Sundays at Noon Concerts at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Aug – Nov 2022
Padraig Conlon 15 Aug 2022
The autumn season brings a selection of concerts from renowned Irish musicians presenting a wide range of uplifting, exciting and challenging music in the beautiful surroundings of the Hugh Lane Gallery.
This season will feature two concerts from harpsichordist Malcolm Proud from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, new music from radical music collective Kirkos, an audio-visual concert from Crash Ensemble’s Reflections commission series, and classical offerings from violinist Anna Cashell with harpist Aisling Ennis, Evlana Ensemble, Spotlight chamber group and the up-and-coming Aalto trio, winners of Chamberfest. We are delighted to welcome back Chamber Choir Ireland to the sculpture hall, this time for a concert of Hungarian works with guest director Zoltán Pad.
Please see the Hugh Lane Gallery’s website www.hughlane.ie for listings and tickets, or subscribe to the mailing list for news and ticket availability.
All concerts are broadcast on the Hugh Lane Gallery’s YouTube channel in a ‘Concert Catch-up’ at noon the following week, subject to agreement from the artists.
Sunday August 28th 12.00
Malcolm Proud – harpsichord and chamber organ
Well-Tempered Clavier, Recital 1
In 1722 Bach issued Book 1 of his Well-Tempered Clavier, and for the past three centuries these 24 preludes and fugues have been essential repertoire for keyboard recitals and teaching. In order to mark the 300th anniversary, Malcolm Proud will play them over two recitals, each lasting about one hour and consisting of 12 preludes and fugues. He will perform them on harpsichord and chamber organ.
Sunday September 4th 12.00
Kirkos
Trio
To include pieces by Karlheinz Essl, Finola Merivale and Patrick Ellis.
Described by the Journal of Music as a group who are ‘thirsty to keep experimenting and trying new things, clearly have the drive and talent to bring this about – and the grace and humour to bring us along’. August 2022
Sunday 11th September 12.00
Crash Ensemble
Reflections
From their 2020 commissions series, Crash Ensemble brings commissions with projected visuals and live music score to the gallery.
Sunday 18th September 12.00
Elizabeth Hilliard – soprano, electronics
The world premiere performance of two works written for Irish soprano Elizabeth Hilliard – Siobhán Cleary’s Codail Began (commissioned by Elizabeth Hilliard with Arts Council funding) and Christopher Fox’s Shroud
Sunday 25th September 12.00
Aisling Ennis – harp
Anna Cashel – violin
Featuring Camille Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie op 124 which is dedicated to the prodigious Eissler sisters who performed throughout Europe in the early 20th century.
Sunday 2nd October 12.00
RIAM Chamberfest winners concert
Aalto Trio
Erin Hennessey – violin
Matilde Lotti – cello
Kalle Puera – piano
Includes works by Amy Beech, Debussy and Beethoven.
Sunday 9th October 12.00
Evlana Ensemble
Ondine: Ravel and Beyond
Sylvia O’Brien – soprano
William Dowdall – flute
Keith Pascoe – violin
Alex Petcu – percussion
Isabelle O’Connell – piano
Taking its inspiration from Ondine by Maurice Ravel, a landmark work for solo piano, Ondine: Ravel and Beyond offers Irish audiences an opportunity to hear a rich palette of chamber works written in the years following the first performance of the composer’s tour de force in 1908, in addition to more recent works similarly inspired by composers Kaija Saariaho, Toru Takemitsu and Irish composer Siobhán Cleary.
Sunday 16th October 12.00
Chamber Choir Ireland
Zoltán Pad – guest director
Hungarian Rhapsody
A concert of Hungarian choral music, from Ligeti’s Lux Aeterna to Bartók’s Hungarian Folksongs.
Sunday 23rd October 12.00
Spotlight Chamber Music Series
Trio Lyrica
Kieran Moynihan – flute/piccolo
Ciara Glasheen Artem – oboe
Fionnuala Moynihan – piano
The trio will present a programme entitled Love and Other Stories, consisting of works by Hamilton Harty, John Field, Bizet, Chopin, John Gibson and Malcom Arnold.
Sunday 30th October 12.00
Malcolm Proud – harpsichord and Chamber organ
Well-Tempered Clavier, recital II
In 1722 Bach issued Book 1 of his Well-Tempered Clavier and for the past three centuries these 24 preludes and fugues have been essential repertoire for keyboard recitals and teaching. In order to mark the 300th anniversary, Malcolm Proud will play them at two recitals, each recital lasting about one hour and consisting of 12 preludes and fugues. He will perform them on harpsichord and chamber organ.
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