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April 2014.
celebrating Ireland’s EU Presidency in
Berlin on Monday, January, 21st, 2013
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M ESSA GE F R OM THE CEO
Welcome to our 2015/16 season.
The Irish Chamber Orchestra
is a stellar ensemble, renowned
for its imaginative programming,
vibrant virtuosity and unrivalled
diversity. Its blend of programming
combines popular masterworks,
exciting and innovative cross-artform
collaborations alongside works
commissioned for the orchestra.
Following successes at home and abroad, the extraordinary Hungarian
conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy Principal Artistic Partner) and the
multi-talented clarinettist and composer Jörg Widmann (Principal Guest
Conductor/Artistic Partner) have extended their contracts, and will
continue to present a combined vision with two very distinctive styles of
programming until 2019.
In the 2015/16 season, Gábor Takács-Nagy shifts his focus from Haydn
to Schubert. Jörg Widmann has performed and recorded Mendelssohn
Symphonies with the orchestra and opens a new chapter on Weber,
Beethoven and Schumann alongside some of his own innovative
compositions. The ICO collaborates with some of the finest international guest soloists
in its 2015/16 season – including one of the world’s up-and-coming
pianists, Igor Levit. We are delighted to work once more with UK maestro
Jonathan Cohen. Irish artists are very much to the fore as we collaborate
for the first time with Irish Youth Opera and NI Opera in Handel’s comic
opera, Agrippina. Celebrated Mullingar-born soprano Ailish Tynan makes
two appearances in the season, as does pianist Finghin Collins.
In October he performs Haydn, and a week later performs as part of an
ICO ensemble at the Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival in Limerick (SaintSaëns’ Carnival of the Animals).
As international demand for the orchestra continues, the ICO embarks
on a US-tour with Hungary’s hottest cellist, István Várdai, conducted
by Gábor Takács-Nagy. 2016 heralds a significant landmark in the
ICO’s history as the orchestra commences a 3-year residency in
Heidelberg which allows the orchestra to perform several concerts at the
distinguished Heidelberger Frühling with Igor Levit. This is the orchestra’s
first international residency with further concerts beckoning in Cologne,
Würzburg and Zürich with Jörg Widmann and one of the great violists of
our time, Tabea Zimmermann.
Over many years, the orchestra has enjoyed fruitful relationships with an
array of Irish composers, and this season features works by John Kinsella
and Bill Whelan.
Adding to the orchestra’s already numerous CD recordings, the Orfeo label
will soon release a series of Mendelssohn’s Symphonies alongside works
by Jörg Widmann.
As always, ICO activities extend to myriad settings beyond the concert
hall, with a varied programme of work in schools, hospitals and a variety
of community settings.
The Irish Chamber Orchestra, resident at the Irish World Academy of
Music and Dance, has its own studio on campus at the University of
Limerick. It is generously funded by The Arts Council of Ireland/An
Chomhairle Ealaíon. Additional support from Culture Ireland contributes
significantly towards the ICO’s international touring initiatives. Our
sincerest thanks to all our Patrons and Friends for their continuing loyalty
and support of ICO endeavours.
Gerard Keenan
Chief Executive Officer
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IR IS H C H A M B ER
OR C H EST RA
The Irish Chamber Orchestra is Ireland’s
finest chamber orchestra, renowned for its
virtuosity, its intimacy, programme diversity and
outstanding musicianship. The ICO continues to
work with Gábor Takács-Nagy (Principal Artistic
Partner) and Jörg Widmann (Principal Guest
Conductor/Artistic Partner), opening new doors
to music. Under the leadership of Katherine
Hunka, the orchestra tours nationally and
internationally.
Gábor Takács-Nagy and the ICO commence the
2015/16 season focusing on Schubert, whilst
Jörg Widmann and the orchestra begin a new
journey with Weber, Beethoven and Schumann.
As always, the ICO introduces some of the
finest international guest soloists in its 2015/16
season, including one of the world’s up-andcoming pianists, Igor Levit. We also expand our
long tradition of cross-artform collaborations: in
September Handel’s comic opera, Agrippina (the
first co-production between the ICO, Irish Youth
Opera and NI Opera) will play 6 performances
in four cities. UK maestro Jonathan Cohen
makes a welcome return as musical director of
this production. Celebrated Irish soprano Ailish
Tynan makes two appearances in the season,
as does Irish pianist Finghin Collins. The
ICO dedicates a concert to the 1916 Easter
Rising commemorations with an emphasis on
remembrance and reconciliation. A pot-pourri of
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music, songs and poetry features Irish actor, Des
Keogh. Working with some of the world’s finest
musicians both international and national
including Claron McFadden, Gilles
Vonsattel, Gloria Rehm, Jochen Rieder,
István Várdai, Sergeij Nakariakov, Tabea
Zimmermann, Pekka Kuusisto, James Galway,
Jonathan Cohen, Finghin Collins and Michael
McHale, the ICO continues to blaze a trail.
