West Cork Chamber Music Festival bows out with brilliant Brahms

By Michael Roddy, 03 July 2023

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Reviewed at Bantry House, Bantry on 2 July 2023

Mozart, Duo in B flat major for Violin and Viola, K424

Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, Op.96

Rachmaninov, Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19

Brahms, String Sextet no. 2 in G major, Op.36

Viviane Hagner, Violin

Emma Wernig, Viola

Mairéad Hickey, Violin

Jérémie Moreau, Piano

Claudio Bohórquez, Cello

Lilit Grigoryan, Piano

Séamus Hickey, Viola

Christopher Marwood, Cello

Young artists of exceptional talent play Mozart, Schumann and Schubert at Schumannhaus Bonn

Jane Mcintosh, 27th January

Two young musicians studying and performing in Germany presented an interesting programme of piano and violin music at the Schumannhaus in Bonn on Sunday afternoon choosing three pieces which combined piano and violin in interesting variations. All three gave the lead to the piano – with violin as accompaniment.

****1

Anna Rakitina’s night with the National Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Larkin, 17th October

From an Anna Clyne Irish premiere to Tchaikovsky’s brilliance and Shostakovich’s grim wit, the NSO balances virtuosity with thoughtful nuance in Dublin.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival gets off to a terrific start

Andrew Larkin, 24th June

Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey and French pianist Nathalia Milstein deliver a compelling performance of Mozart, Janáček and Strauss at Bantry House.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

*****

Ibragimova thrills in splendid Bantry closer

Michael Roddy, 8th July

Those concertgoers who tore themselves away from the beach could watch the glorious sunlight fade to dusk through the Bantry House Library's huge windows.

*****

A fascinating offering of chamber music at Bantry House in Cork

Andrew Larkin, 29th June

An energetic Kodály and a convincing Bacewicz String Quartet no. 4 made for a satisfying first half, while the Quatuor Danel delivered a wonderful rendition of Beethoven’s Op.59 no. 1.

***11

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Michael Roddy

Michael Roddy is a freelance journalist based in Ireland who formerly covered the arts and entertainment world, as well as general and economic news, for Thomson Reuters. He has interviewed many of the world's leading conductors, singers and composers and has covered and reviewed operas, concerts and festivals throughout Europe.