Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
with the Amaryllis Quartet

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Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D. 946
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano
Pleyel Sonata in B flat Op. 91
Joseph O’Kelly Mazurka No. 1 Op. 48
Brahms Sonata in E flat major for clarinet and piano Op. 120 No. 2
with John Finucane clarinet

Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin

Presented as part of the Castleknock Music Festival. More information about the festival here.

Field::Nokturn::Chopin Piano Recital, taking place on the 25th June in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, is a celebration of the joint musical legacy of both of our countries: Ireland and Poland.

To conclude Poland’s second EU Presidency, this piano recital will feature world première performances of nocturnes composed by the following Irish and Polish composers: Benjamin Dwyer, François Hildebrandt, Aoife Kavanagh and Paweł Łukaszewski, in response to selected nocturnes by John Field and Fryderyk Chopin. Both the classical and the new compositions will be performed on the night by renowned pianists Finghin Collins and Tamara Niekludow.

The new compositions have been commissioned by the Polish Embassy in order to highlight the wonderful collaboration between Irish and Polish composers and pianists.

Under the artistic direction of Linda O’Shea Farren and with support from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, this concert crowning the Polish presidency here in Ireland, will be a truly remarkable event bridging classical with contemporary music and tradition with the future.

Booking information here:

Details to be announced on April 10th

Website is here: https://dicmf.com

Beethoven Quintet Op. 16 for piano and winds
Ravel  Ma Mère L’oye  (transcription by D. Walter for sextet of piano and winds)
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478  (transcription by D. Walter for sextet of piano and winds)
with Quintette Moraguès wind quintet

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
with the RTE Concert Orchestra
conducted by Stephen Bell

Live broadcast on “The Full Score” presented by Liz Nolan on RTÉ lyric fm - limited free tickets available here.

70th Birthday Celebration concert with John Finucane clarinet

Messager Solo de concours
Anne-Marie O’Farrell Music of the Hours
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano
Burgmüller Duo for clarinet and piano
Brahms Sonata for clarinet and piano in E flat major Op. 120 No. 2

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Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 with the Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Wernigerode conducted by Music Director Christian Fitzner
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Chopin Four Mazurkas Op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4 Op. 52

Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos in D major K. 448
Rachmaninov Suite No. 2 in C minor for two pianos
Darius Milhaud Scaramouche
Holst The Planets - Mars, Neptune, Jupiter
with Cathal Breslin piano

More information will be available here.

Programme to be announced

Presented by Music in Kilkenny

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K. 595
with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Eduard Topchjan, Artistic Director & Principal Conductor

Debut with this orchestra, first appearance in Armenia.

Brahms Die Mainacht, Von Ewiger Liebe
Schumann Du Bist wie eine Blume
Stanford Sterne mit dem Gold’nen Fußchen, Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert, Schlummerlied
Schumann Requiem Op. 90
Stanford Sonata for clarinet and piano Op. 120; Two songs from “A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster”: Grandeur, Little Peter Morrissey; Three songs from “Cushendall”: Ireland, Cushendall, Daddy-Long-Legs
Muriel Herbert I hear an army charging, Lean out of the Window, To Daffodils
Rebecca Clarke Lake Isle of Innisfree, Sally Gardens, Shy One, The Cloths of Heaven
Brahms Zwei Gesänge Op. 91 – transcription for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano

with Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano and John Finucane clarinet. A concert marking the centenary of the death of Irish composer Sir Charles V. Stanford.

More information here.

Mozart Piano Concerto in B flat major K. 595
Schumann Introduction and Allegro Appassionato Op. 92
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Directed from the keyboard, these works will be recorded for subsequent broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm. Please note these recording sessions are not open to the public.

Stanford The bold unbiddable child, Peter Morrissey, Thief of the World, The Crow, Daddy-Long-Legs
Stanford Caprice for piano solo Op. 136 No. 4
Stanford Ireland, Irish Skies, A soft day, Cushendall, Night
Stanford Caprice for piano solo Op. 136 No. 5
Stanford “A grave yawns cold” from Seamus O’Brien

with Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano

Presented by the Stanford Society and part of a weekend festival dedicated to Stanford. Find out more here.

Stanford Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 126
with Orchestre Vorpommern
conducted by Florian Czismadia

Performances on Oct 8th in Greifswald and Oct 9th and 10th in Stralsund.

A return to this orchestra in Stralsund, North Germany.

Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 
Clara Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Schumann Arabeske Op. 8
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Stanford Two Caprices Op. 136 Nos. 4 and 5

Discover the full programme of the 18th New Ross Piano Festival - of which Finghin is Artistic Director - here.

Haydn Sonata in E minor Hob XVI:34 
Schumann Arabeske Op. 8
Clara Schumann Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons Op. 2
Chopin Three Nocturnes Op. 9
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Stanford Two Caprices Op. 136 Nos. 4 and 5

Mozart Concerto in B flat K. 595 with
Orchestre Nexus conducted by
Guillaume Bernay

More information about this young professional orchestra here.

Together with pianist Máire Carroll, Finghin is delighted to perform

The Ros Tapestry Suite, a suite of 15 pieces for solo piano commissioned by the New Ross Piano Festival between 2014 and 2016.

This will be the first time this Suite has been performed in its entirety.

John Kinsella The Celts, in an Island Fastness
Elaine Agnew The Abduction of Dervorgilla
Gerald Barry Arrogant Trespass: The Normans Landing at Bannow Strand (‘Midday’)
Sebastian Adams The Siege of Wexford (‘2014.4’)
Gerry Murphy Battles in the Kingdom of Ossory
Eric Sweeney Evening: The Lighthouse at Hook Head
Linda Buckley William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry
Sam Perkin The Marriage of William Marshal and Isabel de Clare (‘Nesting Doll’)
Deirdre Gribbin Ex Voto Tintern Abbey: William Marshal’s Stormy Crossing to Ireland (‘Anfa Virga’)
Andrew Hamilton Hunt in the Forest of Ros
Philip Martin Gothic Glory: The Building of the Parish Church of St Mary’s
Gráinne Mulvey The Thriving Port of Ros
Raymond Deane The Walling of the Town of Ros: Sixteen Guilds Protect Their Town
Marian Ingoldsby Exchange: The Irish and Normans Mingle at the Fair
Garrett Sholdice The Sheaf of Corn: the Distaff Descent (‘Sheaf’)

Further information and booking here

Chopin Three Nocturnes, op. 9
Schumann Arabeske, op. 8
Chopin Four Mazurkas, op. 17
Schumann Papillons, op. 2
Chopin Ballade No. 4, op. 52

Finghin returns to Kilkenny Arts Festival after a six year absence. Further concert tomorrow featuring the Ros Tapestry Suite.

Stanford Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 126 with the Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen conductor

Presented and broadcast by BBC Radio Ulster.

The concert takes place at the Ulster Hall.

Chopin Three Nocturnes, op. 9
Clara Schumann Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann Op. 20
Schumann Papillons, op. 2
Mendelssohn Four Songs without Words
Chopin Four Mazurkas, op. 17
Chopin Ballade No. 4, op. 52

More information here.