Great music in the hands of great musicians is always an intoxicating mix. A virtual recording by top production companies has one advantage over the live concert, namely the close-up intimacy of the performance, a front-row experience with quality audio.

Bantry and Beyond will present World Premieres of new quartets by Deirdre Gribbin and Garth Knox played by Pacifica and Ragazze Quartets with Irish premieres of works by Lera Auerbach and Finola Merivale.

The Series opens with a Classical Prelude of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms that leads the way into a powerful Russian series from Mussorgsky to Shostakovich. Solo performances feature Ibragimova, Tiberghien, Gluzman, Fedorova, Petcu, Fejérvári and Grynyuk. There are great Quartets, a cello series, singers from Ireland, France and Germany, great violinists and period instrument ensembles. For the full programme, click here.

Single tickets, 6-concert packages and a Festival Pass can be purchased through our website or direct from ourconcerts.live from 19th May. Those booking a Festival Pass in the first 48 hours, can avail of a 10% discount. The programme is available here.

Gold Friends of West Cork Music have free access to all Bantry and Beyond concerts as part of their subscription. Silver Friends have access to the concerts which run during the Festival dates – 25 June – 4 July. West Cork Music is offering Silver Friends a chance to upgrade their membership and become a Gold Friend for €50, a 50% discount. This will entitle them to the Festival Pass. For more information on becoming a Friend of West Cork Music, please click here.

West Cork Chamber Music Festival is generously supported by the Arts Council, Crespo Foundation, Failte Ireland and Cork County Council as well as many individual donors and subscribers.

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