Deirdre Moynihan (soprano) & RTÉ Contempo Quartet

Deirdre Moynihan (soprano) & RTÉ Contempo Quartet

Thursday, 28 November 2019, 8.00pm

A concert featuring Deirdre Moynihan, one of Ireland’s foremost early music artists, together with RTÉ Contempo Quartet, one of the most exciting and vibrant chamber ensembles performing today. Deirdre has performed as a soloist with, among others, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ NSO, Irish Baroque Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra; and given concerts in N. & S. America, Israel, Lebanon, Japan, China and widely in Europe. Her CD of Vivaldi Cantatas has earned widespread critical acclaim. RTÉ Contempo Quartet has performed over two thousand concerts worldwide including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Centre and Geidai Tokyo. The Quartet’s discography can be found on the Sony, Universal, RTÉ and HBO labels.

This concert features the premiere of a new arrangement of Clara Schumann’s 6 Lieder, Op. 13, ‘songs of love and intrigue’, and quartets by R. Schumann and J. Brahms.

“Unfailingly beautiful in tone.” - International Record Review (on Deirdre Moynihan)

“Fabulous foursome.” - Irish Independent

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Published by Linenhall Press on 2 September 2019

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