Music in Kilkenny Programme

SUNDAY 28 APRIL 4 PM

SATURDAY 11 MAY 8 PM

SUNDAY 26 MAY 4 PM

Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Chapter Room, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny.

Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny.

RIAM Symphony Orchestra RIAM Chamber Orchestra

The Cremona String Quartet Christiano Gualco - violin Paolo Andreoli - violin Simone Gramaglia - viola Giovanni Scaglione - cello

James Cavanagh - conductor Anthony Mulholland - viola Tara McNeill - violin Sarah Bass - soprano Kevin Fitzpatrick - guitar Ioana Pipelea - soprano

L. Boccherini - String Quartet in C major No. 2 op. 6 G. Verdi - String Quartet in E min G. Puccini - Crisantemi O. Respighi - String Quartet in D Major

Annual Final Year Concerto Performances B. Bartók - Concerto for viola and orchestra G. Finzi - Concerto for violin and small orchestra S. Barber - Knoxville Summer of 1915 for soprano and orchestra J. Rodrigo - Concierto De Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra W.A. Mozart - Exsultate, jubilate, K165 for soprano and orchestra The Royal Irish Academy of Music is proud to showcase final year students of its DCU-validated BA in Music Performance degree course in Kilkenny and Dublin.

Hughie O'Donoghue ‘Venice Monotypes’ The Hilliard Ensemble ‘Memoria Italiana’ - music by Cipriano de Rore, Dufay and Roger Marsh Thomas Demenga Cello Solo works by Bach & Demenga

19-21 April

Katharina Weber piano Barry Guy bass Balts Nill percussion ‘Hommage à Györgi Kurtág’

BARROW RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL Email: [email protected] Further information: 056 7761497 Website: www.barrowriverartsfestival.com

Saturday 27 April 8 pm St. Canice’s Cathedral

Handel’s Judeas Maccabeus

Quartetto di Cremona have performed at major international festivals in Europe, South America, Australia and the United States such as the Beethovenfest in Bonn, Bozar Festival in Brussels, Festival of Turku, Kammermusik Gemeinde in Hannover, Perth Festival in Australia; and in the most prestigious concert halls all over the world such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Wigmore Hall in London, Barge Music in New York, and Beethovenhaus in Bonn. International critics have noted the artistic and interpretative qualities of the Quartetto di Cremona. Following a concert at the Wigmore Hall, the British magazine The Strad, wrote "Dynamic contouring was as sleek and elegant as an Armani suit, and it tailored the music to perfection." In Australia, the Quartetto di Cremona was acclaimed as the "glory of the Perth Festival" and the Süddeutsche Zeitung described them as "one of the most exciting quartets of the current generation."

Molloy - Samuel Beckett Gare St. Lazare Players Conor Lovett Judy Hegarty Lovett - director

SATURDAY 18 MAY 8 PM

The Hilliard Ensemble with Homburger/Guy Duo Works by Castello, Cipriano de Rore, Barry Guy and others.

Calmus Ensemble from Leipzig Camerata Kilkenny

Camerata Kilkenny with soloists Thomas Demenga (CPE Bach cello concerto in A) and Malcolm Proud (JS Bach harpsichord concerto in D minor)

Tickets on sale from VISUAL - Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow Website: www.gbshawtheatre.ie Box Office: 059 9172400 Email: [email protected]

St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny

Maya Homburger - director with guests Wilbert Hazelzet - baroque flute Alastair Mitchell - bassoon J.S. Bach Jesu Meine Freude, Motet No. 3 in E minor (BWV 227) Cantata: ‘Nach dir, Herr verlanget mich’ (BWV 150) Cantata ‘Ich Habe Genug’ (BWV 82a) Orchestral Suite No. 3 in B minor (BWV 1067) This concert forms part of the cultural programme to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the E.U. and has received special funding from the Arts Council of Ireland. The celebrated Calmus Ensemble from Leipzig is joined by the internationally acclaimed Irish ensemble Camerata Kilkenny. For this programme they will perform some of Bach’s greatest compositions for voices and instruments including the sublime cantata ‘Ich Habe Genug’ in Bach’s own arrangement for soprano and flute and the instrumental Orchestral Suite in B minor for solo flute, strings and basso continuo with its famous Badinerie final movement.

