NEWS

 

MAJOR TOUR OF EU ACCESSION STATES WITH THE ICO

2nd March 2004

On June 8th in Warsaw, the Irish Chamber Orchestra kicks off a six-concert whistlestop tour of the EU Accession Countries with Finghin Collins as soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 414.  The orchestra will be conducted by its Music Director Nicholas McGegan and the tour will take the musicians to five of the ten new member states of the European Union, finishing in Cyprus on June 19th. 

Many of the concerts form part of local music festivals, including the prestigious Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Wroclaw, in south-western Poland, and the Pazaislis Festival in Kaunas, Lithuania's second city.

Details of the programmes and concerts are as follows:

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3 or
Elgar  Introduction and Allegro Op.47
Mozart Piano Concerto in A major K. 414
John Kinsella Hommage à Clarence
Bartók Divertimento

Finghin Collins piano
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan conductor

June 8th 2004 7.00pm
Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Promoted by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

June 9th 2004 7.00pm
Oratorium Marianum, Universit y of Wroclaw, Poland
Wratislavia Cantans Festival 
www.wratislavia.art.pl

June 11th 2004 6.00pm
Philharmonic Hall, Kaunas, Lithuania
Pazaislis Festival 
www.pazaislis.lt

June 14th 2004 7.30pm
Philharmonic Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Promoted by the Slovenian Philharmonic in association with the Irish Embassy

June 16th 2004 7.00pm 
Cathedral Square, Mdina ("The Silent City"), Malta
Summer Arts Festival
Outdoor concert

June 19th 2004 7.00pm 
Srovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia, Cyprus

This tour has been made possible by funding from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism as part of the Cultural Programme of the Irish Presidency of the European Union (January 1st to June 30th 2004).  The tour has been organised by Askonas Holt Ltd., London on behalf of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. 

www.eu2004.ie
www.icorch.com
www.dast.gov.ie
www.askonasholt.com