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STATEMENT ABOUT TICKETING AND 2012 LOW PRICES
Half of the world-class concerts will have tickets available at €20 or less.
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An Irishman's Diary, FRANK McNALLY
What a masterfully subtle piece of rebranding that was earlier this week...
Tuesday June 12th at 8.00 pm
Rathfarnham Castle, Doric Quartet
Wednesday June 13th at 8.00 pm
Smock Alley, Finghin Collins (piano), Catherine Leonard (violin), Guy Johnston (cello), Carol McGonnell (clarinet)
Thursday June 14th at 6.00 pm
The Little Museum of Dublin, Xuefei Yang (guitar)
Friday June 15th at 8.00 pm
Royal College of Surgeons, Dermot Dunne (accordion), Katherine Hunka (violin), Carol McGonnell (clarinet)
Saturday June 16th at 11.30 am
Mansion House, Elias Quartet
Saturday June 16th at 8.00 pm
Killruddery House, Tara Erraught (mezzo-soprano), Henning Ruhe (piano), Sponsored by Merck
Sunday June 17th at 3.00 pm
Castletown House, Elias Quartet, Xuefei Yang (guitar), Sponsored by Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
Sunday June 17th at 7.30 pm
National Concert Hall, Colin Currie Group, The Irish premiére of Steve Reich’s iconic masterpiece ‘Drumming’
Artistic Director
Ciara Higgins
Welcome
Two twentieth century landmark works, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and Steve Reich’s powerful Drumming, are at the core of the 2012 Festival...
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The Colin Currie Group
A short film by InterMusica
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Great Music in Irish Houses
According to the French critic, Alphonse Karr “Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose” –
the more things change, the more they are the same – and so it is with Ireland’s longest running chamber music festival which will now be called the KBC Great Music in Irish Houses Festival.
The livery may be new but the spirit and ethos remain the same. True to form it will do what it says on the tin: compelling programming in a diverse range of venues and renowned international and Irish artists. The name change is a subtle one to be sure, but one that offers a wider choice of venue...