TICKETING INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2023 - Spring SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023, 7.30PM
TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2023, 8PM
Michael Collins clarinet Michael McHale piano Wigmore Soloists
The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor A Celebration of Byrd
Brahms
William Byrd Arise Lord into thy rest Philip van Wilder O doux regard William Byrd Ne irascaris/Civitas sancti tui Philippe de Monte O suavitas et dulcedo Dobrinka Tabakova Arise Lord into thy rest (New Commission) Jacobus Clemens Non Papa Tristitia et anxietas William Byrd Tristitia et anxietas William Byrd Turn our captivity Jacobus Clemens Non Papa Ego flos campi Dobrinka Tabakova Turn our captivity (New Commission) Philippe de Monte Super flumina Babylonis William Byrd Quomodo cantabimus? William Byrd Vigilate
Clarinet Sonata in E flat Major op. 120 no. 2 Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Major op. 44 Clara Schumann Three Songs, arranged for Piano Quartet Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581 “A WORLD-CLASS CLARINETTIST” BBC Music Magazine The pairing of distinguished clarinettist Michael Collins, who was awarded an MBE for his services to music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2015, with celebrated Irish pianist Michael McHale and the newly formed Wigmore Soloists, makes for a sensational evening of chamber music in this programme of works by Brahms, Robert and Clara Schumann and Mozart. Tickets: €17.50, €24.50, €29.50 [10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+] 15% Discount when booking three or more concerts in the series.
“FOR 40 YEARS… THE SIXTEEN, HAS SET THE GOLD STANDARD” The Times Tickets: €27.50, €34.50, €42.50 [10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+] 15% Discount when booking three or more concerts in the series.
Savings & Discounts
• 10% DISCOUNT FOR NCH FRIENDS, SEASON FRIENDS & PATRONS • 10% DISCOUNT FOR GROUPS OF 8 OR MORE • 15% DISCOUNT WHEN BOOKING A TICKET TO THREE OR MORE CONCERTS IN THE SERIES (offer applies to the top two price bands only). NCH Friends receive priority booking from 13th December. Offer Open to General Bookers from the 15 of December at 10am. • LIMITED €10 STUDENT TICKET on all concerts available • LIMITED FREE TICKETS FOR UNDER 18s when purchased with another ticket in the series. Please contact the NCH Box Office team directly to book these tickets.
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INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2023 SPRING nch.ie
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2023 - Spring At a Glance TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2023, 8PM SHEKU KANNEH-MASON CELLO NCH Recital Debut Bach, Simcock, Britten, Brouwer, Finnis and Cassadó MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023, 8PM PAUL LEWIS, PIANO Schubert Piano Sonatas No. 7. 14 and 17 SUNDAY 7 MAY 2023, 7.30PM AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLIN CHRISTINA LANDSHAMER SOPRANO NCH Debut 1765 - works by Telemann, Gluck, Haydn and Mozart SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023, 7.30PM MICHAEL COLLINS CLARINET MICHAEL MCHALE PIANO WIGMORE SOLOISTS Brahms, Robert and Clara Schumann and Mozart TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2023, 8PM THE SIXTEEN HARRY CHRISTOPHERS CONDUCTOR A Celebration of Byrd Byrd, Philip van Wilder, Philippe de Monte, Dobrinka Tabakova, and Jacobus Clemens Non Papa
TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2023, 8PM
MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023, 8PM
SUNDAY 7 MAY 2023, 7.30PM
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Paul Lewis piano
J.S. Bach
Schubert Piano Sonata No. 7 in E flat Major, D568 Schubert Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D784 Schubert Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, D850
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Christina Landshamer soprano
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 Gwilym Simcock Prayer for the Senses Benjamin Britten Cello Suite No. 1, op. 72 Leo Brouwer Sonata No. 2 for Solo Cello Edmund Finnis Five Preludes for Solo Cello Gaspar Cassadó Suite for Solo Cello “SHEKU PLAYS AS THOUGH BORN TO HIS INSTRUMENT... TALENT LIKE THIS COMES ALONG RARELY.” Los Angeles Times Taking the world by storm since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 and later playing at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018, Sheku is described as a ‘compelling musical storyteller’ by The New York Times. For his NCH recital debut he plays beloved cello pieces by J.S. Bach, Britten and Cassadó alongside more contemporary works by Gwilym Simcock, Edward Finnis, and a new work by Leo Brouwer, commissioned by the cellist. Tickets: €15, €19.50, €24.50 [10% discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+] 15% Discount when booking three or more concerts in the series.
“LEWIS’S SCHUBERT IS CHARACTERISED BY A SPACIOUSNESS OF APPROACH, AN UNFORCED LYRICISM AND SUBTLETIES OF DYNAMIC GRADATION THAT ENABLE HIM TO EXPLORE THE MUSIC’S EMOTIONAL AMBIGUITIES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWING IT TO BREATHE AND SING.” The Guardian Internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation and one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Schubert, UK pianist Paul Lewis makes a welcome return to perform Schubert Piano Sonatas, as part of his latest performance project; a two-year Schubert Piano Sonata Series which will see him perform the complete sonatas from the last 12 years of the composers life at venues around the world. Tickets: €19.50, €27.50, €34.50 [10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+] 15% Discount when booking three or more concerts in the series.
Mozart Gluck
Symphony No. 1 in E flat Major, K 16 Recitative and Aria of Circe from the opera “Telemaco, ossia L’isola di Circe” Haydn Symphony No. 28 in A Major, Hob.I:28 Telemann Ino, Cantata drammatica for Soprano and Orchestra, TWV 20:41 “A MAGNIFICENT CHAMELEON OF AN ENSEMBLE” The New York Times Hailed for their versatility and musical voyages of discovery, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin who celebrated their 40th anniversary last year, make their NCH debut with German operatic soprano Christina Landshamer. Together they perform a fascinating selection of works by Mozart, Haydn, Gluck and Telemann, all penned in the year 1765. Tickets: €19.50, €27.50, €36.50 [10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+] 15% Discount when booking three or more concerts in the series.