LUMIERE QUARTET
Thursday 7 November, 19:30
MTU Cork School of Music
Led by acclaimed Irish Baroque Orchestra leader Claire Duff, the Lumiere Quartet presents Mozart’s ‘Dissonance’ String Quartet, Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in A minor, and the premiere performances of Caterina Schembri’s Grüner Strahl (Green Ray). Presented in association with the National String Quartet Foundation.
Programme
Mozart – String Quartet in C major ‘Dissonance’ K 465 [1785]
Caterina Schembri – Grüner Strahl [2024]
Mendelssohn – String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 [1827]
STÉPHANE PETIET and CIARA MORONEY
Thursday 14 November, 19:30
MTU Cork School of Music
Double-bassist and recipient of Cork Orchestral Society’s Emerging Artist Award, Stéphane Petiet, together with renowned pianist Ciara Moroney, present a beautifully crafted programme featuring Adolf Mišek’s Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Glière’s Deux morceaux and transcriptions of iconic Schubert lieder for double bass and piano.
Programme
Mišek – Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 6 [1910]
Teppo Hauta-Aho – Kadenza [1984]
Gliere – Deux morceaux, Op. 9 [1902]
Fauré – Élégie [1880]
Schubert – ‘An die Musik’, ‘Ständchen’ (Schwanengesang) and ‘Nacht und Traüme’
Kinsella – 15th April 1912 [2012]
Bottesini – Elegy No. 2, Op. 20 and Introduzione e Bolero
FLEISCHMANN CHOIR
Sunday 1 December, 18:30
Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Dennehy’s Cross
The 130-strong Fleischmann Choir, under the direction of conductor Tom Doyle, present iconic and undiscovered choral works from the French canon as well as the Irish première of Pēteris Vasks’ hypnotic meditation Da pacem, Domine.
Programme
Louis Vierne – Messe solenelle, Op. 16 [1899]
Pēteris Vasks – Da pacem, Domine [2016]
Emmanuel Rhené-Baton – Deux prières du soir, Op. 27 [1922]
César Franck – Psalm 150 [1883]
MADRIGAL ’75
Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December, 19:30
MTU Cork School of Music
Conducted by James Taylor, choral ensemble Madrigal ’75 present their ever-popular Christmas concert series featuring a stunning selection of seasonal choral music and rarely performed works spanning the ages. An essential Christmas engagement for all music lovers!
Tickets (€5 – €22) available soon.