Banbha Quartet

Lidia Jewloszewicz-Clarke, violin
Maria Ryan, violin
Ed Creedon, viola
Aoife Burke, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in F minor Op.95 [1810]
Seán Doherty - Varsouviana [2024] †
Schubert - String Quartet in D minor Death and the Maiden [1824]

† Commissioned by the Banbha Quartet - First performances

The Banbha Quartet brings together four of Ireland's finest musicians and is one of a new generation of string quartets nurtured by the National String Quartet Foundation and building a following amongst audiences. For their fifth tour they present popular masterpieces by Beethoven and Schubert alongside a new work by Donegal fiddler turned renowned composer Seán Doherty. Inspired by the mix of Irish and Polish musicians in the Banbha Quartet, Sean’s latest string quartet celebrates the Mazurka, originally a Polish folk dance, made famous by Chopin’s piano works and also incorporated into the Donegal fiddle tradition.

supported by the Arts Council, RTE Lyric FM and Cork City Council