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13. Coffee Concert
29/06/2026 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Prelude to Bach Charlotte Spruit is a brilliant young violinist from Netherlands who plays both Baroque and modern music and has particularly insightful programming...
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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
44 events
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14. Young Composers Forum
29/06/2026 | 12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Composers Workshop Winners from the Young Composers Competition will each workshop their piece with one of the young Quartets participating in the Masterclass Programme....
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15. Children’s Concert
29/06/2026 | 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
The Shakespeare music mix A lively and accessible introduction to the music of Shakespeare’s world, led by three motley musicians on lute, recorder and...
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16. Crespo Series
29/06/2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Two Fantasies of Forbidden Love The fabled opening to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata inspired another great composer to describe it as 'one of those poems...
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17. Main Evening Concert
29/06/2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Children's stories - threats to innocence and the power of hope... Fazil Say is a brilliant Turkish pianist-composer, who is not afraid to speak...
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18. Candlelit Late Night
29/06/2026 | 10:00 pm - 10:45 pm
Homage to Beethoven, Bach and West Side Story Henryk Górecki leapt to fame with his Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, where his setting of a...
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19. Talking Music
30/06/2026 | 10:00 am - 10:40 am
Sean Rafferty in conversation with NOVO Quartet For the second Talking Music conversation, Sean Rafferty hosts the young NOVO Quartet from Copenhagen, who have...
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20. Coffee Concert
30/06/2026 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
London 1700 This concert features five composers who were active in London at the turn to the 18th Century. Nicola Matteis was a violinist-composer...
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21. Crespo Lunchtime Series
30/06/2026 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
From Court to tavern, music of merriment and majesty The Gregory Walkers with recorder player Kate Hearne explore the vibrant dance music of Renaissance...
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22. Young Musicians Series
30/06/2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Heiliger Dankgesang, a sacred song of thanks One of the encouraging things about the Festival is the number of young Quartets keen to take...
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23. Crespo Series
30/06/2026 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Family music-making in the Schubert household These three youthful Sonatas were originally and incorrectly published as Sonatinas, presumably to encourage amateur musicians to try...
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24. Main Evening Concert – Homage to Sofia Gubaidulina
30/06/2026 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
As our homage to Sofia Gubaidulina - the great Tatar composer who died last year at the age of 93 - we are performing...
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.
