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Enescu Festival with ConTempo Quartet

30 November 2017
Ficino Ensemble (Enescu Festival's Ensemble in Residence) with members of RTÉ Contempo quartet: Ioana Petcu Colan - violin, Lynda O’Connor - violin, Nathan Sherman - viola, Andreea Banciu - viola, Ailbhe Mac Donagh - cello and Adrian Mantu - cello
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Enescu: String Quartet No. 2
Luigi Boccherini: Quintet in C Major
​Johannes Brahms Sextet Op. 18 in B flat Major​
2 December 2017
Ficino Ensemble (Enescu Festival's Ensemble in Residence) with members of RTÉ Contempo Quartet:
Ioana Petcu Colan - violin, Lynda O’Connor - violin, Orla Ni Bhriain - violin,  Larissa O'Grady - violin, Nathan Sherman - viola, Andreea Banciu - viola, Ailbhe MacDonagh - cello and Adrian Mantu - cello

The concert will be introduced by Michael Dervan, music critic with The Irish Times

 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, String Octet Op. 20 
George Enescu Octet, op 7 in C Major 

Remembrance Sunday Concert

17 November 2017, National Gallery of Ireland
Hosted by the National Gallery of Ireland
Curated by Kaleidoscope


The beautifully refurbished Shaw Room will play host to a special programme of music curated by Kaleidoscope to mark Remembrance Day.

Programme:
Maurice Ravel: 'Le tombeau de Couperin'
Fionnuala Moynihan (piano)

Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Ficino Ensemble

Karl Weigl: Five Songs for Soprano and String Quartet Op.44
Deirdre Moynihan (soprano), Ficino Ensemble
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Tickets cost €15 (€10 concession) https://nationalgallery.ticketsolve.com/shows/873579306
Presented in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Irland

Festiv'ards presents the Ficino Ensemble
​Monday 29 May, 1pm, Portico, Portaferry

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Festiv'ards presents the Ficino Ensemble

Andre Caplet Conte Fantastique
Gian Carlo Menotti Cantinela and Scherzo for Harp and String Quartet
Franz Schubert Quintet in C Major D. 956 Op. 163

Supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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Ficino Ensemble in association with MusicTown
​Saturday 15th April, Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, 4pm

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Presented in association with MusicTown at the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle


Philip Glass: String Quartet No 3 (Mishima)
William Walton: String Quartet in A minor
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet op. 115


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15 euros plus booking fee

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Ficino Ensemble at the Hugh Lane Gallery - Sundays at Noon
​Sunday 9 April, 12 noon, Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin​

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Gian Carlo Menotti Cantinela and Scherzo for Harp and String Quartet
Andre Caplet Conte Fantastique
William Walton String Quartet in A minor


The Ficino Ensemble return to the Hugh Lane as part of their Sundays@Noon series

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Admission free

​www.hughlane.ie

Kaleidoscope
Wednesday 5th April 2017, Bello Bar, Dublin​

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FICINO ENSEMBLE AT KALEIDOSCOPE


 
Philip Glass String Quartet no. 3 "Mishima"
Andre Caplet Conte Fantastique



Tickets: €10-12 plus booking fee


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Music for Galway presents the Ficino Ensemble
Friday 24th February 2017, Aula Maxima, NUIG, Galway​

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EMILY ANDERSON MEMORIAL CONCERT

Kevin Jansson
piano
Ficino Ensemble

Beethoven Piano Sonata “Quasi una Fantasia” Op. 27 No. 1 in E flat major
Beethoven String Trio Op. 9 no. 2 in D major
Beethoven Septet Op. 20



“I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.” – Beethoven

Tickets: €20 / €16 MFG Friends and Concessions / €6 Students (full-time)

​www.musicforgalway.ie

Cork Orchestral Society presents the Ficino Ensemble
Thursday 9 February 2017, 8pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

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Milkos Rozsa (1907-1995)  String Trio op. 1
Philip Glass (born 1937)  String Quartet no. 3  “Mishima”
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)  Clarinet Quintet

Mia Cooper, Lynda O'Connor - Violins
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Ailbhe McDonagh - Cello
Macdara Ó Seireadáin - Clarinet

