The landscape of contemporary classical music is rich with diverse voices that draw inspiration from a countless myriad of sources. Among these voices are Philip Glass and John Luther Adams, two composers who have made profound contributions to the genre of art music over the last decades.

Vlad explores Alma Mahler's life through the medium of her music, exploring how her compositions reflected the different waypoints of her personal and artistic journey. (c) Getty Images

Vlad Smishkewych takes a peek into the personal and professional intertwinings of the Mozart and Weber families. (c) Getty Images

How much do we know about the origins of the piano quintet? This easy combination—take a string quartet, add piano, and voila!—is one that tok until the late Classical period to develop. Vlad Smishkewych explores the world of the The Curious Piano Quintet

Vlad Smishkewych explores whether there are special “ingredients” you can add to Western Art Music to make it sound Non-Western, without falling into the tokenism trap.

Vlad Smishkewych explores the ins, outs, ups, and downs of Beethoven’s uniquely captivating late string quartets.

In our interval this evening, explore the world of the lyric jingle with colleagues from across RTÉ lyric fm.

As RTÉ lyric fm celebrates 25 years on the air, we have been trawling through our archives and rediscovering some significant moments, voices and memories from the last quarter of a century. See how many of them you can recognise or remember.

RTÉ lyric fm presenter Aedin Gormley chats to Hugh Tinney about his approach to New Music.

Shostakovich composed 15 string quartets during his career but in tonight's RTÉ lyric Live Interval Sandy Burnett examines the one that's played more often than all of the others put together.