Programme 2018

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29. Main Evening Concert

2 July 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Ravel Duo Sonata
IRISH PREMIERE Lera Auerbach Arcanum, Sonata for viola and piano
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat D.898
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68. Coffee Concert

7 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Connesson Techno Parade
Louise Farrenc  Sextet for piano and winds
Beethoven Quintet for piano and winds Op.16
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69. Masterclass

7 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
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Halcyon Quartet

Fringe Festival - Halcyon Quartet - Durrus

7 July 201812:30 pm
Durrus Festival, Philips Green, Durrus
Free
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Past Events

Friday 29 June 2018
Halcyon Quartet

Fringe Festival - Halcyon Quartet

29 June 20183:30 pm
Cork Airport
FREE
Artist Halcyon Quartet
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1. Opening Concert

29 June 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €16
Kodaly Duo Sonata / Mairéad Hickey / Ella van Poucke
Grazyna Bacewicz Quartet 4 / Dudok Quartet
Beethoven Quartet in F major Op.59/1 ‘Razumovsky 1’ / Quatuor Danel
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Saturday 30 June 2018
Halcyon Quartet

2. Masterclass

30 June 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Halcyon Quartet, Christopher Marwood
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3. Coffee Concert

30 June 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Artist London Chamber Brass
Tallis Four Voluntaries (arr Maxwell Davies)
Jan Koetsier Kleiner Zirkusmarsch from Kinderzirkus Op.79
Jan Koetsier Brass Quintet Op.65
Anthony Plog Four Sketches
Enrique Crespo Suite Americana
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4. Masterclass

30 June 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Red Abbey Quartet, Liana Gourdjia
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Bangers & Crash

Fringe Festival - Alex Petcu & Caitriona Frost

30 June 201812:30 pm
The Old Supervalu
FREE
Artist Alex Petcu & Caitriona Frost
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5. Town Concert

30 June 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Ensemble Dagda
Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini and other women composers 
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Liana Gourdjia

6. Masterclass

30 June 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Doolan Quartet, Liana Gourdjia
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7. Baroque Masterclass

30 June 20184:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
Free
Artists Westland Baroque Ensemble, Peter Spissky
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Apollon Musagète Quartet

8. Crespo Series

30 June 20184:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €9
Artist Apollon Musagète Quartet
Arensky Quartet Op.35a
Dvorák Quartet no.14 in A flat Op.105
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9. Main Evening Concert

30 June 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Mozart Quartet in G major K.387 / Dudok Quartet
Andrzej Panufnik Quartet No.1 / Apollon Musagète Quartet
Beethoven Quartet No.8 in E minor Op.59/2 ‘Razumovsky’ / Quatuor Danel
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10. Late Great Show

30 June 201810:30 pm
Bantry House
€14
Artist Cédric Pescia
J.S.Bach  Goldberg Variations
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Sunday 1 July 2018

11. Morning Talk

1 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Nathalia Milstein, Dana Zemtsov
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Liana Gourdjia

12. Masterclass

1 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Beckett Quartet, Liana Gourdjia
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Jonas Nordberg

13. Coffee Concert

1 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Artists Lyudmila Shkirtil, Peter Spissky, Camerata Øresund, Jonas Nordberg, Berit Norbakken Solset
Vivaldi Concerto for strings in C major RV 114
Vivaldi Cessate, omai cessate RV 684
Vivaldi L’estro armonico - Concerto for 4 violins in E minor RV 550
Vivaldi Motet - In furore iustissimae Irae RV 626
Vivaldi L’estro armonico – Concerto for violin D minor RV 565
Vivaldi Concerto in G minor RV 315 'Summer' & Aria - Sonno, se pur sei Sonno
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Halcyon Quartet

14. Masterclass

1 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Halcyon Quartet, Dudok Quartet
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15. Young Composers Forum

1 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
Free
Artists Doolan Quartet, Halcyon Quartet, Beckett Quartet, Red Abbey Quartet
Omar Zatriqi Key Chain
Lisa Robertson Machair
Daragh Black Hynes Procession for String Quartet
Darragh Kelly Blue
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16. Baroque Masterclass

1 July 20184:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
Free
Artists Westland Baroque Ensemble, Marcus Mohlin
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17. Crespo Series

1 July 20184:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €9
Artist Quatuor Danel
Elizabeth Maconchy Quartet No.2
Beethoven Quartet No.9 in C major Op.59/3 ‘Razumovsky’
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18. Main Evening Concert

1 July 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Bloch Violin Sonata No.1 / Nurit Stark / Cédric Pescia
Andrzej Panufnik Quartet No.2 ‘Messages’ / Apollon Musagète Quartet
Franck Piano Quintet / Quatuor Danel / Julius Drake
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19. Late Great Show

