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Cork Cultural Companions is an Age & Opportunity Arts initiative, delivered by Muintir Cork and supported by the HSE and Cork City and County Councils. Cork Cultural Companions has local networks of members who attend events together regularly in Cork City, Mallow, Bantry and East Cork.

Friday, 29 November 2024

West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2025 Programme Announcement

 

2025 Programme to be announced in December


We look forward to announcing the 2025 festival programme in December. If you would like to receive a printed copy of the brochure, please email sara@westcorkmusic.ie. If you are currently on our mailing list and you would like to opt out of receiving a copy, please let us know.



2025 Festival Image


This year we have been given permission to use Tom Climent's Sundew for the festival brochure, programme and poster.


We would like to thank Tom for allowing us to use his lovely painting.


30th West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Among those musicians appearing at the 2025 Festival are:


Ardeo Quartet, Chiaroscuro Quartet, Doric Quartet, Marmen Quartet, Tchalik Quartet, Pacific Quintet, Anna Besson, Rachel Podger, Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet, Lotte Betts-Dean, Brett Dean, Barry Douglas, Lucy Fitz Gibbon, Mairéad Hickey, Henning Kraggerud, Alma Kraggerud, Nathalia Milstein, Ella van Poucke, Paula Meehan, Paddington Trio and many more.

Clockwise from top left: Tchalik Quartet, Chiaroscuro Quartet, Henning Kraggerud, Marmen Quartet, Barry Douglas, Lotte Betts-Dean.


Ardeo Quartet to appear at 2025 Festival

Ardeo Quartet will be returning to Bantry for the 2025 Festival.


The quartet, made up of women from France, Japan and South Korea, made its Bantry debut in 2023 to great acclaim with standout performances of Bach's Goldberg Variations and Beethoven's String Quartet No.9 in C major. They return to perform Janáček's Intimate Letters in its original version with viola d’amore as well as Bach's Art of Fugue ( specially learnt for this Festival); Beethoven's Quartet in E minor; Kaija Kaariaho's Terra Memoria; Mendelssohn's String Quintet No.2 in B flat with Brett Dean and more.  


Listen back to the Quartet's 2023 performance of Beethoven's Quartet No. 16 in F major. Click here

Ardeo Quartet performing second movement of Janáček's String Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters

Become a Friend of West Cork Music

and book your tickets early

By becoming a Friend of West Cork Music, you can avail of Priority Booking as well as a range of other benefits including invitations to Friends and Artist receptions.


Priority Booking for Platinum and Gold Friends of West Cork Music opens on Tuesday January 21st 2025. Silver Friends can book from Thursday February 13th 2025. General Booking opens Wednesday March 12th 2025

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