Ficino Quartet

Elaine Clark, violin
Lynda O’Connor, violin
Nathan Sherman, viola
Ailbhe McDonagh, cello

Beethoven - String Quartet in A minor Op.132 [1825]
Amanda Feery - From Ashes [2019]
Garrett Sholdice - The Secret Cause [2019]
Cora Venus Lunny - Theft [2019]
Benedict Schlepper-Connolly - Foreign Hand [2019]

For its Cork and Dublin concerts, the Ficino Quartet presents a revival of its memorable contribution to the National String Quartet Foundation's 2020 Beethoven Reflected project, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. The Foundation commissioned Amanda Feery, Garrett Sholdice, Cora Venus Lunny and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly to write short works inspired by and reflecting Beethoven’s breathtaking A minor quartet Op.132. The four pieces are performed as introductions to each of the quartet’s movements, creating a seamless whole with a multiplicity of new resonances and connections.