NSQF Present Ficino Quartet - December Tour

4 December 2024 20:00 - 8 December 2024 15:00

Ficino Quartet: Elaine Clark, violin; Lynda O’Connor, violin; Nathan Sherman, viola; Ailbhe McDonagh, cello.

The Ficino Quartet present one of Beethoven’s greatest masterpieces, his A minor quartet Op.132. Amanda Feery’s From Ashes was written in 2019 as a prelude to the Beethoven quartet, introducing and exploring some of its motifs and ideas. They open with Haydn’s Sunrise quartet.

For its Cork and Dublin concerts, the Ficino Quartet presents a revival of its contribution to the National String Quartet Foundation's 2020 Beethoven Reflected project, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The Foundation commissioned Amanda Feery, Garrett Sholdice, Cora Venus Lunny and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly to write short works inspired by and reflecting Beethoven’s A minor quartet Op.132. The four pieces are performed as introductions to each of the quartet’s movements, creating a whole with a multiplicity of new resonances and connections.

Programme

CASTLEBAR / SKIBBEREEN / KENMARE
Haydn - String Quartet in B flat major Op.76 No.4 Sunrise [1797]
Amanda Feery - From Ashes [2019]
Beethoven - String Quartet in A minor Op.132 [1825]

CORK / DUBLIN
Beethoven - String Quartet in A minor Op.132 [1825]
Amanda Feery - From Ashes [2019]
Garrett Sholdice - The Secret Cause [2019]
Cora Venus Lunny - Theft [2019]
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly - Foreign Hand [2019]

Venues & Dates

CASTLEBAR - Wednesday 4th December at 8pm - Linenhall Arts Centre
ROSSCARBERY - Thursday 5th December at 8pm - St. Fachtna’s Cathedral, P85 C430 - presented by Barrahane Music
KENMARE - Friday 6th December at 6pm - Carnegie Arts Centre
CORK - Saturday 7th December at 1pm - Triskel Arts Centre
DUBLIN - Sunday 8th December at 3pm - National Concert Hall