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West Cork Chamber Music Festival Programme

West Cork Chamber Music Festival Programme

Immerse yourself in our world-class 2026 Chamber Music Festival where concerts, conversations, and masterclasses will be staged from morning to night in stunning settings from Bantry House to the West Cork islands

Across the 10-day celebration of chamber music – at a festival now in its 31st year – renowned and emerging international and Irish musicians perform in intimate and characterful settings against the backdrop of Bantry and the Wild Atlantic Way. Days begin with relaxed coffee concerts and open rehearsals, and end with extraordinary Bantry House concerts, and music by candlelight. Children’s concerts, fringe events, and a young musicians’ series bring exceptional classical music and opportunities to audiences of every age.

26 June – 5 July 2026

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27 events
i. Masterclass

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30. Crespo Series

01/07/2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Music in time of war This is the final performance by Calidore Quartet in this year’s Festival. Both Mozart and Korngold were child prodigies,...
€28/22/16/12
Bantry House
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31. Main Evening Concert

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31. Main Evening Concert

01/07/2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm

From one to eight The great Latvian composer, Pēteris Vasks, is 80 this year and we hope he will join us for some performances...
€38/26/12
St Brendan's Church
A photo of musicians Seamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta

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32. Candlelit Late Night

01/07/2026 | 10:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Sean nós Duo Siblings Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta hail from the Gaeltacht region of Connemara. They are noted for their sean-nós singing and...
€20
St Brendan's Church
33. Talking Music

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33. Talking Music

02/07/2026 | 10:00 am - 10:40 am

Sean Rafferty in conversation with Attacca Quartet, Donnacha Dennehy Attacca Quartet is the second US quartet to join the Festival this year. The Quartet...
€8
Brick Oven
34. Coffee Concert

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34. Coffee Concert

02/07/2026 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Quartets from Italy and Spain In this delightful concert Concerto 1700 follow the trail of three Italian composers, two of whom made their career...
€22/16/10
St Brendan's Church
xiv. Baroque Masterclass

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35. Crespo Lunchtime Series

02/07/2026 | 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

A chi si dedica This concert will be an absolute treat with violin and lute alternating duos and solos, skating through a collection of...
€15
Marino Church, Bantry
FRINGE: Meliora Quartet in Maritime Hotel

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36. Young Musicians Series

02/07/2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Love stories The Meliora Quartet is on its second year in the Festival Masterclass series. Its members are from Ireland, Ukraine and Moldova and...
€7
Christian Fellowship Church
Violin Talk with Niall Flemming

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Violin Talk with Niall Flemming

02/07/2026 | 3:00 pm - 3:40 pm

Niall Flemming will share his insights on the new regulations regarding Pernambuco bows and how the changes will affect musicians. Niall is an award-winning...
Free
St. Brendan’s Hall
37. Crespo Series

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37. Crespo Series

02/07/2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:10 pm

Homage to Brahms....and Beethoven Brahms Horn Trio is a work once heard never forgotten. Brahms composed it in 1865 in memory of his mother,...
€20/16/10
St Brendan's Church
xx. Masterclass

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38. Main Evening Concert

02/07/2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Archduke and the USA Attacca Quartet begin their Festival residency by performing recent, some very recent, some not so recent works by top...
€50/40/30/14
Bantry House
39. Candlelit Late Night

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39. Candlelit Late Night

02/07/2026 | 10:00 pm - 10:45 pm

Time shall be no more It is with some nervousness that we dare to programme ‘The End of Time’ again. It was the final...
€16
Bantry House
40. Talking Music

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40. Talking Music

03/07/2026 | 10:00 am - 10:40 am

Sean Rafferty in conversation with Sonoro Quartet and Lotte Betts-Dean Sean Rafferty’s last guests are both Festival regulars. Lotte-Betts Dean returns for several performances...
€8
Brick Oven

Our West Cork Music Festivals

Join us, across six glorious weeks each summer, as West Cork Music celebrates the best of chamber music, literature, and traditional Irish music through its world-class festivals at the edge of Europe.