ConTempo Quartet at The Model, Sligo
The Model
Photo by Julia Dunin.
Featuring:
Bogdan Sofei, violin
Ingrid Nicola, violin
Andreea Banciu, viola
Adrian Mantu, cello
with
Christopher Marwood, 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.
Rhona Clarke’s ‘Pas de Quatre’ was written for the ConTempo Quartet in 2009. The title (A Dance for Four) is inspired by the movement between the players as they direct and interact with each other.
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Presented by the National String Quartet Foundation and Con Brio. Supported by Sligo Weekender and John Sharkey
Programme
Mozart - String Quartet in D minor K.421 [1783]
Rhona Clarke - Pas de Quatre [2009 rev 2023]
Beethoven - String Quartet in E minor Op.59 No.2 Rasoumovsky [1806]
Tickets
€20.00 (+ €1.00 fees). Booking via The Model, Sligo.