4. Monday 20 July – Wednesday 22 July 2009 Chamber Music Course
Monday 20 July – Wednesday 22 July 2009
with the Carducci String Quartet
‘…technical rigour, penetrative musical insight and lively yet unified individualism…winning in every sense of the word…’
Irish Times
at Anaverna, Ravensdale,
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
String players, aged 13 and above, are invited to participate in a chamber music course, coached by the award-winning Carducci String Quartet. Students may attend in pre-formed groups or as individuals. The course will take place in the wonderful setting of Anaverna House.
PTO
The Carducci Quartet is recognised as one of today’s most exciting young string quartets.
Winners of the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York, the Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition and major prizes at the Bordeaux, London and Osaka competitions, the quartet has established an enthusiastic International following. The Quartet was nominated for the 2008 Royal Philharmonic Society Chamber Music Award.
The Anglo-Irish Carducci String Quartet studied with members of the Amadeus, Alban Berg, Chilingirian, Takacs and Vanbrugh quartets and, as part of the ProQuartet professional training programme in France, studied with Gyorgy Kurtag, Walter Levin (LaSalle Quartet) and Paul Katz (Cleveland Quartet). They are now in demand at conservatoires around the UK and Ireland, holding residencies at Trinity College of Music in London, Cardiff University, Gloucester Academy of Music and CIT Cork School of Music.
The Carducci Quartet’s international engagements have taken them to the USA, Japan and throughout Europe and their busy schedule includes performances in South America and Australia next season. Past highlights include appearances at the Verbier, West Cork and Wratislavia Cantans Festivals, an Aldeburgh residency, performances at Wigmore Hall, London, Carnegie Hall and broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, RTE Lyric FM, WNYC
America and BBC television.
The quartet is passionate about taking Classical music to the next generation and run chamber music courses for young musicians in France and Ireland. Their educational work continues with performances for school children sponsored by the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust and West Cork Music and coaching on the National Youth String Quartet Weekend, run by the London String Quartet Foundation at Chetham’s School of Music.
www.carducciquartet.co.uk
Course Timetable
Monday 20 July
2pm - 5pm String Orchestra/Chamber Music Coaching
Tuesday 21 July
10am - 1pm String Orchestra/Chamber Music Coaching
2pm - 5pm Chamber Music Coaching
8pm - 10pm Carducci Quartet Concert
(promoted by Music Network)
Wednesday 22 July
10am - 1pm String Orchestra/Chamber Music Coaching
3pm Final Concert (open to public)
The course fee is €120. This includes entry to the Carducci Quartet’s evening concert on 21 July 2009. The course is mainly non-residential but a limited number of students may be accommodated at Anaverna.
For further details email verelc@gmail.com or telephone 353 (0) 42 9371490
String Chamber Music Course
Monday 20 July – Wednesday 22 July 2009
Application Form
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If applying as a member of a pre-formed group, please name the other members here:
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Applications should be sent (by email, telephone or post) to:
Vere Lenox-Conyngham,
Anaverna, Ravensdale, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Telephone: 353 (0) 42 9371490 E-mail: vere@iol.ie