The ICO excels in diverse repertoire ranging
from baroque to modern day masterpieces and
new commissions – enjoying fruitful relationships
with an array of Irish composers including
Garrett Sholdice, John Kinsella, Linda Buckley,
Elaine Agnew, Míchael Ó Súilleabháin, Frank
Corcoran and Sam Perkin. The orchestra has successfully toured across
Europe, Australia, South Korea, China and
the US. Since his first appearance with the
orchestra (Berlin 2007), Jörg Widmann has
injected an unprecedented energy which
has seen the orchestra appear at De Singel
Antwerp (2011), the Konzerthaus Berlin, the
Rheingau and Lichfield Festivals (2013). The
ICO undertook a 13-city US tour with flautist,
Sir James Galway (2013). In 2014, Widmann
and the ICO performed at the Storioni Festival
Eindhoven, the Heidelberg Frühling Festival,
the Mozartfest Würzburg, in addition to
concerts in Bregenz, Austria and Wiesbaden,
Germany with Ailish Tynan. This November
the orchestra embarks on a 4-City US tour with
Principal Artistic Partner, Gábor Takács-Nagy
and celebrated Hungarian cellist, István Várdai. 2016 marks a significant year for the orchestra
as it commences its first international (3-year)
residency in Heidelberg, resulting in several
concerts at the distinguished Heidelberger
Frühling with Igor Levit. In addition, the ICO
will perform in the Philharmonie, Cologne as
well as returning to the Mozartfest Würzburg
with acclaimed violist Tabea Zimmermann. The
orchestra makes its debut at the Tonhalle Zurich
(2016) and the Konzerthaus Vienna (2017) in
addition to a return London performance at the
Wigmore Hall in the 2017/18 season.
Adding to the orchestra’s already numerous CD
recordings, the Orfeo label will soon release a
series of Mendelssohn’s Symphonies combined
with works by Jörg Widmann, as directed by
him.
Outside the concert hall, the Irish Chamber
Orchestra stimulates minds and hearts with
vitality unmatched by other ensembles. Its
Sing Out with Strings programme provides free
tuition in singing, song writing, violin and cello
tuition to 300 children throughout Limerick city,
developing not only musical skills, but also key
life skills using music as a tool for tangible social
change.
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.
Violin
Katherine Hunka Concertmaster/Director Violin
Nicola Sweeney Principal 1st violin
André Swanepoel Principal 2nd violin
Anna Cashell
Diane Daly
Oonagh Keogh
Emily Nenniger
Kenneth Rice
Louis Roden
Cliodhna Ryan
Viola
Joachim Roewer Principal
Cian Ó Dúill
Mark Coates Smith
Robin Panther
Cello
Richard Angell
Aoife Nic Athlaoich
Double Bass
Malachy Robinson Principal
Chief Executive
Gerard Keenan
Oboe
Daniel Bates Principal
Matthew Draper
Friends/Finance
Margaret Kelly
Horn
James Palmer Principal
Stephen Nicholls
Board of Directors/Executive
Michael Buckley (Chair)
Frank Casey (Hon. Life President)
Maureen Clune
Eamonn Cregan
Joseph Dundon
Ann Marie Gill (Deputy Chair)
Maurice Healy
Stephen Nolan
Colm O’Brien
Vicki O’Toole
Marketing & Communications Manager
Charlotte Eglington
Operations Manager
Caithriona Murphy
Education & Outreach Officer
Kathrine Barnecutt
Artistic Advisor
Sonja Stein, Sonja Stein Company
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Katherine Hunka
Katherine enjoys performing a great range of styles, from Bach to Tango.
Her Far Flung Trio, which includes accordionist Dermot Dunne and bassist
Malachy Robinson, is in great demand.
London born Katherine Hunka studied with musician, educator and
composer, Sheila Nelson and at the Royal Academy of Music with Gyorgy
Pauk. She pursued her studies at Indiana University with Mauricio Fuks
and became his teaching assistant. Katherine was subsequently invited
to become a member of The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, touring
extensively with them.
As a soloist and chamber musician Katherine has been a regular visitor
to the Aldeburgh Festival, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, the
Festival of Great Music in Irish Houses and the Killaloe Chamber Music
Festival. At Aldeburgh, she premiered Benjamin Britten’s re-discovered
concerto for violin and viola with violist Philip Dukes. Last season, she
performed at the Westport Chamber Music Festival and toured Ireland
with pianist Hugh Tinney and cellist Guy Johnston.
Director / Concertmaster
In 2002 Katherine was appointed Leader of the Irish Chamber Orchestra
and has directed many concerts from the violin as well as performing
as soloist across a wide range of repertoire. Together with the ICO,
she has championed the music of Irish composers and over the years
has premièred many new works by contemporary composers such as
Raymond Deane, John Kinsella and Sam Perkin.
Katherine has collaborated with ICO guest artists, performing concertos
with Pekka Kuusisto, Nigel Kennedy and Martin Hayes, among others.
Nationally, the orchestra hosts a concert season in its home town of
Limerick and Dublin along with other major cities. Katherine directs
regional tours to every corner of the country and has made international
appearances directing in distinguished concert halls across Europe
and Asia including the Esplanade in Singapore and Berlin’s prestigious
Konzerthaus.
Katherine has been a guest leader with the Manchester Camerata, the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra
and has performed solo concertos with the City of London Sinfonia, the
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
She teaches on the MA in Classical Strings programme at the Irish World
Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, operated
jointly by Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Academy. Katherine is a
Professor at the CIT Cork School of Music and has been a visiting
Professor at Indiana University USA.
