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Choral Triptych at St Mary’s
May 2012
On Thursday May the 17th, the ICO Chorus joins forces with the County Limerick Youth Choir and guest choir Seoda for a dramatic choral concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrating the extraordinary music of Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen.
Sing Out With Strings
May 2012
Oceans, Adventures and New Worlds Wednesday 16 May 2011 at 1.00pm Venue: Limertree Theatre, Mary Immaculate College, South Circular Road Click here for directions… RSVP to 061 234184 / ico.advertising@ul.ie Sing Out with Strings, a project developed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, works specifically with children living and attending schools in Limerick’s Regeneration Areas. Now [...]
Classic Clarinet
April 2012
Newly appointed Artistic Partner Jörg Widmann presents an introductory showcase that highlights his many talents as clarinettist, composer and conductor. He introduces the first of Mendelssohn’s five great symphonies written by a fifteen-year-old composer.
Mozart by Moonlight
March 2012
Noted for her vibrant performances in a wide diversity of musical styles, Joana Carneiro is one of the most outstanding young conductors of today. In her debut performance with the ICO, Carneiro presents Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, one of the composer’s most famous early works, written at just 18 years of age. It is tentative and graceful, capturing the fire and beauty of Mozart’s spirit. The expressive range and technical sophistication places this symphony in a class of its own.
WORLD CARNIVAL
March 2012
The Irish Chamber Orchestra & The Irish World Academy SANCTUARY project present WORLD CARNIVAL.
World Premiere
February 2012
Renowned chamber musician Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts two symphonies. The world première of John Kinsella’s much anticipated Symphony No. 10 coincides with the composer’s 80th birthday. The ICO continues to explore the genius of Beethoven this season with his breath-taking, seldom-performed Fourth Symphony.
Seasonal Symphony and Song
December 2011
Karl Jenkins Sella Natalis
Mozart Symphony KV 504, No. 38, D Major “Prague”
Two Hands – US Tour
October 2011
Irish Chamber Orchestra Gérard Korsten, Conductor Leon Fleisher, Piano (U.S. Engagements) Michael McHale, Piano (Limerick) Haydn Symphony No. 96, D major (The Miracle) Prokofiev Piano Concerto (Left Hand), No. 4, Op.53 Micheal O Suilebháin “Termon” Beethoven Symphony No.7, Op.92 Reviewed in the Chicago Tribune: more info…
Classical Ceol
September 2011
Irish Chamber Orchestra Katherine Hunka, Director/Violin Martin Hayes, Traditional Violin Denis Cahill, Guitar Moore, The Last Rose of Summer Grieg, Holberg Suite Op. 40 Dave Flynn, Ceol Ginastera, Concerto for Strings Op. 33 Dave Flynn, Music for the Departed
Summer Serenade
July 2011
Irish Chamber Orchestra Bradley Creswick, Director/Violin Barber, Adagio Mozart, Divertimento in D major, K.136 Mícheál Ó Suilleabhain, Anything Can Happen Bartók, Divertimento Sz.113 Hubay, Scènes del la Csárda No.4 Hejre Kati, Op.32 Dinicu, The Lark