1 July 201810:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€14
Artist Barry Douglas
Brahms Fantasias Op.116, Intermezzos Op.117, Piano Pieces Op.118/1, Op.118/6
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Monday 2 July 2018

20. Morning Talk

2 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Peter Spissky, Berit Norbakken Solset, Camerata Øresund
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21. Masterclass

2 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Red Abbey Quartet, Andreas Reiner
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22. Coffee Concert

2 July 201811:00 am
Tickets from €10
Artists Ruby Hughes, Jonas Nordberg
Barbara Strozzi L’Eraclito Amoroso; Lamento, Lagrime mie
Francesa Caccini Lasciatemi qui solo
Giovanni Kapsberger Works for Theorbo/Archlute
Henry Purcell Dido’s Lament
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Fringe Festival - Ensemble Dagda

2 July 201811:30 am
Organico
FREE
Artist Ensemble Dagda
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23. Masterclass

2 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Doolan Quartet, Quatuor Danel
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Halcyon Quartet

24. Town Concert

2 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Halcyon Quartet
Beethoven Quartet No.6 in B flat Op.18/6
Omar Zatriqi Key Chain WORLD PREMIERE
Bartok Quartet No.3
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Apollon Musagète Quartet

25. Masterclass

2 July 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Beckett Quartet, Apollon Musagète Quartet
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26. Violin Talk

2 July 20183:15 pm
Old Cinema
FREE
Artist Robert Pierce
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27. Crespo Series

2 July 20184:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €9
Artist Dudok Quartet
Weinberg Quartet No.3 Op.14
Machault, Ockeghem, Josquin Desprez and Gesualdo  Madrigals
Mendelssohn Quartet in F minor Op.80 ‘Requiem for Fanny’
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28. Baroque Masterclass

2 July 20184:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
Free
Artists Westland Baroque Ensemble, Peter Spissky
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29. Main Evening Concert

2 July 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Artist Mairéad Hickey
Ravel Duo Sonata
IRISH PREMIERE Lera Auerbach Arcanum, Sonata for viola and piano
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat D.898
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30. Late Great Show

2 July 201810:30 pm
Bantry House
€14
Artist Philippe Cassard
Debussy Les Préludes, Premier Livre
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Tuesday 3 July 2018

31. Morning Talk

3 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Quatuor Danel
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Camerata Oresund

32. Coffee Concert

3 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Artists Camerata Øresund, Mark Padmore, Ruby Hughes, Peter Spissky, Anna Besson
J.S.Bach Cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82
J.S.Bach Ouverture No.2 in B minor BWV 1067
J.S.Bach Cantata Non sa che sia dolore BWV 209
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Fringe Festival - Elias Folk

3 July 201812:20 pm
Bantry Library
Free
Artist Elias String Quartet
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33. Town Concert

3 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Voice Trio
Hildegard of Bingen (C12th, Germany)  
Guillaume de Machaut (C14th, France)  
Francesco Landini (C14th, Italy)  
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34. Masterclass

3 July 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Artists Andreas Reiner, Red Abbey Quartet
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35. Baroque Masterclass

3 July 20184:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
Free
Artists Westland Baroque Ensemble, Peter Spissky
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36. Crespo Series

3 July 20184:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €10
Artists Andreas Brantelid, Nathalia Milstein
Beethoven Cello Sonata No.5 in D major Op.102/2
Debussy Cello Sonata
Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op.40
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Fringe Festival - VOICE WORKSHOPS

3 July 20185:30 pm
The Old Supervalu
Free
Artist Voice Trio
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37. Main Evening Concert

3 July 20188:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €11
Haydn Quartet in F minor Op.20/5 / Dudok Quartet
WORLD PREMIERE Deirdre Gribbin Kindersang / Caroline Melzer / Nurit Stark
Schubert Schwanengesang D.957 / Mark Padmore / Julius Drake
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Wednesday 4 July 2018

38. Morning Talk

4 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Niek de Groot
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39. Masterclass

4 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Beckett Quartet, Andreas Reiner
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40. Coffee Concert

4 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Mozart Flute Quartet in D major K.285 / Fiona Kelly / Liana Gourdjia / Andreas Brantelid / Piotr Szumiet
Beethoven Quartet No.1 in F major Op.18/1 / Quatuor Danel
Mieczyslaw Weinberg Improvisation and Romance for String Quartet IRISH PREMIERE / Quatuor Danel
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Apollon Musagète Quartet

41. Masterclass

4 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Red Abbey Quartet, Apollon Musagète Quartet
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Fringe Festival - Voice

