 5, life has never been busier for the composer -
Brian Irvine Inaugural Belfast Music Laureate
Award-winning composer and master collaborator to lead several large-scale projects in 2015 -
Young Musicians' Platform Awards
Watch video as BBC and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland recognise five solo genre performers -
Messiah
Ulster Orchestra and Belfast Philharmonic Choir perform together for what could be the last time -
Reflecting Light
Cappella Caeciliana record contemporary pieces and festive classics -
Ode to Sting
Lisaire String Quartet interpret classic Police and Sting tracks – watch a live performance -
Video: Ulster Orchestra Flash Mob
Watch the full official video exclusively on CNI as players surprise punters at St George's Market -
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 -
Quercus Ensemble's Songs, Games and Dances
1920s Parisian café culture is recalled in the group's immersive new touring production -
Neil Cowley Trio
Jazz meets classical at the City of Derry Choral Festival with suitable support from Codetta choir
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