KATONA DUO
Thursday 12 February, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Twin guitarists Peter and Zoltan Katona join forces to present a concert of virtuosic Spanish music centred around Granada’s Alhambra Palace. Built in the Middle Ages following the Arab conquest of Spain, the Palace, adorned with impressive mosaics and sun-drenched gardens, inspired many generations of composers, including Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Manuel de Falla.
Advance tickets (€5 – €20) available online and on the door (cash and card).
JACQUIN TRIO
Thursday 9 April, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Advance tickets (€5 – €20) and programme details will be available shortly.
IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Friday 17 April, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Directed by Henning Kraggerud, the Irish Chamber Orchestra and guest leader Joel Bardolet step into an all-Mozart programme featuring the composer’s fifth Violin Concerto (nicknamed “Turkish”), intimate Violin Sonata in E minor (KV 304), and elegantly sophisticated Symphony No. 29 in A major (KV 201/186a).
Advance tickets (€5 – €20) available online and on the door (cash and card).
FLEISCHMANN CHOIR
Sunday 26 April, 19:00
Location tbc
Under the direction of Tom Doyle, the Fleischmann Choir presents Mozart’s Missa solemnis in C minor (KV 139), written for the consecration of a new orphanage church, and Schubert’s rousing Magnificat in C major (D 486).
Advance tickets (€5 – €18) will be on sale shortly.
McCHRYSTAL ENSEMBLE
Thursday 7 May, 19:30
CURTIS AUDITORIUM, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Gerard McChrystal and Ties Mellema, two of Europe’s finest saxophonists, chart the journey of NASA’s Voyager probes through the cosmos in an exhilarating and transcendental merging of live electronics and raw acoustic power. The boundary-pushing programme features a new commission by acclaimed Irish composer Ian Wilson alongside works by Lera Auerbach, Peter O’Doherty and Ties Mellema.
Advance tickets (€5 – €20) available online and on the door (cash and card).
VANBRUGH AND FRIENDS
Saturday 13 June, 19:30
AULA MAXIMA, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK
Presented by Cork Orchestral Society with the support of University College, Cork, the Vanbrugh (Keith Pascoe, Simon Aspell and Christopher Marwood) present their annual Summer Gala Concert featuring performances by the Ora Quartet, Solas Quartet, Meliora Quartet, Olympia Quartet, Yershovy Sisters and Rebel Strings.
Advance tickets (€10 – €45) available online and on the door (cash and card).