4 July 201812:00 pm
Glebe Gardens, Baltimore
Free
Artist Voice Trio
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42. Town Concert

4 July 20181:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Westland Baroque Ensemble
Purcell Sonata in 4 Parts, no.6 in G minor Z807
Vivaldi Sonata in D minor ‘La follia’ RV63
and works by Corelli, Couperin and Handel 
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Halcyon Quartet

43. Masterclass

4 July 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Halcyon Quartet, Apollon Musagète Quartet
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44. Crespo Series

4 July 20183:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €11
Artists Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien
Brahms Violin Sonata No.1 in G major Op.78 'Regensonate'
Brahms Violin Sonata No.2 in A major Op.100
Vierne Violin Sonata Op.23
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45. Baroque Masterclass

4 July 20184:00 pm
Bantry Courthouse
Free
Artists Westland Baroque Ensemble, Peter Spissky
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Fringe Festival - VOICE Workshops

4 July 20185:30 pm
The Old Supervalu
Free
Artist Voice Trio
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46. Main Evening Concert

4 July 20188:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €11
Shostakovich Symphony for Strings Op.118a / Festival Strings / Yuri Serov / Niek de Groot / Liana Gourdjia
Shostakovich Spanish Songs / Festival Strings / Yuri Serov / Liana Gourdjia / Lyudmila Shkirtil / Niek de Groot
Jonathan Dove  In Damascus / Mark Padmore / Elias String Quartet
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47. Late Great Show

4 July 201810:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€14
Artists Caroline Melzer, Cédric Pescia
Messiaen Harawi, chant d’amour et de mort
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Thursday 5 July 2018

48. Morning Talk

5 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Nurit Stark, Caroline Melzer, Cédric Pescia
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49. Masterclass

5 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Doolan Quartet, Alina Ibragimova
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Camerata Oresund

50. Coffee Concert

5 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Artists Berit Norbakken Solset, Sebastian Philpott, Camerata Øresund, Peter Spissky, Lyudmila Shkirtil, Jonas Nordberg
G.F.Handel Concerto grosso Op.6/5 Largo – Allegro
G.F.Handel Eternal Source of Light Divine (HWV 74 Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne)
G.F.Handel Concerto grosso Op.6/5 Presto – Largo
G.F.Handel Recitativo, Aria: Ah! Ruggiero crudel, tu non mi amasti! (Alcina)
G.F.Handel Concerto grosso Op.6/5 Allegro – Menuet & TBC Where shall I fly (Hercules HWV 60)
G.F.Handel Sonata HWV 399, Op.5/4 (Orchestral version from Alcina) & Let the bright seraphim (Samson HWV 57)
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Halcyon Quartet

51. Masterclass

5 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Halcyon Quartet, Andreas Reiner
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Fringe Festival - Voice with West Cork Choirs

5 July 201812:30 pm
The Old Supervalu
Free
Artist Voice Trio
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52. Town Concert

5 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Beckett Quartet
Shostakovich Quartet No.9 in E flat Op.117
Lisa Robertson Machair WORLD PREMIERE
Ravel Quartet in F major
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53. Masterclass

5 July 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Red Abbey Quartet, Quatuor Danel
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54. Violin Talk

5 July 20183:15 pm
Old Cinema
FREE
Artist Patrick Robin
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55. Crespo Series

5 July 20184:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €9
Artists Mark Padmore, Ruby Hughes, Philippe Cassard, Niek de Groot, Elias String Quartet
Sally Beamish  Reed Stanzas
Watkins In my craft or sullen art
Fauré La Bonne Chanson
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Apollon Musagète Quartet

56. Main Evening Concert

5 July 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Mozart Clarinet Trio K.498 ‘Kegelstatt’ / Annelien Van Wauwe / Barry Douglas / Rosalind Ventris
Weinberg Violin Sonata No.2 Op.15 / Elina Vähälä / Yuri Serov
Dvorák Piano Quintet in A major / Philippe Cassard / Apollon Musagète Quartet
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57. Late Great Show

5 July 201810:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€14
Artists Lyudmila Shkirtil, Yuri Serov
Sviridov Petersburg, song cycle to text by Alexander Blok
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Friday 6 July 2018

58. Morning Talk

6 July 201810:00 am
Brick Oven
€6
Artists Evelyn Grant, Dudok Quartet
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59. Masterclass

6 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Beckett Quartet, Quatuor Danel
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60. Coffee Concert

6 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Artists Ramon Ortega Quero, Elias String Quartet
Haydn Quartet in E flat Op.64/6
Mozart Oboe Quartet K.370
Mendelssohn Quartet in A minor Op.13
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Halcyon Quartet

61. Masterclass

6 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Halcyon Quartet, Andreas Reiner
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Fringe Festival - Doolan Quartet

