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2019

TOUR WITH NATIONAL STRING QUARTET FOUNDATION
6 - 8 DECEMBER 2019
St Iberius’ Church Wexford
Triskel Christchurch, Cork
National Concert Hall, Dublin

Thomas Adès ‘The Four Quarters’
Haydn String Quartet in D major Op. 76 No. 5
Donnacha Dennehy ‘Stamp (to avoid erotic thoughts)’
William Walton String Quartet No. 2 in A minor​

2018

NATIONAL CONCERT HALL & TRISKEL CHRISTCHURCH
23 SEPTEMBER 2018
Presented in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

Szymanowski String Quartet No.1 in C major Op. 37
Janáček String Quartet No.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Schubert String Quartet No.14 in D minor D. 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’



MUSIC FOR WEXFORD
16 JUNE 2018
​with guest Michael McHale (piano)

Beethoven: String Trio in G Major
​Brahms: Piano Quartet no 3 in c minor 


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FESTIV'ARDS, PORTICO, PORTAFERRY
27 May 2018

Thomas Ades: Four Quarters
William Walton: String Quartet in a minor
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
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MUSICTOWN
​18 April 2018

​Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 op.132
Thomas Ades: Four Quarters



HUGH LANE GALLERY SUNDAYS AT NOON
​25 March 2018

​Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Garreth Sholdice: Premiere
​Brahms: Clarinet Quintet



MOVING ON MUSIC, BELFAST
14 March 2018

Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp
John Buckley: To Lands Beyond Time, for viola, flute and harp
Anselm McDonnell: Dancing While Others Sleep (Moving on Music commission)



IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY
7 March 2018

Beethoven: String Trio in G Major 0p 9 no 1
Mozart: Divertimento K563
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MULLINGAR ARTS CENTRE
​17 February 2018

Beethoven: String Trio in G Major 0p 9 no 1
​Mozart: Divertimento K563​

2017


ENESCU FESTIVAL
2 December 2017
Ficino Ensemble (Enescu Festival's Ensemble in Residence) with members of RTÉ Contempo Quartet

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



ENESCU FESTIVAL
3 November 2017
Ficino Ensemble (Enescu Festival's Ensemble in Residence) with members of RTÉ Contempo Quartet:
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Enescu: String Quartet No. 2
Luigi Boccherini: Quintet in C Major
​Johannes Brahms Sextet: Op. 18 in B flat Major​



REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY CONCERT
National Gallery of Ireland
17 November 2017
Hosted by the National Gallery of Ireland. Curated by Kaleidoscope

with Fionnuala Moynihan (piano) and Deirdre Moynihan (soprano)

Maurice Ravel: 'Le tombeau de Couperin'
Erwin Schulhoff: Five Pieces for String Quartet
Karl Weigl: Five Songs for Soprano and String Quartet Op.44



FESTIV'ARDS, PORTICO, PORTAFERRY
29 May 2017

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



MUSICTOWN
15 April 2017, Dublin Castle

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



​HUGH LANE GALLERY SUNDAYS AT NOON
9 April 2017

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



KALEIDOSCOPE
5 April 2017, Bello Bar

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



MUSIC FOR GALWAY EMILY ANDERSON MEMORIAL CONCERT
24 February 2017
with Kevin Jansson piano

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



CORK ORCHESTRA SOCIETY
9 February 2017

Milkos Rozsa: String Trio op. 1
Philip Glass: String Quartet no. 3  “Mishima”
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet​

2016

NATIONAL CONCERT HALL PRESENTS FICINO ENSEMBLE
4, 11, 18 & 25 AUGUST 2016

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
24 APRIL 2016

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



HUGH LANE GALLERY SUNDAYS AT NOON
24 JANUARY 2016

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

2015

BELVEDERE HOUSE, WINTER SOLSTICE CONCERT
21 December 2015

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



UNITARIAN CHURCH, ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN
24 May 2015

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



MUSIC IN KILKENNY
8 May 2015


Arensky: Quartet for violin, viola & two cellos 
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major



HOWTH CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
7 February 2015

Arensky Quartet for violin, viola & two cellos 
Schubert String Quintet in C Major

2014

IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY
16 December 2014

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



PHIZZFEST
May 2014

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Dohnanyi String Trio