Ortús Chamber Music Festival
26th February to 5th March 2023
Tickets for individual concerts available now at Pro Musica, Cork and via the links below! If you would like to reserve a festival pass please email us at ortusfestival@gmail.com
Sunday 26th February 3pm – St Brendan’s Church, Bantry (in association with West Cork Music)
W. A. Mozart String Quartet No. 16 in E flat major, K.428
Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, op. 59 no. 2 ‘Razumovsky’
Marmen Quartet: Johannes Marmen (violin), Laia Valentin Braun (violin), Bryony Gibson-Cornish (viola), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)
Thursday 2nd March 7.30pm – Blackrock Castle SOLD OUT
Ludwig van Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata” 1st movement arranged for String Sextet
Johannes Marmen & Eoin Ducrot (violin), Bryony Gibson-Cornish & Fiachra De hOra (viola), Peggy Nolan & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)
Paul Coletti “Moonlight Journey” for 2 violas
Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Fiachra De hOra (viola)
György Ligeti String Quartet No. 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes
Marmen Quartet
Friday 3rd March 8pm – UCC Aula Maxima
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C major Op 50 No 2
Marmen Quartet
Paul Coletti “Moonlight Journey” for 2 violas
Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Fiachra De hOra (viola)
Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Johannes Marmen & Laia Valentin Braun (violin), Bryony Gibson-Cornish & Fiachra De hOra (viola), Sinéad O’Halloran & Peggy Nolan (cello)
Saturday 4th March 2pm – Ballycotton Sea Church
Robert Schumann “Märchenbilder” Op. 113
Jâms Coleman (Piano), Fiachra De hOra (viola)
Ailbhe McDonagh “Skellig”
Peggy Nolan (cello) & Jâms Coleman (piano)
Rebecca Clarke “Dumka” duo concertante for violin, viola and piano
Jâms Coleman (piano), Johannes Marmén (violin), Bryony Gibson-Cornish (viola)
Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Jâms Coleman (piano), Eoin Ducrot (violin), Fiachra De hOra (viola), Peggy Nolan (cello)
Saturday 4th March 7.30pm – My Place Midleton
Maurice Ravel “Duo” Sonata for Violin and Cello M. 73
Eoin Ducrot (violin), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)
Garth Knox “Quartet for One”
Fiachra De hOra (viola)
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No.14, Op.131
Marmen Quartet
Sunday 5th March 11am – St Peter’s Cork, North Main Street, Cork City
A Selection of Bach Chorales arranged for String Quartet
Marmen Quartet
J.S. Bach Partita in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004)
Eoin Ducrot (violin)
Sunday 5th March 3pm – MTU Curtis Auditorium
W. A. Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Jâms Coleman (piano), Eoin Ducrot (violin), Fiachra De hOra (viola), Peggy Nolan (cello)
Salina Fisher “Heal”
Marmen Quartet
César Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
Jâms Coleman (piano), Johannes Marmén & Laia Valentin Braun (violin), Bryony Gibson-Cornish (viola), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)