Ortús Chamber Music Festival

3 – 5 September 2021

*Tickets for live and online events available from July 2021. 

Friday, 3 September, 8pm

MTU Cork School of Music, Curtis Auditorium

W.A. Mozart – Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K407

Hannah Miller (french horn), Stephanie Appelhans (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Martin Moriarty (viola) & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)

Frank Bridge – Lament for Two Violas

Francesca Gilbert & Martin Moriarty (violas)

John Clayton – Bach to Blues

Naomi Shaham (double bass)

Louise Farrenc – Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, Op. 30

Peter Rainer (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello), Gary Beecher (piano) & Naomi Shaham (double bass)

Saturday, 4 September, 2pm

Inkwell Theatre, Tracton Arts Centre

W.A. Mozart – Sonata for Cello and Bassoon B-flat major, K292 (arr. for viola and double bass)

Martin Moriarty (viola) & Naomi Shaham (double bass)

Paul Ben-Haim – Sephardic Melody (from Three Songs Without Words)

Naomi Shaham (double bass) & Gary Beecher (piano)

Artiside Moari – For Naomi

Naomi Shaham (double bass)

Reinhold Gliere – Suite for Viola and Double Bass

Martin Moriarty (viola) & Naomi Shaham (double bass)

Joannes Brahms – Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1

Martin Moriarty (viola) & Gary Beecher (piano)

Saturday, 4 September, 7.30pm

The Mall Arts Centre, Youghal

Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 no. 4

Peter Rainer (violin), Stephanie Appelhans (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola) & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)

Eoghan Desmond – Across the Alps: Brahms’ Abenteuer in den Alpen

Hannah Miller (french horn)

George Walker – Lyric for Strings

Peter Rainer, Stephanie Appelhans (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola) & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)

Sam Perkin – String Trio “Flow”

Peter Rainer (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola) & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)

Carrado Maria Saglietti – Suite for French Horn and String Quartet

Hannah Miller (french horn), Peter Rainer (violin), Stephanie Appelhans (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola) & Sinéad O’Halloran (cello)

Sunday, 5 September, 3pm

MTU Cork School of Music, Curtis Auditorium

Johannes Brahms – Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40

Stephanie Appelhans (violin), Hannah Miller (french horn) & Gary Beecher (piano)

Schubert – Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 “The Trout”

Peter Rainer (violin), Francesca Gilbert (viola), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello), Gary Beecher (piano) & Naomi Shaham (double bass)