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Irish Chamber Orchestra Death and the Maiden at UCH
Irish Chamber Orchestra Death and the Maiden at UCH (University Concert Hall) is coming to in 2016. The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Spring Seasons kicks off with a performance with Hungarian maestro, Gábor Tákacs Nagy who has worked with the Orchestra over many years, latterly as Principal Artistic Partner. “I have conducted the Irish Chamber Orchestra many times in the last few years and it is always a refreshing experience for me. Their love of what they are doing always gives a heart-lifting and electrifying concert-experience. They are a diamond in the cultural life of Ireland “ says Tákacs-Nagy.
He conducts the Irish Chamber Orchestra in Death & the Maiden featuring delights by Pergolesi, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert sung by vivacious soprano, Ailish Tynan. Mullingar born, Ailish is one of the most colourful and entertaining sopranos. She trained at Trinity College, the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Guildhall, London and was a Vilar Young Artist (Royal Opera House Covent Garden), a BBC New Generation Artist and was a recipient of the Rosenblatt Recital Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
Pergolesi’s exquisitely emotive Salve Regina, is both expressive and poignant. Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ underscores the force of the close of Christ’s life as the Earthquake heralds the Resurrection. Schubert’s Salve Regina progresses from veiled grief to genuine tragedy and contrasts with his electrifying Death and the Maiden which demonstrates his natural instinct for melody and song. Mozart’s Kommet her ihr frechen Suender is a gem from his oratorio La Betulia liberata.
Don’t miss Death and The Maiden on Thursday 11 February at University Concert Hall, Limerick.
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The Irish Chamber Orchestra is resident at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick and is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
LISTINGS
February 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy Principal Artistic Partner/Conductor
Ailish Tynan Soprano
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Pergolesi Salve Regina in C minor
Haydn from The Seven Last Words of Christ Introduzione: Maestoso ed Adagio
Mozart Kommet her ihr frechen Suender KV 146
Haydn from The Seven Last Words of Christ Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)
Schubert Salve Regina D676
Schubert Death and the Maiden D810 (arr. Mahler)
Wednesday 10 February The Round Room at The Mansion House @7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€22, €20 and €10 students
Thursday 11 February University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
€20, €18 and €10 students
March 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Conductor/Clarinet
Igor Levit Piano
MENDELSSOHN, WIDMANN & WEBER
Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 12
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Widmann Hunting Quartet
Mendelssohn Andante from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major (arr. Widmann)
Weber Symphony No. 2 in C major J51
Tuesday 15 March University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
€20, €18 and €10 students
Wednesday 16 March The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin @ 7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€22, €20 and €10 students
April 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director/Violin
Des Keogh Narrator
1916 – REVOLUTION & RHETORIC
Programme includes poetry, song and works by:
John Kinsella The Splendid Years
Arnold Bax In Memoriam 1916
Sam Perkin The Foggy Dew arr. for String Quartet, Electronics and Voice
Wednesday 6 April The Round Room at The Mansion House @ 7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€22, €20 and €10 students
Thursday 7 April St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick @ 8pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
€22, €20 and €10 students
Friday 8 April Glór, Ennis @ 8pm
065 6843103 www.glor.ie
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