She plays a Jean Baptiste Vuillaume violin (1874) and her bows are by the
Irish maker Gary Leahy.
“…the ensemble, under leader Katherine
Hunka, showed the string symphonies
to be works of great charm and vigour.” The Irish Examiner
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“Under the guidance of leaderdirector Katherine Hunka, the ICO’s
execution is a model of elegance,
imagination and good taste”. Irish Times
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Gá bor Tak ács -Nag y
Principal Artistic Partner
A native of Budapest, Gábor Takács-Nagy studied violin from
eight years. As a student of the Franz Liszt Academy, he won
First Prize in 1979 in the Jenö Hubay Violin Competition and
later pursued studies with Nathan Milstein. His chamber music
teachers at that time were Ferenc Rados, András Mihaly, Zoltán
Székely, Sándor Végh and György Kurtag. From 1975 to 1992,
he was founding member and leader of the acclaimed Takács
Quartet performing with legendary artists; Yehudi Menuhin,
Sir Georg Solti, Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovitch, and was
regularly invited by Sviatoslav Richter to his festivals. The Takács
Quartet made many recordings for Decca and Hungaroton. In
1996, he founded the Takács Piano Trio and made world premier
recordings of works by Hungarian composers Franz Liszt, Lászlo
Lajtha and Sándor Veress.
In 1998 he established the Mikrokosmos String Quartet with
compatriots Zoltan Tuska, Sandor Papp and Miklos Perényi,
recording in 2008 the complete cycle of Bartók’s String Quartets
for which they were awarded the Excellencia prize by Pizzicato
Magazine. In 1982, he was awarded the Liszt Prize. Gábor
Takács-Nagy is considered one of today’s most authentic
exponents of Hungarian music, and in particular, that of Béla
Bartók.
In 2002, following Hungarian tradition, Gábor Takács-Nagy
turned his attention to conducting, creating his own string
ensemble, the Camerata Bellerive (2005) and in 2006 was
appointed Music Director of the Weinberger Kammerorchester.
In August 2007, he was named Music Director of the Verbier
Festival Chamber Orchestra, an integral part of the Verbier
Festival and regularly collaborates with the pianist Martha
Argerich. A DVD of their performances of Beethoven’s 2nd piano
concerto and Shostakovich’s concerto for piano, trumpet and
strings was released in June 2011.
From 2010 until 2012 Gábor was Music Director of the MAV
Symphony Orchestra Budapest recording a world premiere the
epic Bards of Wales oratorio by Karl Jenkins. In September 2011
he was appointed Music Director of Manchester Camerata, one
of the UK’s leading chamber orchestras, and in September 2012
became Principal Guest Conductor of the Budapest Festival
Orchestra. In January 2013 he was appointed Principal Artistic
Partner of the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
Gábor Takács-Nagy is a dedicated and highly sought-after
teacher. He is Professor of String Quartet at the Haute Ecole de
Musique in Geneva and International Chair of Chamber Music at
the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. In June 2012
he was awarded honorary membership of the Royal Academy of
Music in London.
“The charismatic, ebullient Gábor Takács-Nagy..brought
their brilliant best out of the players in the Irish Chamber
Orchestra… Takács-Nagy’s loving respect for the music drew
astonishing ethereal playing in addition to huge aggression,
brilliant dancing rhythms and sublime majesty from the ICO.” The Irish Examiner
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J örg Widmann
Principal Guest Conductor/Artistic Partner
Clarinetist, composer and conductor Jörg Widmann is one of the most
versatile and intriguing artists of his generation. The 2015/16 season
will see him appear as soloist with orchestras such as Münchner
Philharmoniker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich,
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg and Taiwan
Symphony Orchestra. Early in the season, Antoine Tamestit will perform
the world premiere of Widmann’s new Viola Concerto at the Paris
Philharmonie, together with Paavo Järvi and the Orchestre de Paris.
Daniel Harding will then give the Swedish premiere of the concerto
with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the German one
with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Meanwhile,
Widmann’s Piano Concerto Trauermarsch will see its US premiere with
Yefim Bronfman and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
Widmann will continue his close collaboration with the Bamberger
Symphoniker as its Composer in Residence for one more year. In
addition, he will take up the Creative Chair at the Tonhalle Orchester
Zürich featuring in different roles including composer, soloist, chamber
musician and conductor. This series will see the world premiere of
his new Trio for Viola, Clarinet and Piano. Further chamber music
performances will include a return to Wigmore Hall London as well as
Beethovenfest Bonn, Mozartfest Würzburg, Louvre Paris, Philharmonie
Essen, Schubertiade Hohenems and Toppan Hall Tokyo. Amongst his
regular chamber music partners are renowned soloists and ensembles
such as Sir András Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Elisabeth Leonskaja,
Mitsuko Uchida, and the Hagen and Arcanto quartets.
Continuing his intense activities as conductor, Jörg Widmann will perform
with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich,
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, the Junge Deutsche
Philharmonie, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Budapest Festival
Orchestra and our own Irish Chamber Orchestra, of which he is Principal
Guest Conductor.