Catherine Redding - soprano Michael Quinn - piano L’heure exquise – A recital of French song Experience an enchanting journey through the world of French song, from the belle époque to the 1930s. Featuring exquisite melodies by Fauré, Hahn and others, as well as charming arias from Bizet’s Pearl Fishers and Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, and Debussy’s well-known ‘Clair de lune’, L’heure exquise will transport you to a realm of moonlit terraces and smoky Parisian cafés, passionate encounters and imagined landscapes. Catherine Redding and Michael Quinn have performed together for a number of years, and share an interest in both French repertoire and the intimate medium of the song recital, with its unique marriage of poetry and music. Bringing together a wealth of international experience in opera, oratorio and chamber music, Catherine and Michael are eager to share with audiences their interpretations and love of this art form.

SUNDAY 9 JUNE 4 PM Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Finghin Collins - piano Finghin Collin’s recordings of Schumann’s piano music for Claves Records in Switzerland have received widespread acclaim, including Editor’s Choice in Gramophone Magazine in 2006. His most recent recording for Claves of works by Stanford with the RTE NSO has also been very well received, and was Editor’s Choice in May 2011. He has been Artistic Director of the New Ross Piano Festival since its inception in 2006, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dublin International Piano Competition. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Concert Hall (2001 - 2006). In this pre-Wigmore Hall recital he performs works by Haydn, Chopin, Brahms and Schubert.

Tickets for all concerts €15 (€10 concession) Season ticket €100

music in kilkenny January - June 2013

SUNDAY 13 JANUARY and SUNDAY 14 APRIL Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Keith Pascoe - violin Brian MacNamara - piano

SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 4 PM

SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY 4 PM

SUNDAY 3 MARCH 4 PM

St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny



Patricia Rozario - soprano Michael McHale - piano

Libor Novacek - piano

Hugh Tinney - piano

Beethoven - Sonata in C major Op2 No 3 Brahms - Phantasien Op 116 Liszt - Sonata in B minor

A recital to launch his new CD recording

Concert 3 - 13 January, 4 pm W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 296 in C major L. van Beethoven - Sonata op. 12 no. 2 in A major L. van Beethoven - Sonata Op. 30 no. 3 in G major W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 306 in D major

Internationally recognised for his interpretations of Liszt, Brahms and Janacek, Libor Novacek’s playing is said to possess ‘exceptional poetic verve and inwardness’ and his recordings are said to have ‘set new benchmarks’ and offer ‘compellingly beautiful and narrative performances’. His concerts and tours have taken him to major festivals and venues worldwide: these include regular appearances at the Wigmore Hall and the Barbican in London, and the Brighton, Three Choirs and Mostly Mozart festivals, and the Prague Spring Festival and Strings of Autumn Festival in Prague. He has also played in the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, India, South Africa and most of the European Union. Recent engagements have included performances throughout Europe, including a European tour celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Franz Liszt.

Concert 4 - 14 April, 4 pm W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 305 in A major W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 481 in E flat major W.A. Mozart - Sonata KV 303 in C major L. van Beethoven - Sonata Op. 12 no. 3 in E flat major

‘Novacek ….. shows a rare combination of virtuosity and musical intelligence.’ Robert Matthew, International Record Review.

Violinist Keith Pascoe and pianist Brian MacNamara continue on their captivating journey performing the complete cycle of Mozart and Beethoven sonatas. For concert dates visit www.facebook.com/MozBeetSonatas or www.culturefox.ie.

