NSQF present the Callino Quartet Spring Tour featuring a work by Ian Wilson

The National String Quartet Foundation present the Callino Quartet Spring Tour, featuring music by Ian Wilson.

The Callino Quartet are: Helena Winkelman, violin; Tom Hankey, violin; Rebecca Jones, viola; Sarah McMahon, cello.

Haydn's opus 33 quartets were nicknamed the "Russian" quartets because they were dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia and, it is said, were all premiered on Christmas Day 1781 at the Viennese apartment of the Duke's wife, Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna. The third quartet, "The Bird" is so called because of grace notes between the repeated notes in the opening melody which give it a birdlike quality. Helena Winkelman's quartet "Papa Haydn's Parrot" is dedicated to Haydn and two of the movements are inspired by his "Bird" quartet. The Parrot in the title comes from a treasured pet of Haydn's that could reportedly whistle melodies that Haydn practised on the piano. Ian Wilson's "In fretta, in vento" is a single movement work bound up with ideas of loss and remembrance, particularly in relation to the 9/11 attacks which took place shortly before he began writing it. Ravel's only string quartet was written in 1903 at a time when he was greatly influenced by Debussy's music, including his 1893 string quartet. Ravel's quartet is considered to be one of his earliest masterpieces and, along with Debussy’s, is a much celebrated part of the quartet repertoire.

Programme

Haydn - Quartet Op.33 No.3 'The Bird' [1781]
Helena Winkelman - Papa Haydn's Parrot [2016]
Ian Wilson - In fretta, in vento, string quartet no.6 [2001]
Ravel - Quartet in F major [1903]

Dates, Venues & Tickets

LISTOWEL - Wednesday 22nd March at 8pm - St John’s Arts Centre
SLIGO - Friday 24th March at 8pm - The Model - presented by Con Brio
CASTLEPOLLARD - Saturday 25th March at 8pm - St Michael’s Church - presented by Derravaragh Music Association
BANTRY - Sunday 26th March at 3pm - St. Brendan’s Church - presented by West Cork Music
KILKENNY - Monday 27th March at 8pm - Thomastown Concert Hall, Co. Kilkenny - presented by Music in Kilkenny