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Kirkoskammer ж The Horn Trio pays tribute to the unconventional chamber music configuration made famous by Brahms and carried on by György Ligeti, whose seminal trios we will present along with music from Hans Abrahamsen and young Irish composer Bill McGrath.

We are particularly proud to be giving the world premiere of a newly commissioned piece by composer Kevin O’Connell, a long-time influence on and supporter of Kirkos from our earliest days.Our Horn Trio is comprised of previous Kirkoskammer soloists Hannah Miller (horn) and Máire Carroll (piano), in addition to Siún Milne (violin) who made her Kirkos debut in March at our string quartet concert.In Brahms’ pioneering use of this unusual configuration, the sound of the horn, his childhood instrument, is tied up with early memories of his late mother, his connection with nature, and the imagery of a forest hunt. Join us to explore how contemporary composers have furthered – or diverged from – Brahm’s legacy in making this highly personal ensemble their own.

We’ll be serving complimentary wine (kindly provided by the Royal Irish Academy of Music) from 7pm, and music begins at 7.30pm.

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H A N N A H   M I L L E R  studied horn at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Fergus O’Carroll, an undertook an Erasmus Exchange in Sibelius Academy, Helsinki with Erja Joukamo-Ampuja, preceding her 2015 appointment as Assistant Principal French Horn in Kuopio Symphony Orchestra in Finland, at only 21 years of age. As a soloist, Hannah has performed Vivaldi Concerto for Two Horns with Richard Watkins and Dublin Consort at Dublin Brass Week and recently performed Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns with Wexford Sinfonia and three of her Finnish colleagues.

S I Ú N   M I L N E   performs regularly with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, has led the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and Kunst Universität of Graz Symphony Orchestra, and has been a member of the European Union Chamber Orchestra and Youth Orchestra. She was a recipient of the 2007 Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship supporting her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She has been a finalist in numerous competitions including the Royal Academy Delius Prize, Brahms Prize and Clandeboye Young Musician Competition.

M Á I R E   C A R R O L L   is a winner of all major piano competitions in Ireland, and a recipient of the €10,000 Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Music Bursary. She has performed in venues including Wigmore Hall and the Barbican, and concerto appearances include the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Orchestra of St. Cecilia, Hibernian Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine.The Association of Irish Composers’ New Music Journal has described her as a champion and interpreter of new music.

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K I R K O S  aims to create musical performances of the highest quality, and to push the boundaries of the concert experience through multi-sensory, interdisciplinary events where the creative concept is present in every element. Everything they do pursues a larger goal: to help audiences feel, understand and love contemporary music.

Kirkokammer is a chamber music series that distills this ethos, with no strings attached: considered programming, great performances, and the intimate setting of Dublin’s Bewley’s Café Theatre, on the top floor of the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre.