Meet the Artists

Here you find listings of all the artists appearing at our latest Festival. Click on the Archive link to look back at artists from previous years.
Allegria Quartet

Allegria Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Lucia Murphy, Kseniia Yershova [violins] Conor Galvin [viola], Adam Joyce [cello] Allegria Quartet is a dynamic new quartet that was…

Read More
Aradia Quartet

Aradia Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Kate O’Shea, Anna Jansson [violins], Eve Quigley [viola], Aoibhinn Keogh Daly [cello] The Aradia quartet have been playing together since…

Read More
Alasdair Beatson

Alasdair Beatson

Piano

Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson is renowned as a sincere musician and intrepid programmer. He champions a wide repertoire with particular…

Read More
Lotte Betts-Dean

Lotte Betts-Dean

Mezzo-Soprano

Praised by The Guardian for her “irrepressible sense of drama and unmissable, urgent musicality”, Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean is passionate…

Read More
Deirdre Brenner

Deirdre Brenner

Piano

A musician with a passion for chamber music and art song, Deirdre Brenner has performed in venues including the Wiener…

Read More
Chiaroscuro Quartet

Chiaroscuro Quartet

String Quartets

Alina Ibragimova, Benjamin Marquise Gilmore [violins], Emilie Hörnlund [viola], Claire Thirion [cello] Chiaroscuro effectively means light-dark, and indeed I was particularly…

Read More
Fanny Clamagirand

Fanny Clamagirand

Violin

She is one of those artists whose talent was revealed very early on, just out of childhood; one of those…

Read More
John Cockburn

John Cockburn

Violin Makers

John Cockburn’s passion for violin making arose from lifelong obsessions with acoustics, craftsmanship, and music of all genres. Following stints…

Read More
Cork County ETB School of Music Ensembles

Cork County ETB School of Music Ensembles

Chamber Ensembles & Orchestras

Cork County ETB School of Music Ensembles

Read More

Meet the Artists

Arts Council - funding music
Crespo Foundation
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
RTE Lyric FM
Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel
IMRO - Irish Music Rights Organisation