1:00pm | €12.50/10.50 |
1:00pm | €12.50/10.50 |
The final concert in the Spotlight Chamber Music Series 2023 will feature three exceptional string players from Cork, who are joined by renowned Wicklow pianist Fiachra Garvey. Their programme features two contemporary works – a piano quartet by Irish composer and Aosdána member Rhona Clarke, which “concerns itself with alternation and contrasts of mood”, and a selection of duos for violin and cello by German composer Jörg Widmann, former Principal Conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. These will be presented alongside Johannes Brahms’ first Piano Quartet, written between 1856 and 1861 when the composer was still in his twenties. This beautifully lyrical, four-movement work combines the exuberance and vigour of youth with a growing mastery of form and thematic development. Indeed, Arnold Schoenberg admired the work so much that in 1937, he penned an orchestral arrangement which is often played today.
Musicians:
Siún Milne – Violin
Ed Creedon – Viola
Aoife Burke – Cello
Fiachra Garvey – Piano
Programme:
Jörg Widmann: A selection from 24 Duos for Violin and Cello
Rhona Clarke: Undercurrent for Piano Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Spotlight Chamber Music Series
The Spotlight Chamber Music Series, curated by Cork native and cellist Aoife Burke, returns to Triskel this Autumn/Winter. This popular series is based on the principle of bringing together some of Ireland’s most dynamic and distinguished musicians to play with one another in small ensembles.
Funded by the Arts Council and supported by Triskel, these concerts showcase an eclectic range of repertoire and a wide variety of instrumental formations.
Spotlight I – Saturday 16 September – 1pm
Spotlight II – Saturday 14 October – 1pm
Spotlight III – Saturday 4 November – 1pm
Spotlight IV – Saturday 2 December – 1pm
