Linenhall Arts Centre
Cappa Ensemble at the Linenhall
8, Nov 2010 - 08:10

The Cappa Ensemble (Ireland/Poland/UK)

CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE Monday 8th November @ 8.00pm

Named after the celebrated 17th-century Italian violin-maker Gioffredo Cappa, this exciting young chamber ensemble has quickly established itself as a quartet of outstanding artistry, touring extensively in Australasia and Japan as well AS throughout the UK. Winner of Music Network's Young Musicwide competition in 2009, the quartet boasts a line-up of top performers in their own right: Michael McHale has established himself as one of the leading Irish pianists of his generation; cellist Brian O'Kane has collaborated with artists such as the Vanbrugh Quartet, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy; violinist Bartosz Woroch has toured with the Bern Symphony Orchestra and the Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra; and violist Adam Newman has played with the London Steve Reich Ensemble, the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Conchord Ensemble. An exciting night of music in prospect.

Bartosz Woroch, violin
Adam Newman, viola
Brian O'Kane, cello
Michael McHale, piano

Programme

Mozart piano quartet in g minor k.478

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Rondon

Walton piano quartet in d minor (1921)

1. Allegramente
2. Allegro Scherzando
3. Andante tranquillo
4. Allegro molto

Elaine Agnew string trio - 3 Angry Men (1991).

Schumann piano quartet in E flat Major op.47

1. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II
3. Andante cantabile
4. Finale. Vivace

Adm.: €15 / €12 (concessions)

"Michael McHale... has an intuitive feel for music, and can cross musical boundaries effortlessly. " - Sunday Business Post
"Bartosz Woroch... intensely poetic." - New Zealand Herald
"O'Kane's tender cello ..." - www.classicalsource.com
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