The Irish Chamber Orchestra are welcomed back for their annual residency. For its first concert, the orchestra kicks off a series of chamber works in the afternoon with this delightful programme featuring Elgar’s masterpiece – the Introduction and Allegro – and Britten’s Variations, the work that brought him international fame. These iconic twentieth-century works are complemented by David Fennessy’s Hirta Rounds, an ethereal piece by one of Ireland’s most accomplished composers.

Programme:
Benjamin Britten, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Edward Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
David Fennessy, Hirta Rounds
​Edward Elgar, Introduction and Allegro in G Major, Op. 47