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As clarinetist, Widmann studied with Gerd Starke in Munich and
Charles Neidich at the Juilliard School in New York. He performs
regularly with leading world orchestras, such as Gewandhausorchester
Leipzig, Orchestra National de France, National Symphony Orchestra
Washington, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. He collaborates with conductors such as Daniel
Barenboim, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Sylvain Cambreling, Christoph
Eschenbach and Christoph von Dohnányi.
Widmann will perform the world premiere of Mark Andre’s new Clarinet
Concerto at the Donauerschinger Musiktage. Other clarinet concerti
dedicated to and written for him include Wolfgang Rihm’s Musik für
Klarinette und Orchester (1999) and Aribert Reimann’s Cantus (2006).
Widmann studied composition with Kay Westermann, Wilfried Hiller
and Wolfgang Rihm. His works continue to receive multiple awards
such as the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s
Elise L. Stoeger Prize (2009), the Paul Hindemith Prize (2001), the
Arnold Schönberg Prize by the Vienna Arnold Schönberg Centre and
the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (2004) and both the SWR
Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg’s composition award and
the Berliner Philharmoniker Academy’s Claudio Abbado Composition
Award in 2006.
Widmann’s compositions are performed regularly by conductors such as
Pierre Boulez, Christian Thielemann, Mariss Jansons, Andris Nelsons
and Simon Rattle and premiered by orchestras such as the Wiener and
Berliner Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris
and many others.
Widmann’s appointment as Daniel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow
at the Cleveland Orchestra established an extraordinary artistic
collaboration with the Orchestra and its Principal Conductor Franz
Welser-Möst including the world premiere of Widmann’s flute concerto,
Flûte en suite in May 2011 followed by its European premiere in
2012/13 by the Berliner Philharmoniker and Emmanuel Pahud.
Cleveland Orchestra featured Flûte en suit as centrepiece in their 2014
European tour, and dedicated an entire evening
to Widmann’s works at the Berlin Philharmonie.
His opera Babylon was premiered in 2012/13 at
Bayerische Staatsoper under the baton of Kent
Nagano. In the same season Alte Oper Frankfurt
featured Widmann’s works in their composer portrait
Auftakt.
Am Anfang by Anselm Kiefer and Jörg Widmann
was premiered in July 2009 as part of the 20th
anniversary of the Opéra Bastille, in which Widmann
acted as composer, clarinetist and made his debut as
conductor.
Widmann was Artist in Residence at leading
Orchestras and Festivals such as Lucerne and
Heidelberger Frühling and featured in Artist Portraits
at Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper,
Cologne’s Philharmonie and New York’s Carnegie
Hall, where his music was featured an entire season
under the motto “Making Music: Jörg Widmann”.
He is a Fellow at the Wissenschaftskollegs in Berlin
and a full member of the Bayerischen Akademie
of Schönen Künste, and since 2007, the Freien
Akademie der Künste Hamburg and the Deutschen
Akademie der Darstellenden Künste.
“Framing Widmann’s own pieces were
high-octane, edge-of-seat performances
of Mozart and Mendelssohn.” The Irish Times
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September 2015
Irish Youth Opera with NI Opera
In association with Irish Chamber Orchestra
The Lime Tree Theatre
Tuesday 8 September
Jonathan Cohen Conductor
Oliver Mears Director
Annemarie Woods Design
091 569 777 www.tht.ie
Saturday 12 September
O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin @ 7.30pm
1850 374643 www.fringefest.com
Agrippina Máire Flavin
Nerone Rachel Kelly
Lesbo Padraic Rowan
Pallante Brendan Collins
AGRIPPINA
Thursday 10 September Black Box Theatre, Galway @ 8pm
Poppea
Narciso
Ottone
Claudio
Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick @ 8pm
061 774 774 www.limetreetheatre.ie
Anna Devin
Dawn Burns
Sharon Carty
Alan Ewing
Sunday 13 September
Saturday 19 September
O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin @ 7.30pm
1850 374643 www.fringefest.com
Market Place Theatre, Armagh @ 8pm
0044 (0) 283 752 1821
www.marketplacearmagh.com
(an opera by George Frideric Handel)
The Irish Chamber Orchestra looks forward to its first collaboration with Irish Youth Opera.
With a libretto full of intrigue, deception and humorous escapades - scintillatingly set to music - Handel’s Agrippina
is a gem!
In an Irish premiere production, the IYO is bringing Handel’s stunningly beautiful masterpiece to Limerick before
touring to Galway, Dublin and Armagh. It will be performed in an English translation prepared by Amanda Holden for
English National Opera in 2007.
In a co-production with Northern Ireland Opera, in association with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Lime
Tree Theatre Limerick, IYO has assembled an incredibly exciting creative team featuring award-winning baroque
conductor Jonathan Cohen, NI Opera’s Artistic Director Oliver Mears and acclaimed Irish designer Annemarie
Woods. IYO’s Agrippina cast is brimming with the very best of Irish singers some of whom make their full-scale
professional operatic debut in this production.
www.irishyouthopera.ie
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OCTOBER 2015
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director
Finghin Collins Piano
HAYDN, MOZART & STRAVINSKY
Mozart Symphony in D major KV
196/121 La Finta Giardiniera
Stravinsky Concerto in D
Haydn Piano Concerto in D major Hob XVIII:11
Stravinsky Septet
Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A-major KV 201
Mozart combined the first two movements of the overture to his opera La Finta
Giardiniera (KV 196) with a third movement in the style of a rustic dance (KV
121), to form the opening Symphony in D major (“No. 51”). The programme
concludes with his Symphony No. 29: a crystallization of the young Mozart’s
revelatory self-confidence in ever-expanding musical structures.
