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For two frenetic weeks in July, Kuhmo in Eastern Finland is host to a chamber music festival attracting thousands of music lovers. In that fortnight, this town of 9,000 inhabitants echoes to the sound of music against a backcloth of a lake that almost laps the walls of the concert halls in the clear, unbelievable northern light.
It can be said, with no false modesty, that Gidon Kremer achieved a sensational success with Lockenhaus’s first chamber music festival in 1981. 30 years later the idea of “exposure of the over-commercialised music business” had become established and once a year transforms the little Burgenland town of Lockenhaus into the centre of the chamber music world.
https://www.kammermusikfest.at/lockenhaus-chamber-music-festival
Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival has been around since 2004. From summer 2014, Lofoten Piano Festival alternates every year with the Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival. Both the Chamber Music Festival and the Piano Festival present concerts and lectures of the highest class. Criticized and celebrated artists from the international music scene guests Lofoten every summer, and the combination of classical chamber music / piano music, Lofoten’s beautiful concert churches and the overwhelming nature give the audience a complete set of experiences they rarely forget.
In 1991, Risør Chamber Music Festival was established with the following objectives:
“Risør Chamber Music Festival is an ideal foundation aimed at organizing an annual chamber music festival, featuring central classical music as well as recent repertoire. Efforts should be made to find musicians – both Norwegian and foreign – who hold a recognized high artistic level or who have documented an indisputable talent. The chamber music festival will be a national and international forum for chamber music and will also stimulate music and cultural life in Risør and the region. “
For an entire week, Amsterdam is the place to be for string quartets and composers — from the world top to young talent — enthusiasts and curious listeners.
The Mantova Chamber Music Festival is much more than a music festival. Thematic tour itineraries, cultural itineraries and workshops are intertwined with the concerts of an international event that wants to be a tribute to chamber music: during the days of the Festival, Mantua offers visitors an unprecedented perspective of meeting music, art and architecture.
CBI is the national children’s books organisation of Ireland. Through our many activities and events we aim to engage young people with books, foster a greater understanding of the importance of books for young people and act as a core resource for those with an interest in books for children in Ireland.
Founded in 1991, the Irish Writers Centre:
Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Ionad Litríochta an Deiscirt) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to the promotion and celebration of literature, especially that of Munster.
Poetry Ireland connects people and poetry. We are committed to achieving excellence in the reading, writing and performance of poetry throughout the island of Ireland.
READ ON – Reading for Enjoyment, Achievement and Development of yOuNg people aims at reigniting the passion for reading amongst young people, by developing the interest among young Europeans between 12 and 19 through their active involvement in finding different ways of experiencing, sharing and creating literature.
The Stinging Fly magazine was established in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing.
The School of English is ranked among the top 150 Universities for English in the QS World University Rankings 2012. One of the of the largest schools in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, English at Cork includes Creative Writing, Film and Screen Media and Digital Arts and Humanities.
Words Ireland is a grouping seven literature organisations who have worked together collaboratively since 2015 to provide coordinated professional development and resource services to the literature sector.
Our Masters of Tradition musical director.
A full service digital agency with in-house specialists in User Experience, Social Media, Web Development, Graphic Design, Programming, Ecommerce Strategy and Digital Marketing.
The designers of our whizzy new website in 2018/19.
edit+, set up in 2002 by Stuart Coughlan, specialises in facilitating effective communication from concept to finished print.
Stuart designs our logs, brochures, programme, maps – and so much more! He does what we ask meticulously, creatively, on schedule – and with a personal touch. We appreciate his work enormously.
The website of Bantry Development and Tourism Association – a voluntary organisation established to promote events and tourism on the shores of Bantry Bay on Ireland’s beautiful south-west coast.
Discover Ireland is operated by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, and features comprehensive information and listings for Irish accommodation, activities, events, tourist attractions and Irish holiday special offers.
The Sheep’s Head Way is one of Ireland’s best-loved walking routes. It traces the coastline of the Sheep’s Head peninsula at the very edge of Europe. Walk the peninsula and you’ll find yourself immersed in the beauty and the life of a community along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way!
Discover the Wild Atlantic Way – Explore 9 counties, including West Cork, along this unforgettable coastal touring route to enjoy breathtaking scenery and exceptional experiences.
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