NSQF present ConTempo Quartet - September Tour

10 September 2024 20:00 - 15 September 2024 15:00

Photo by Julia Dunin.

ConTempo Quartet
Bogdan Sofei, violin
Ingrid Nicola, violin
Andreea Banciu, viola
Adrian Mantu, cello

Ireland’s longest established string quartet, the ConTempo Quartet, was founded in Bucharest in 1995 and has been based in Ireland since 2003 as Galway Music Residency’s Ensemble in Residence. They were also RTE’s Resident Quartet from 2014 until 2019 and have performed nearly 2000 concerts in 46 countries. Praised as a ‘fabulous foursome’ (Irish Independent) and noted for performances which are ‘exceptional’ (The Strad) and ‘full of imaginative daring’ (The Irish Times), the ConTempo Quartet has forged a unique place in Irish musical life.

Programme

Mozart - String Quartet in D major K.499 [1786]
Raymond Deane - String Quartet No.7 [2024] †
Dobrinka Tabakova - On a bench in the shade [2004]
Beethoven - String Quartet in C major Op.59 No.3 Razumovsky [1808]

† First performances

Venues, Dates & Ticket Links

TULLAMORE - Tuesday 10th September at 8pm - Esker Arts Centre
MULLINGAR - Wednesday 11th September at 8pm - Mullingar Arts Centre
LIMERICK - Thursday 12th September at 8pm - Belltable
KENMARE - Friday 13th September at 6pm - Carnegie Arts Centre
CORK - Saturday 14th September at 1pm - Triskel Christchurch (Mozart, Deane, Beethoven)
DUBLIN - Sunday 15th September at 3pm - National Concert Hall