West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2022

24 June – 3 July

Venues across Bantry, Co. Cork.  

The 2022 Programme includes the complete Weinberg quartet cycle played by Quatuor Danel, the Biber Mystery Sonatas played by Ensemble Vintage Koln, new works from Brett Dean and Deirdre Gribbin, as well as programmes from Festival Favourites, like Mairéad Hickey, Johannes Moser, Dana Zemtsov and the Doric Quartet. There will also be a series of masterclasses and talks throughout the festival. 

Tuesday 28 June (Day 5)

37. Morning Talk – Christian Fellowship Church 10.00
Evelyn Grant in conversation with Quatuor Danel
Talk ends 10.45 Admission €7

38. Masterclass – Maritime Hotel 10.00
Leggiadro Quartet with Pavel Haas Quartet
Class ends 11.30 Admission Free

39. Coffee Concert – St Brendan’s Church 11.00
Poulenc Oboe Sonata – Nicholas Daniel, Julius Drake
Francaix Quintet No.2 – Orsino Ensemble
Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Winds – Orsino Ensemble, Alasdair Beatson
Concert ends 12.00 Admission €20/€15/€10

40. Masterclass – Maritime Hotel 11.30
Aradia Quartet with Signum Quartet
Class ends 13.00 Admission Free

41. Young Musicians Series – St Brendan’s Hall 12.00
Sonoro Quartet
Haydn Quartet in G major Op.77/1
Liam Dougherty Sisyphe
Shostakovich Quartet No.8 in C minor Op.110
Concert ends 13.00 Admission €7

42. Crespo Series – St Brendan’s Church 14.00
Quatuor Danel
Weinberg Quartet No.4 in E flat major Op.20
Weinberg Quartet No.5 in B flat major Op.27
Concert ends 15.00 Admission €15

43. Masterclass – Maritime Hotel 14.00
Hill Quartet with Richard Ireland
Class ends 15.30 Admission Free

44. Crespo Series – Bantry House 16.00
Anna Fedorova
Chopin Four Ballades
Silvestrov Messenger
Concert ends 17.00 Admission €20

45. Masterclass – Maritime Hotel 16.30
Sonoro Quartet with tbc
Class ends 18.00 Admission Free

46. Main Evening Concert – Bantry House 19.30
Bartók Quartet No.3 – Doric Quartet
Brett Dean Hidden Agendas – Doric Quartet IRISH PREMIERE
Elgar Piano Quintet – Doric Quartet, Alasdair Beatson
Concert ends 21.00 Admission €45/€35/€25

47. Main Evening Concert – St Brendan’s Church 19.30
Ligeti Six Bagatelles – Orsino Ensemble
Schubert String Quintet D.956 – Pavel Haas Quartet, Johannes Moser
Concert ends 21.00 Admission €30/€20/€10

48. Late Great Show – Bantry House 22.00
Nicholas Mulroy, Julius Drake
Schubert Die Schone Mullerin D.795
Concert ends 22.45 Admission €15

49. Late Great Show – St Brendan’s Church 22.00
Ariadne Daskalakis, Ensemble Vintage Köln, Ruth Padel
Biber Mystery Sonatas ‘Sorrowful’
Concert ends 22.45 Admission €12

See the full programme below. For further information and tickets, visit: www.westcorkmusic.ie/chamber-music-festival/programme/