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.
Sonic Quartet

Sonic Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Maxim Novojilov, Julia Antolec [violins] Shane Quinn [viola], Doireann Ní Aodáin [cello] The Sonic Quartet was formed in August 2023….

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Sonoro Quartet

Sonoro Quartet

String Quartets

Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Jeroen De Beer [violins], Séamus Hickey [viola], Léo Guiguen [cello] Founded in 2019, Sonoro Quartet is one of…

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Stéphane Thomachot

Stéphane Thomachot

Bow Makers

Stéphane Thomachot was born in 1959 in Bourg-la-Reine, France, and studied bow making at Mirecourt under Bernard Ouchard from 1975…

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Westland Baroque

Westland Baroque

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Kevin Meehan, Jeannette Bogado [violins], Peadar Ó Loinsigh [cello], Laoise McMuillin [harpsichord]   Westland Baroque, formed in winter 2022, and…

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Pieter Wispelwey

Pieter Wispelwey

Cello

Pieter Wispelwey is equally at ease on the modern or period cello. His acute stylistic awareness, combined with a truly original…

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Dana Zemtsov

Dana Zemtsov

Viola

Dana Zemtsov is one of the most promising viola soloists of her generation. Gramophone Magazine has celebrated violist Dana Zemtsov’s…

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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