In between, two works by Stravinsky feature. His neo-classical Concerto in D
is virtuosic and unparalleled in the repertoire for string orchestra. In his Septet,
we meet the exploratory Stravinsky: a melody generated from a single series of
notes unifies and informs this remarkably ingenious composition.
Haydn’s D major Concerto featuring Finghin Collins is a tour de force of fluency,
warmth and taste for the soloist. This highly attractive and satisfying work also
promises audiences a taste of the exotic: the Finale is a dazzling Gypsy-Rondo.
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Thursday 8 October
Friday 9 October
Saturday 10 October
RDS Concert Hall Dublin @ 8pm
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e20, e18 and e10 students
University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
061 331 549 www.uch.ie
e20, e18 and e10 students
Black Box Theatre, Galway
(presented by Music for Galway)
091 509 700
e20, e16 and e10 students
“Hunka and her players drove the music
with at times vehement virtuosity.”
The Irish Times
“ Finghin Collins is by some distance the most successful Irish
pianist of his generation, and was one of those players who
seemed destined for the top from a very young age. His air of selfpossession, and of possessing both the stage and his audience,
marked him out from his peers.... A fuller exposition of personal and
professional togetherness you couldn’t have asked for.” The Irish Times
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OCTOBER 2015
Lime Tree Theatre
as part of the Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival 2015 presents:
Thursday 15 October
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
The Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick @ 12 noon, 1.30pm and 7pm
061 774 774 www.limetreetheatre.ie
Tickets: e10 (Family ticket e34)
Louis Lovett Narrator
An Irish Chamber Orchestra Ensemble:
Katherine Hunka Director/Violin
André Swanepoel Violin
Joachim Roewer Viola
Tim Lowe Cello
Aura Stone Double Bass
Saint-Saëns
Emma Roche Flute/Piccolo
Macdara O Seireadán Clarinet
Alex Petcu Percussion
Finghin Collins Piano
Dearbhla Collins Piano
www
Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is one of the greatest musical delights children can enjoy.
A child prodigy himself, Saint-Saëns was renowned as a virtuoso pianist of wide-ranging tastes as
well as being a prolific composer.
Carnival of the Animals - a witty, 14 movement Grand Zoological Fantasy - was written while on
vacation in Austria. Intended as just a bit of fun for friends, Saint-Saëns requested that it was
never published or performed during his lifetime as he thought the work would tarnish his ‘serious’
image! Despite only allowing ‘The Swan’ to be published in his lifetime, the work has now become a
cornerstone of the classical repertoire and his most popular work. Carnival of the Animals is beautiful,
funny and clever all at once – enriched by witty verses from Ogden Nash.
Narrator Louis Lovett is Ireland’s most experienced and critically acclaimed actor for young audiences.
This is one for all the family!
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DECEMBER 2015
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Principal Guest Conductor/Clarinet
MOZART, MENDELSSOHN & MORE!
Mozart
Widmann Mozart Sandor Veress Mendelssohn Marriage of Figaro Overture KV 492
String Quartet No. 1
Serenade No. 12 in C-minor KV 388 Nacht Musique
Sonatine for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
String Symphony No. 8 in D major (version for Strings & Winds)
Wednesday 2 December
University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
061 331 549 www.uch.ie
e20, e18 and e10 students
Thursday 3 December
Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music, Cork @ 8pm
(presented by Cork Orchestral Society)
061 331 549 www.uch.ie
e20, e18
Mozart‘s Figaro overture sets the scene for the hilarity that ensues. The frenetic Presto tempo, breathless figuration and
drawn-out crescendos all add to the energy of this four-minute sprint. Mozart‘s Serenade No. 12 for winds (sometimes
referred to as Nacht Musique) shows the composer’s ingenious way of mixing a light serenade tone with an artful
descant model.
In each of his 5 string quartets, Jörg Widmann explores a different aspect of the most intimate of sound worlds. His
Quartet No. 1 is the first movement of the cycle – each quartet follows a traditonal form of setting, almost like separate
movements of a vast, five movement work.
Sándor Veress’s three movement Sonatina for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon is a favourite of Widmann’s and is fun-filled for
the listener. A jaunty opening Allegro giocoso and a good-natured Finale encloses a central movement slightly more serious
in nature.
The winds, horns and timpani shine once more through the texture of Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No. 8 (in the
subsequent symphonic orchestration by the composer), as we hear the young genius coming fully into possession of his
powers and, aged 13, already expanding the boundaries of the Classical style.
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“The ICO played a blinder under Widmann, stiffening the spine
of the young Mendelssohn’s muscle-stretching excercises,
negotiating the asperities of the Prokofiev Quintet with
aplomb and skilfully handling the stark chiaroscuro of some of
Widmann’s own duos for violin and cello.”
