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Fresh, exciting interpretations of modern music: an atypical Friday night in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 29 January 2017
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“as lapel-grabbing as it was impressive”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 27 January 2017
Programme
Kodály, Dances of Galánta
Lutosławski, Partita
Bodley, A small white cloud drifts over Ireland
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (Orch. Ravel)
Ligeti, String Quartet no. 1 "Metamorphoses nocturnes"
Performers
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Helena Wood, Violin
ConTempo Quartet
Cristian Măcelaru, Conductor
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.