SUNDAY 20 JANUARY 4 PM Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Fionnuala de Burca - soprano Aingeala de Burca - violin Michael Joyce - piano

Born in Bombay, soprano Patricia Rozario OBE studied at London’s Guildhall School of Music, winning the Gold Medal and the Maggie Teyte Prize. Since then her career has developed in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting, with a wide repertoire ranging from baroque to contemporary music. Her unique voice and artistry has inspired several of the world’s leading composers to write for her, most notably Arvo Pärt and Sir John Tavener, who alone has now written over thirty works for her, making their collaboration unique in the contemporary field. She has sung with Solti, Ashkenazy, Jurowski, Belohlavek, Gardiner, Pinnock and Andrew Davis, sung opera at Aix-en-Provence, Amsterdam, Lyon, Lille, Bremen, Antwerp, Wexford, ENO, Glyndebourne and Opera North, and given concerts in North America, Canada, Russia, the Far East, Australia, throughout Europe, and at all the major UK venues. She has so far appeared eight times at the BBC Proms. Belfast-born pianist Michael McHale has established himself as one of the leading Irish pianists of his generation. Since completing his studies at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music he has developed a busy international career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. This Programme features songs by Liszt, Schubert, R. Strauss, Britten, operatic arias by Mozart, Puccini, Bizet, Verdi and some solo piano works from Michael McHale’s new album.

Soprano Fionnuala de Burca has performed in opera and oratorio throughout Ireland, the U.K. and Europe with numerous ensembles including the National Chamber Choir. Her sister Aingeala studied violin at the RIAM and works as a freelance violinist in Dublin in a wide variety of genres including baroque violin with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and in concert with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Michael Joyce is in demand both in Ireland and abroad and has performed on many previous occasions in Castalia Hall. In this recital the trio will perform works by Vaughan Williams, Bartok, R. Hahn, Debussy, Holst, Rachmaninoff and Saint-Saëns.

"Patricia Rozario floats effortlessly with a voice of liquid gold" Gramophone "...a pianism that was tastefully gestured, delicately graded, and infallibly clear..." The Irish Times Music Network Tour

SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 4 PM Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Miriam Roycroft - cello Réamonn Keary - piano Benjamin Britten Centenary Recital Benjamin Britten - Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 65 Charles Alkan - Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 47 Martinu - Variations on a Slovak folksong for Cello & Piano, H. 378 As a duo, Miriam Roycroft and Réamonn Keary have been playing together for the last five years and have performed extensively throughout Ireland and the UK. In 2010 they performed to great acclaim at the National Gallery of Ireland for the ‘Chopin 200’ series. They were featured artists at the ‘Yorkshire Live Music Project’ Northern Lights Series in Wakefield in May 2012 where they gave the world premiere of ‘Four Commentaries’ by Nigel Morgan. They also performed at St. Barrahane’s Church Music Festival in August 2012. Film work has included ‘The Watchmaker’s Time’.

Bach - Prelude & Fugues from the 48 (C major Bk.1 or D minor Bk.2) Chopin - Prelude Op. 45/ Barcarolle Op. 60 Tom Johnson - Euler’s Harmonies (1988) Debussy - Images Bk. 1 Schubert - Sonata in B flat, D 960. Hugh Tinney has written about this programme: I conceived of this programme really so that I could record onto CD a collection of a range of works from different periods that I have particularly loved playing throughout my career. Chopin's Barcarolle I began playing in my teens, and I played it on international tours in my twenties; while the great Schubert B flat sonata and Debussy's Images Book One (including the short masterpiece, Reflets dans l'eau) have been amongst the works I have performed most often, over the last three decades. There is a clear emphasis in these works on the lyrical, although they are obviously not without drama! A similar balance can be felt in the short pieces, between the Bach Prelude in C along with Tom Johnson's Euler's Harmonies on the one hand, both lyrical works based on arpeggiated chords, and Bach's Prelude in D minor and Gerald Barry's Swinging Tripes and Trillibubkins on the other, in which powerful, energetic and rhythmical elements hold sway.

SATURDAY 23 MARCH 8 PM Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Sabine Ducrot - flute Michael Joyce - piano Claude Debussy Prélude a l’aprés midi d’un faun Carl Reinecke - sonata for flute and piano ‘Undine’, op. 167, Sam Perkins - new commission Richard Strauss - Sonata in Eb major for flute and piano op. 18 International prizewinning French flautist Sabine Ducrot and leading Irish pianist Michael Joyce return to Castalia Hall with a gorgeous programme including the exuberant and passionate violin sonata by the young Richard Strauss (arranged for flute), the dramatic ‘Ondine’ sonata by Reinecke, Debussy’s sensual ‘Prélude a l’aprés midi d’un faun’ and an exciting new work by young Irish composer Sam Perkin.