The Irish Times
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“Tynan’s delivery was stunning in its range of
colour and dynamism. The ICO shimmered and
soard matching the ardour of the soloist”
The Irish Examiner
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DECEMBER 2015
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director
Ailish Tynan Soprano
A SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS
Corelli From Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8 Christmas Concerto
1. Vivace-Grave-Allegro
Scarlatti O di Betlemme, Cantate per la Natale: Pastorale
Rautavaara The Fiddlers
Grieg Love Story: First Meeting, Two Brown Eyes, I Love Thee,
A Bird Cried Out, Solvejg’s Song, To Her & A Swan.
Grieg
Holberg Suite
Moraeus
Koppången
Swedish Carol Sankta Lucia
Traditional
We Wish You A Merry Christmas arr. Robinson
Adam Oh Holy Night
Thursday 17 December
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick @ 8pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
e22, e20 and e10 students
Friday 18 December
St. Paul’s Church, Mullingar @ 8pm
(presented by Mullingar Arts Centre)
Tickets 044 934 7777
www.mullingarartscentre.com
e20, e18
Christmas concertos were very popular and performed during the festivities in Italy. Corelli’s concerto, commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, one
of his influential patrons, is one of a set of twelve Concerti Grossi. Filled with beautiful pastoral references, the Pastorale from the Christmas Cantata by
Scarlatti (sung by soprano Ailish Tynan) is one of the most popular Christmas works of the baroque era. Corelli and Scarlatti were both employed by the
exiled Swedish Queen Christina, bearing out our Scandinavian theme.
Rautavaara’s The Fiddlers is a fabulous ode to folk music, based on old Finnish traditional tunes. The composer extracts a vast amount of variety and
emotional nuance from them, using the basic material in surprising ways. Grieg’s romantic songs mirror his artistic and personal development more
intimately than any of his other music. Ailish Tynan sings a selection of love-songs, many of which were written for Grieg’s wife, Nina. His much-loved
Holberg Suite, recalling musical styles and forms from the past, is one of Grieg’s crowning achievements. Ailish Tynan concludes the programme with a
selection of Christmas carols, starting with Koppången, one of Sweden’s finest carols. In Scandinavia, St. Lucia’s Day (13 December) marks the beginning
of the Christmas period, and the celebration of light begins with the beautiful carol Sankta Lucia. Finally, Oh Holy Night is the icing on this Christmas cake!
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FEBRUARY 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy Principal Artistic Partner/Conductor
Ailish Tynan Soprano
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
Pergolesi Haydn
Mozart
Haydn
Schubert
Schubert
Salve Regina in C minor
from The Seven Last Words of Christ Introduzione: Maestoso ed Adagio
Kommet her ihr frechen Suender KV 146
from The Seven Last Words of Christ Il Terremoto (The Earthquake)
Salve Regina D676
Death and the Maiden D 810 (arr. Mahler)
Wednesday 10 February
The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin @ 7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
e22, e20 and e10 students
Thursday 11 February
University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
061 331549 www.uch.ie
e20, e18 and e10 students
Pergolesi’s musical career spanned only six years, during which he produced liturgical music of astounding beauty. His
exquisitely emotive Salve Regina, with soloist Ailish Tynan, is pure in tone, expressive and poignant.
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ opens with a solemn Introduction, a movement suffused with sorrow and beauty
based on the Crucifixion. The final sonata underscores the momentousness of the close of Christ’s life as the Earthquake
heralds the Resurrection.
Schubert’s church music is among his finest. He set the Latin Salve Regina no less than 4 times during his short life. In
the setting performed by Ailish Tynan, the music progresses from veiled grief to genuine tragedy. Mozart’s Kommet her
ihr frechen Suender is based on Psalm 66 and presents a bereft mother, Mary at the foot of the cross as her son is being
crucified.
Schubert’s electrifying Death and the Maiden is one of the pillars of the quartet repertoire bringing together his two talents:
his natural instinct for melody and song. In the slow movement, Schubert uses the theme from his original song and builds
variations on it, creating a pattern where the dark and powerful opening is met by the soft lyrical reply of the maiden and
clearly shows us how the saddest of music can truly enrich our emotions. The Finale is a relentless Tarrantella of utmost
virtuosity.
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“Tynan’s delivery was stunning in its range of
colour and dynamism”
The Irish Examiner
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“He exhibited fresh ideas about every phrase
he played. He has seemingly unlimited technical
capacity. ...he can produce an emotionally
penetrating Russian sound when he wants.. But
he also has the ability to stand back and bring
calculating rigor to his interpretations..I have never
known a young Russian pianist with a promise like
Levit’s. He is the future. “
The Los Angeles Times
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MARCH 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Conductor/Clarinet
Igor Levit Piano
Tuesday 15 March
MENDELSSOHN, WIDMANN & WEBER
Wednesday 16 March
Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn
Widmann
Mendelssohn
Weber
String Symphony No. 12
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Hunting Quartet
Andante from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major (arr. Widmann)
Symphony No. 2 in C major J51
University Concert Hall, Limerick @ 8pm
061 331549 www.uch.ie
e20, e18 and e10 students
The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin @ 7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
e22, e20 and e10 students
This concert celebrates the beginning of a three-year collaboration with one of the world’s up-and-coming pianists, Russian-born Igor Levit. The first leg of
the ICO’s residency in Heidelberg (April 2016) sees the orchestra performing Mendelssohn and Mozart piano concerti with Levit.
