Event: Cork Orchestral Society Opening Festival
Thursday, 29 September 2011
CIT CSM presents Cork Orchestral Society Opening Festival
A very exciting season of artists & programmes has been announced by Cork Orchestral Society for Autumn/ Winter 2011. The Opening Festival of the season will take place this weekend in The CIT Cork School of Music.
For further info www.corkorchestralsociety.ie
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8 p.m. |
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C, Op. 53 ( "Waldstein") Brahms Handel Variations, Op. 24 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Barry Douglas, enjoying fresh acclaim for his recent BBC Proms performance, makes a triumphant return to Ireland. Mussorgsky’s rich-hued set of tableaux never fails to conjure up crystal clear images and the Russian favourite will sizzle with his commanding musicality. One of Beethoven’s outstanding masterpieces, Douglas’ 1993 recording of the “Waldstein” is considered among the finest. With Brahms’ wonderful “Handel” variations, this is a generous programme from one of the world’s greatest |
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Friday 30 September
1.10 p.m. |
vox merus (transl. Latin - 'pure voice') The newest professional Irish chamber music group, vox merus presents its 2011 concert programme to venues across the country. Original works for brass, ingenious new arrangements and music by Irish composers (including the world premiere of Five Run Away Together by young Irish composer Daniel Barkley) are brought together in a touring project that aims to bring the highest calibre of brass performance to a truly diverse Irish audience. |
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Friday 30 September
8 p.m. |
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet Cormac Ó hAodáin (french horn) & Barry Douglas (piano) Stanford Fantasy for French Horn & String Quartet Mozart Quartet in C,"KV 465 (“Dissonance”) Brahms Piano Quintet RTÉ Concert Orchestra principal, Cormac Ó hAodáin, will be an ideal collaborator to realise Keith Pascoe’s edition of Stanford’s neglected masterpiece.
You can also hear the Vanbrugh Quartet playing |
