| Friday 10th September |
Concert 8pm Camerata Ireland Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor Penderecki This opening concert with Camerata Ireland features two short early works by Krzysztof Penderecki, conducted by the composer himself, to be followed by contrasting works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky, conducted by Barry Douglas. Tickets €30, €40 Book Tickets Location: Long Gallery, Castletown House |
| Saturday 11th September |
Concert 3pm Michel Lethiec, clarinet This gathering of Irish and international musicians present an afternoon of chamber music, a highlight of which is the Sextet by Penderecki, premiered in 2000 in the Vienna Musikverein by an illustrious ad hoc ensemble that included Yuri Bashmet and Mstislav Rostropovich. The programme also features the famous ‘Trout Quintet’, a favourite of Maestro Penderecki. Beethoven Tickets €30, €40 Book Tickets Location: Long Gallery, Castletown House |
Public Interview with Krzysztof Penderecki 5.30pm Michael Dungan talks to Prof Penderecki about his life and career. Admission Free Location: Long Gallery, Castletown House All are welcome but places must be reserved |
Concert 8pm Alexej Gorlatch, piano Schumann Winner of the 2009 Dublin International Piano Competition, and the Hamamatsu Piano Competition in 2006, this young Ukrainian pianist has been described as ‘a dazzlingly polished player’ and ‘awe-inspiringly confident and assured’ by The Irish Times during the Dublin competition. His future engagements include a return to Carnegie Hall, New York, the Wigmore Hall, London, the Berliner Philharmonie, at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Harrowgate Festival and a tour of Japan. Tickets: €20, €30 Book Tickets Location: Long Gallery, Castletown House |
| Sunday 12th September |
Concert 12noon String students from NUI Maynooth, Trinity College Dublin, Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor Penderecki Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima is a musical composition for 52 string instruments, composed in 1960 and in musical terms has come to define man’s inhumanity to man. Penderecki makes use of extended instrumental techniques (for example, playing on the “wrong” side of the bridge, bowing on the tailpiece), with many novel textures in the work. The piece swiftly attracted interest around the world and made its young composer famous. Benedictus, premiered in 1993, will be performed by the Maynooth Chamber Choir. Tickets: Free Admission Reserve Places Please note that each application can secure up to two pairs of tickets each. Location: St Patrick’s College Chapel, Maynooth |
Sunday 12th September |
Concert 8pm Barry Douglas, piano Chopin Barry Douglas closes the 2010 festival with a solo recital of Chopin, an early Schumann work and Mussorgsky’s most famous piano composition which has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. Tickets €30, €40 Book Tickets Location: Long Gallery, Castletown House |
| Programme subject to change. We regret that the Long Gallery andNursery at Castletown are currently not accessible for wheelchair users. |
3 Pieces in the Old Style (1963)