Adding to the almost completed the cycle of Mendelssohn’s mature Symphonies and String Symphonies directed by Jörg Widmann, this programme features his
String Symphony No. 12 – the last of the series, composed when Mendelssohn was just 14 years of age. His Piano Concerto No. 1, written aged 21, was wildly
popular during his lifetime, and remains so today. This concerto is vivacious music of the kind only Mendelssohn could write – with more than ample opportunity for
Igor Levit to display his pyrotechnics! The fifteen year-old Mendelssohn’s obscure Sonata for Clarinet and Piano remained unpublished until 1987. Widmann has
arranged its stunning middle movement, an Andante, for string orchestra.
Widmann’s Jagdquartett (Hunting Quartet) is rough, wild and exciting, brimming with energy. The four players are required to traverse fields and forests of
notes and sound effects, reaching a climactic, killing conclusion. From the ‘innocent’ opening to the chase and the chilling final scream, this gallop will have
you chomping at the bit!
Weber’s virtuosic Symphony No 2. In C major is a fine example of his style, written by the 21-year-old in less than a week.
It demonstrates what Debussy aptly described as Weber’s ability to ‘scrutinise the soul of each instrument’.
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APRIL 2016
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Hunka Director/Violin
Des Keogh Narrator
1916 - REVOLUTION & RHETORIC
John Kinsella
Bill Whelan
The Splendid Years
Mo Róisín Suas Chun Dáta (for Harp, Strings & Voice)
Wednesday 6 April
The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin @ 7.30pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
e22, e20 and e10 students
Thursday 7 April
St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick @ 8pm
061 202799 www.irishchamberorchestra.com
e22, e20 and e10 students
The Irish Chamber Orchestra dedicates this concert to the 1916 Easter Rising
commemorative celebrations with an emphasis on remembrance. Now in his 81st
year, renowned actor Des Keogh explores this period of Irish history presenting a
nostalgic pot-pourri of music, song and poetry.
John Kinsella’s The Splendid Years and Bill Whelan’s Mo Róisín Suas Chun Dáta
were commissioned in 1991 and premiered at the Harcourt Hotel in Dublin.
Themes of love, loss and transience dominate a poignant programme, featuring
well known Irish artists.
‘Birth of the Irish Republic ‘ by Robert Ballagh
http://www.nga.ie/shop.php
Courtesy of Robert Ballagh/Ciaran Rooney
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AND AWAY...
28 SEASON 2015/2016
NOVEMBER 2015
USA
Gábor Takács-Nagy Conductor
Istvan Vardai Cello
HAYDN, BARTÓK & BACH
Bartók
CPE Bach Haydn Haydn Divertimento
Cello Concerto A Major Wq 172
Cello Concerto in C major Hob VIIb:1
Symphony No. 52 in C minor Hob I:52 Wednesday 4 November
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford CA
www.live.stanford.edu/calendar/november-2015/irish-chamber-orchestra
Friday 6 November
Macky Auditorium, University of Colorado Boulder, CO
www.cupresents.org/events/irish-chamber-orchestra
Saturday 7 November
Duane Smith Auditiorium, Los Alamos Concert Association, NM
losalamosconcert.org/schedule.html
Sunday 8 November
The Sanctuary @ St. James-by-the-Sea, La Jolla, CA
www.sjbts.org/st-james-music-series.html
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APRIL 2016
HEIDELBERG
Heidelberger Frühling - Year 1 of a 3-Year Irish Chamber Orchestra Residency
The finest music festival in Baden-Württemberg! Spring owes its reputation to the
great interpreters who find their way to Heidelberg – a picture postcard town on the
River Neckar. Over 130 Festival events attract around 35,000 visitors every year.
