Beethoven Quest
Kilkenny Arts Festival has a reputation for its classical-music programming, and Downes says he hopes this year’s selection will take the audience on an imaginative arc. Beethoven’s complete string quartets and complete piano concertos will be staged over 10 days. Downes and his team have invited The Heath Quartet, who make their debut at Carnegie Hall this week, and Barry Douglas and Camerata Ireland to take on a thorough exploration of the composer. The string quartet’s cycle will take place over 10 lunchtime concerts, while Douglas and Camerata will take on the concertos over two nights at St Canice’s Cathedral.
The series, called Beethoven Quest, is a rare opportunity to explore the different aspects of the composer’s imagination.....
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/ki...ming-1.1750575
Kilkenny Arts Festival has a reputation for its classical-music programming, and Downes says he hopes this year’s selection will take the audience on an imaginative arc. Beethoven’s complete string quartets and complete piano concertos will be staged over 10 days. Downes and his team have invited The Heath Quartet, who make their debut at Carnegie Hall this week, and Barry Douglas and Camerata Ireland to take on a thorough exploration of the composer. The string quartet’s cycle will take place over 10 lunchtime concerts, while Douglas and Camerata will take on the concertos over two nights at St Canice’s Cathedral.
The series, called Beethoven Quest, is a rare opportunity to explore the different aspects of the composer’s imagination.....
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/ki...ming-1.1750575