BANBHA QUARTET
Thursday 25 September, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Presented in association with the National String Quartet Foundation, the Banbha Quartet begin the Society’s Winter Season with performances of Haydn’s String Quartet in G major (Op. 77, No. 1), Walter Beckett’s String Quartet, and Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No.1 in D major.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Saturday 18 October, 19:30
CITY HALL, CORK
The National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Anna Rakitina return in style to City Hall, Cork, with a premiere performance of Anna Clyne’s Restless Oceans, Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic Violin Concerto in D major (Op. 35) featuring Cork violinist Mairéad Hickey, and conclude with Shostakovich’s epic and powerful Symphony No. 5 (Op. 47).
MARMEN QUARTET
Thursday 6 November, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Presented in association with the National String Quartet Foundation, the Marmen Quartet return to perform Haydn’s “Sunrise” Quartet (Op. 76, No. 4), the first performances of Sam Perkin’s My Young Love Was Gone, Bartók’s Third String Quartet and Beethoven’s String Quartet in F major (Op. 135).
IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Saturday 15 November, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The Irish Chamber Orchestra and percussionist Matthew Jacobson present Purcell’s tuneful Abdelazer Suite, Dvořák’s elegant Serenade for Strings (Op. 22) and Mani by Ronan Guilfoyle, a vibrant tribute to Indian percussion legend T. A. S. Mani.
EMMANUEL CEYSSON and SARAH SHINE
Thursday 27 November, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
As part of a nationwide Music Network tour, world-renowned French harpist Emmanuel Ceysson joins forces with the exceptional Irish soprano Sarah Shine for an evening of music and song featuring music by Vierne, Fauré and Debussy, and the first performances of a Music Network Commission by Anne-Marie O’Farrell.
FLEISCHMANN CHOIR
Sunday 7 December, 19:00
CHURCH OF THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, DENNEHY’S CROSS, CORK
The 130-strong Fleischmann Choir, directed by Tom Doyle, present two rich symphonic choral pieces by Max Bruch – Gruß an die heilige Nacht (Op. 62), and the Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei (Op. 35) – alongside the sparsely decorative Salve Regina by Arvo Pärt.
MADRIGAL ’75
Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 December, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Choral ensemble Madrigal ’75, conducted by James Taylor, present their ever-popular Christmas concert series featuring a stunning selection of seasonal choral music and rarely performed works spanning the ages.