Written in the final years of his life, Brahms' sublime Clarinet Quintet is paired with Philip Glass' superb String Quartet no 3 "Mishima", based on music written for the 1985 film of the same name. Opening the concert is the String Trio by Miklos Rozsa, another composer famed for his film scoring, and composed in 1929 at the tender age of 22.

http://www.corkorchestralsociety.ie

The National Concert Hall Presents Ficino Ensemble Chamber Music Series
Thursday 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th August 2016 at 1.05pm

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Majestic Sonorities
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio Op. 9 No. 2
Richard Strauss Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13

Devastating Beauty
Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps 

Divine Frenzy
Franz Schubert Quintet in C major Op. 163, D. 956

Rhythm, Dance and Folk Melodies
Erwin Schulhoff Five Pieces for String Quartet
George Enescu Octet Op.7
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Music in Kilkenny Series presents the Ficino Ensemble
Sunday 24th April 2016, 4pm, Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Co. Kilkenny

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Alfred Schnittke String Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio in D major, Opus 9, no. 2
Richard Strauss Piano Quartet in c minor

Elaine Clark - Violin
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Ailbhe McDonagh - Cello
Lance Coburn - Piano

​www.musicinkilkenny.com

Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Sundays at Noon Series
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Sunday 24th January 2016, 12 noon, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin 1

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Alfred Schnittke  String Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio Op. 9 No. 2


Elaine Clarke - Violin
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Ailbhe McDonagh - Cello


​www.hughlane.ie

Winter Solstice Concert, Belvedere House
​21st December 2015, 7.30pm, Belvedere House, Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1

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​Jean Francaix Quintet No.2 for Flute, Harp and String Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven Sextet
Maurice Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Joseph Miroslav Weber Septet in E Major- Aus meinem Leben


Elaine Clark, Orla Ní Bhraoin - Violins
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Katie Tertell - Cello
Sinead Farrell - Flute
Macdara Ó' Seireadáin - Clarinet
John Hearne - Bassoon
Cuan Ó' Seireadáin, Cormac Ó hAodáin - French horns
Geraldine O'Doherty - Harp

The Ficino Ensemble with Norah King
24th May 2015, 7.30pm, Dublin Unitarian Church, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 

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Gyorgy Ligeti Six Bagatelles
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Johannes Brahms String Sextet No. 1 op. 18 in B flat Major


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THE FICINO ENSEMBLE with Norah King (mezzo-soprano)

Elaine Clarke, Sebastian Liebig - Violins
Nathan Sherman, Feargal Ó'Dornáin - Violas
Yue Tang, Eoin Quinlan - Cellos
Sinead Farrell - Flute
Macdara Ó' Seireadáin - Clarinet
Mathew Manning - Oboe
​John Hearne - Bassoon
Cuan Ó' Seireadáin - French horn
Geraldine O'Doherty - Harp
Chris Stynes, Caitriona Frost - Percussion

Music in Kilkenny Presents the Ficino Ensemble
​8th February 2015, 4pm, Castalia Hall, Ballytobin​

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Arensky Quartet for violin, viola & two cellos 
Schubert String Quintet in C Major
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Mia Cooper, Lynda O'Connor - Violins
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Ailbhe McDonagh, Eoin Quinlan - Cellos



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Howth Chamber Music presents the Ficino Ensemble
7th February 2015, 7.30pm, St. Mary's Church, Howth

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Arensky Quartet for violin, viola & two cellos 
Schubert String Quintet in C Major
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Mia Cooper, Lynda O'Connor - Violins
Nathan Sherman - Viola
Ailbhe McDonagh, Eoin Quinlan - Cellos



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Ficino Ensemble at the Irish Georgian Society
​16th December 2014, 7.30pm, Assembly Rooms, Irish Georgian Society, Dublin 2

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Prokofiev  Quintet op. 39 in g minor
Schubert  Octet in F major

Elaine Clarke, Sarah Sew (violins)
Nathan Sherman (viola)
Eoin Quinlan (cello)
Malachy Robinson (double bass)
Macdara O Seireadain (clarinet)
John Hearne (bassoon)
Matthew Manning (oboe)
Cormac O hAodain (French horn)

Phizzfest presents the Ficino Ensemble
May 2014, Allsaints Church, Phibsboro, Dublin 7​

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Dohnanyi String Trio

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Karl Sweeney (violin)
Nathan Sherman (viola)
Eoin Quinlan (cello)


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