Our 2021/22 Highlights
2021/22 saw a return to live concerts but with limited attendance as we began living with Covid-19. Yet, there were many milestones and great events to be proud of. Gemma Ní Bhriain (mezzo), Cahal Masterson (piano) & Yseult Cooper Stockdale (cello) opened the series with a selection of Schubert, Schumann, Bizet and Strauss, while Lir Quartet with Christopher Marwood (cello) paid tribute to recently deceased composer John Kinsella. After many delays, Fiachra Garvey (piano), Musici Ireland (strings) and Niall O’Sullivan (trumpet) finally performed an all-Saint-Saens programme. The New Year began with pianist Dénes Várjon, followed by a duo and quartets concerts featuring pianists Lance Coburn and Soo Jung Ann, Rachel Croash soprano, Gemma Ní Bhriain mezzo soprano stepping in for Sharon Carty, Gavan Ring tenor and Rory Musgrave baritone. Pianist Julius Drake, Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano & Timothy Ridout viola wowed audiences with their sonorous tones while the season came to a rapturous close with a trio of stars Johannes Moser, Vadim Gluzman violin and Andrei Korobeinikov.
Our 2020/21 Highlights
2020/21 was an unusual year where the majority of our concerts were behind closed doors due to Covid-19 restrictions. We welcomed Finghin Collins piano, Matthew Manning oboe, Macdara Ó Seireadáin clarinet, Sineád Frost bassoon, Cormac O hAodain french horn for a thrilling online concert of Mozart and Beethoven, Barry Douglas and Esposito Quartet with a small and socially-distanced audience. Other restricted events included pianist John O’Conor, Trio of Fionnuala Moynihan piano, Sarah Sew violin, Aoife Nic Athlaoich cello finishing with a seasonal concert by Gary Beecher piano and Gavan Ring tenor. We celebrated Easter with Haydn’s Seven Last Words quartet performed by ConTempo Quartet with readings by Aoibhéann McCann.
Our 2019/20 Highlights
Our 2019/20 Series included pianist Leon McCawley, Irish Chamber Orchestra with Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello, Navarra String Quartet, violinist Patrick Rafter with pianist Michael McHale, the inaugural Celebrating the Voice weekend with Tara Erraught, Dearbhla Collins and special guests plus pianist Gabriela Montero.
Our 2018/19 Highlights
Our 2018/19 Concert Series included clarinettis Emma Johnson and pianist John Lenehan, Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch, pianist Hugh Tinney, mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught, pianist Dearbhla Collins and clarinettist Ulrich Pluta, violinists Lynda O’Connor and Mia Cooper with Wolfgang Ensemble, Orfeo ed Euridice: In Concert presented by Irish National Opera in a co-production with United Fall and in partnership with Irish Baroque Orchestra, and finally pianist Barry Douglas.
Our 2017/18 Highlights
Our 2017/18 Concert Series included Ensemble Marsyas and Peter Whelan with mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill, Gould Piano Trio, pianist Cédric Tiberghien and violinist Alina Ibragimova, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra with soprano Fatma Said and tenor William Davenport, cellist Johannes Moser and pianist Andrei Korobeinikov, and pianist Finghin Collins.
Our 2016/17 Highlights
Our 2016/17 Concert Series included pianist Angela Hewitt, Chamber Choir Ireland and Chatham Saxophone Quartet, an Opera Gala with baritone Gavan Ring, tenor Owen Gilhooly, soprano Amy NíFhearraigh and soprano Aoife Gibney, Barry Douglas and Camerata Ireland with violinist Patrick Rafter and mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught, Vanbrugh Quartet, and pianist Peter Donohoe.
Our 2015/16 Highlights
Our 2015/16 Concert Series included pianist Finghin Collins and violinist Ilya Gringolts, RTÉ Contempo Quartet with Ishay Shaer, pianist John O’Conor, Irish Baroque Orchestra, soprano Celine Byrne, Cassiopeia Winds, and Musici Ireland with pianist Michael McHale.
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