The theme for the 18th Heidelberger Frühling is Parallel Stories. Further information
on www.heidelberger-fruehling.de
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Conductor/Clarinet
Igor Levit Piano
Mendelssohn Mozart Widmann
Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 12 in G minor
Piano Concerto No. 9 in
E flat major KV 271 Jeunehomme
Fantasie for Solo Clarinet
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor Op. 11
Wednesday 20 April Heidelberg Stadthalle
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Conductor/Clarinet
Igor Levit Piano
Weber Mendelssohn Widmann Weber
Symphony No. 2 in C Major J51
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Jagdquartett (Hunting Quartet)
Clarinet Quintet in B flat Major Op. 34 (arr. String Orchestra)
Thursday 21 April Heidelberg Stadthalle
http://www.heidelberger-fruehling.de/en/heidelberger-fruehling/tickets-service/
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APRIL 2016
COLOGNE
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Principal Guest Conductor/ Clarinet
Tabea Zimmermann Viola
Mendelssohn Widmann Bruch Mendelssohn The Hebrides Op. 26 Fingal’s Cave
Fantasie for Solo Clarinet
Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor Op. 88
Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 Scottish
Sunday 24 April
Philharmonie, Cologne @ 4pm
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JUNE 2016
WÜRZBURG
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Principal Guest Conductor/ Clarinet
Tabea Zimmermann Viola
Mozart Mendelssohn Widmann
Bruch Mozart Serenade No. 13, K 525 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
The Hebrides Op. 26 Fingal’s Cave
180 Beats Per Minute for String Sextet
Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola Op. 88
Symphony no. 40 in G minor KV 550
Sunday 19 June
Würzburg Mozartfest (Open-Air Concert) The Park/The Castle
www.mozartfest.de/ticket/tickets/index.html
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JUNE 2016
ZÜRICH
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Jörg Widmann Principal Guest Conductor/ Clarinet
Tabea Zimmermann Viola
Mendelssohn The Hebrides Op. 26 Fingal’s Cave
Widmann 180 Beats Per Minute for String Sextet
Bruch Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola Op. 88
MozartSymphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550
Monday 20 June
Tonhalle Zürich
www.tonhalle-orchester.ch/en/concerts/orchestral-concerts/
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Irish Chamber Orchestra has developed a comprehensive community
engagement programme. Every time you buy an ICO ticket, you support
our programme, bringing live music from the concert hall directly to the
community.
Sing Out With Strings
The ICO provides weekly workshops in singing, song-writing and violin
tuition for 300 children across Limerick city. The project was established
in 2008 by the Irish Chamber Orchestra as a Community Engagement
Programme working within Limerick’s regeneration process. It includes
four schools, Galvone National School, Southill Junior School, St.
Mary’s National School and St. Enda’s Community School. Inspired by
El Sistema, the Venezuelan model of music education, which provides
free instrumental and vocal tuition countrywide, Sing Out With Strings
has gained a significant place within the musical fabric of primary music
provision in Limerick’s regeneration process. This important work has
attracted local and national attention and recognition as an excellent
model of instrumental music provision with primary schools. The project
addresses issues of inclusion, equality of access and provision and
highlights the numerous benefits that a long-term project of this nature
has on the children, staff, parents and the wider community. Both at
individual and collective levels the project is uniting communities, building
local pride, creating vehicles for expression, stimulating emotional
responses and developing tangible musical knowledge and skills. Sing
Out With Strings aims to continue to expand, contribute and strengthen
the social, cultural and creative capital of communities within Limerick’s
regeneration process.
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Academos Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy
The ICO is resident at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at
the heart of an emerging college of Performing Arts at the University of
Limerick. The Academy boasts a respected MA in Classical Strings, a fulltime two-year Masters in Classical String Performance which is operated
jointly by the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Irish World Academy,
UL. Central to the course is the Irish World Academy String Ensemble,
Academos which is tutored by members of the Irish Chamber Orchestra
and offers students extensive opportunities to perform publically in
orchestral and chamber ensembles. Master-classes and workshops by
internationally acclaimed visiting directors, soloists, and guests of the ICO
are a unique feature of the programme.
Music Factory
Music Factory is the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s summer camp for
children aged 8-12 years. Children participate in a range of activities
from dance, drama and drumming to singing, song-writing improvisation
and visual art.
ConCorda
ConCorda is an exciting international chamber music course for
young string musicians run by the Irish Chamber Orchestra and Irish
Association of Youth Orchestras. Now in its 22nd year, ConCorda
provides a rare platform for students from fourteen years upwards
to discover and explore all aspects of string chamber music in an
uncompetitive and inspiring environment.
Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin;
Composition Project
Irish composer Ian Wilson worked with ICO
musicians with support from the Arts Council
of Ireland. Together they have produced a
piece for string quartet and soprano based on
the experience of stroke. This composition
was performed in the Adelaide and Meath
Hospital with soprano Deirdre Moynihan, as
part of the National Centre for Arts and Health
Concert Series.
Irish Chamber Orchestra Community Visits
Throughout the year, ICO musicians allow time to
visit local voluntary organizations and charities
and perform for audiences who are unable to
attend concerts. Performances at St Gabriel’s
School for Children with Special Needs, St
Paul’s Nursing Home, The Children’s Ark in
Limerick Regional Hospital, Sisters of Charity,
Milford Hospice and St. Camillus Hospital have
garnered overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Ceol na Mara
Ceol na Mara takes place in July in the very beautiful Kylemore Abbey,
Connemara and is designed to give string players of all ages and
standards the opportunity to meet and play music together under the
guidance of ICO’s Oonagh Keogh, Director. The course includes master
classes, chamber music and workshops in Irish traditional music.
Saturday Strings at the ICO
An innovative string programme run by ICO violinist Diane Daly on
Saturday mornings at the ICO Studio. The programme includes preinstrumental classes for 4-7 year olds, beginner strings, continuing strings
and chamber groups.
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The Irish Chamber Orchestra inspires
audiences of all ages with a passion
and energy that is unique and strives to
share its music in many diverse ways.
Through renowned performances,
community engagement projects, the
orchestra engages with communities
and audiences from all walks of life,
throughout Ireland and beyond. If you
share our passion or would consider
ways of supporting the ICO, please visit
our website on
www.irishchamberorchestra.com
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