6 July 201812:30 pm
Mannings Emporium, Ballylickey
Free
Artist Doolan Quartet
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62. Town Concert

6 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Red Abbey Quartet
Shostakovich Quartet No.3 in F major Op.73
Darragh Kelly  Blue WORLD PREMIERE
Dvorák Quartet in F major Op.96 ‘American’
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63. Masterclass

6 July 20183:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Doolan Quartet, Dudok Quartet
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Nurit Stark

64. Crespo Series

6 July 20184:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €9
IRISH PREMIERE Gubaidulina So sei es / Nurit Stark / Cédric Pescia / Niek de Groot / Luigi Gaggero
Schubert Fantasie D.934 / Nurit Stark / Cédric Pescia
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65. Main Evening Concert

6 July 20188:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €13
Mozart Duo for violin and viola in G major K.423 / Alina Ibragimova / Marie-Louise de Jong
IRISH PREMIERE Rautavaara String Quintet ‘Unknown Heavens’ / Elina Vähälä / Mairéad Hickey / Dana Zemtsov / Christopher Marwood / Ella van Poucke / Cédric Pescia
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 / Quatuor Danel / Barry Douglas
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66. Late Great Show

6 July 201810:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€14
Artist Cédric Tiberghien
Cage Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano
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Saturday 7 July 2018

67. Masterclass

7 July 201810:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Dudok Quartet, Doolan Quartet
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68. Coffee Concert

7 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Connesson Techno Parade
Louise Farrenc  Sextet for piano and winds
Beethoven Quintet for piano and winds Op.16
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69. Masterclass

7 July 201811:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Beckett Quartet, Christopher Marwood
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Halcyon Quartet

Fringe Festival - Halcyon Quartet - Durrus

7 July 201812:30 pm
Durrus Festival, Philips Green, Durrus
Free
Artist Halcyon Quartet
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70. Town Concert

7 July 2018
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Doolan Quartet
Beethoven Quartet No.11 in F minor Op.95
Daragh Black Hynes  Procession WORLD PREMIERE
Brahms Quartet in C minor Op.51/1
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71. Crespo Series

7 July 20183:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €11
Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op.22 / Nathalia Milstein
Rebecca Clarke  Piano Trio / Andreas Reiner / Ella van Poucke / Nathalia Milstein
Prokofiev Cello Sonata / Ella van Poucke / Nathalia Milstein
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72. Main Evening Concert

7 July 20188:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €11
Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 / Alina Ibragimova / Cédric Tiberghien
Kurtág Scenes from a Novel Op.19 / Caroline Melzer / Nurit Stark / Luigi Gaggero / Niek de Groot
Mozart String Quintet in D major K.593 / Dudok Quartet / Simone van der Giessen
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73. Late Great Show

7 July 201810:30 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€14
Artists Alina Ibragimova, Elina Vähälä, Dana Zemtsov, Andreas Brantelid, Christopher Marwood, Marie-Louise de Jong
Andrzej Panufnik  Song to the Virgin Mary for String Sextet
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Op.4
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Sunday 8 July 2018

74. Coffee Concert

8 July 201811:00 am
St. Brendan’s Church
Tickets from €10
Mozart Duo for cello and bassoon K.292 / Bram van Sambeek / Christopher Marwood
Beethoven Septet in E flat Op.20 / Andreas Reiner / Christopher Marwood / Dana Zemtsov / Annelien Van Wauwe / Ron Schaaper / Bram van Sambeek / Niek de Groot
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Halcyon Quartet

75. Young Musicians Platform

8 July 20182:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€15
Vivaldi Sonata in D minor ‘La follia’ / Westland Baroque Ensemble
Haydn Quartet in D major Op.20/4 / Halcyon Quartet
Janacek Quartet No.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ / Doolan Quartet
Dvořák Quartet in F major Op.96 ‘American’ / Red Abbey Quartet
Ravel Quartet in F major / Beckett Quartet
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76. Finale

8 July 20187:00 pm
Bantry House
Tickets from €16
Isang Yun Together for Violin and Double Bass / Elina Vähälä / Niek de Groot
Franck Violin Sonata in A major / Alina Ibragimova / Cédric Tiberghien
Fauré Piano Quartet in G minor Op.45 / Elina Vähälä / Dana Zemtsov / Andreas Brantelid / Cédric Pescia
Brahms String Sextet No.2 in G major / Andreas Reiner / Mairéad Hickey / Dana Zemtsov / Andreas Brantelid / Ella van Poucke / Simone van der Giessen
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Arts Council - funding music
Crespo Foundation
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
RTE Lyric FM
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel
IMRO - Irish Music Rights Organisation