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You can view Masterclass programmes from previous years through the Archive pulldown list above right.

West Cork Music is committed to supporting young musicians. So keep an eye on this page for any developments in the Masterclass Programme.

Past Events

Saturday 24 June 2023

2. Masterclass

24 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Inis Quartet, Pacifica Quartet

4. Masterclass

24 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Aradia Quartet, Ardeo Quartet

5. Crespo Series

24 June 202312:05 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
€15
Artist Calathea Quartet
Gillian Whitehead  Moon, Tide, Shoreline
Shostakovich  Quartet No.5 in B flat Op.92

6. Young Musicians Series

24 June 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Treske Quartet
Mozart  Quartet No.17 in B flat major K.458 'Hunt'
Dvořák  Quartet No.12 Op.96 'American'

7. Masterclass

24 June 20232:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Lanuaria Quartet, Ragazze Quartet

9. Masterclass

24 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Calathea Quartet, Ragazze Quartet
Sunday 25 June 2023

12. Masterclass

25 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Lanuaria Quartet, Nurit Stark

14. Masterclass

25 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Aradia Quartet, Pacifica Quartet

17. Young Composers Forum

25 June 20233:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
Free
Artist Donnacha Dennehy
Leah Mullen The Hartford, 1894 / Leah Mullen / Treske Quartet / Donnacha Dennehy
Murrough Connolly Ildaite / Murrough Connolly / Calathea Quartet / Donnacha Dennehy
Timothy Doyle Currents / Timothy Doyle / Inis Quartet / Donnacha Dennehy
Monday 26 June 2023

22. Masterclass

26 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Calathea Quartet, Ardeo Quartet

24. Masterclass

26 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Lanuaria Quartet, Pacifica Quartet

26. Young Musicians Series

26 June 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Inis Quartet
Mozart  Quartet No.18 in A major Op.464
Timothy Doyle Currents PREMIERE
Ravel  String Quartet in F major
Nurit Stark

27. Masterclass

26 June 20232:00 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Treske Quartet, Nurit Stark

29. Masterclass

26 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Aradia Quartet, Ragazze Quartet
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Omnis Quartet

Fringe - Masterclass with Mairéad Hickey

27 June 202310:00 am
Curious Keys
Free admission
Artists Omnis Quartet, Mairéad Hickey

33. Masterclass

27 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Calathea Quartet, Armida Quartet

35. Masterclass

27 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Treske Quartet, Christopher Marwood

37. Young Musicians Series

27 June 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Lanuaria Quartet
Mozart  Quartet No.22 in B flat major K.589
Schumann  Quartet in A minor Op.41 No.1

38. Baroque Masterclass

27 June 20232:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
Free
Artists Westland Baroque, Johannes Pramsohler

41. Masterclass

27 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Inis Quartet, Ardeo Quartet
Wednesday 28 June 2023

45. Masterclass

28 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Treske Quartet, Ardeo Quartet

47. Masterclass

28 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Inis Quartet, Christopher Marwood

49. Young Musicians Series

28 June 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Aradia Quartet
Prokofiev  String Quartet No.2 'Kabardinian'
Brahms  Quartet in C minor Op.51 No.1

50. Baroque Masterclass

28 June 20232:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
Free
Artists Westland Baroque, Ariadne Daskalakis

52. Masterclass

28 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Lanuaria Quartet, Ragazze Quartet
Thursday 29 June 2023

55. Masterclass

29 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Aradia Quartet, Christopher Marwood

57. Masterclass

29 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Inis Quartet, Armida Quartet

59. Young Musicians Series

29 June 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Calathea Quartet
Mozart  Quartet No.21 in D major K.575
Murrough Connolly PREMIERE Ildaite
Holst  Phantasy Quartet
Ariadne Daskalakis

60. Baroque Masterclass

29 June 20232:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
Free
Artists Westland Baroque, Ariadne Daskalakis

62. Masterclass

29 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Treske Quartet, Ragazze Quartet
Friday 30 June 2023

66. Masterclass

30 June 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Calathea Quartet, Nurit Stark
Christopher Marwood

68. Masterclass

30 June 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Lanuaria Quartet, Christopher Marwood

70. Young Musicians Series

30 June 20232:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
€7
Artist Westland Baroque
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre  Trio Sonata in G minor
Telemann  Concerto Secondo in D major TWV 43:D1
Leclair  Deuxième recreation de musique Op.8

72. Masterclass

30 June 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Treske Quartet, Armida Quartet
Saturday 1 July 2023

75. Masterclass

1 July 202310:00 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Aradia Quartet, Armida Quartet

77. Masterclass

1 July 202311:30 am
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Inis Quartet, Nurit Stark

79. Young Musicians Series

1 July 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Hall
€7
Artist Treske Quartet
Gabriella Smith  Carrot Revolution
Leah Mullen The Hartford, 1894 PREMIERE
Beethoven  Quartet No.12 in E flat major Op.127

80. Baroque Masterclass

1 July 20232:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
Free
Artists Westland Baroque, Johannes Pramsohler

82. Masterclass

1 July 20234:30 pm
The Maritime Hotel
Free
Artists Calathea Quartet, Christopher Marwood
Sunday 2 July 2023

86. Young Musicians Platform

2 July 20232:00 pm
St. Brendan’s Church
€15
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre  Trio Sonata in G minor / Westland Baroque
Prokofiev  String Quartet No.2 'Kabardinian' / Aradia Quartet
Debussy  String Quartet in G minor Op.10 / Calathea Quartet
Bartók  String Quartet No.3 / Treske Quartet
Mozart  Quartet No.22 in B flat major K.589 / Lanuaria Quartet
Ravel  String Quartet in F major / Inis Quartet

More About Masterclasses

Advanced students have the opportunity to immerse themselves without distraction in the world of chamber music and, guided by some of the world’s finest artists, to explore its great riches.

The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is not just a week of extraordinary concerts in a fabulous setting.  It is also a summer meeting-point for top young ensembles.

The opportunity to take part in Masterclasses and the experience of preparing for concerts at the end of the week are of considerable value in themselves, but the benefits of attending the Festival go further: behind the scenes there is much private tuition going on, and the informal contact between students and artists is a tremendously valuable resource.

Masterclasses take place up to four times daily throughout the Festival and are free to attend.

Masterclass Tutors & Quartets

Masterclass Programme Ensembles
Aradia Quartet

Aradia Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Julieanne Forrest, Kate O'Shea [violins] Eve Quigley [viola] Aoibhin Keogh Daly [cello] The Aradia quartet have been playing together since...

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Calathea Quartet

Calathea Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Claudia Tarrant Matthews, Eleanor Hill [violins] Martha Campbell [viola] Haydn Wynn [cello] The Calathea Quartet is an emerging ensemble comprised...

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Inis Quartet

Inis Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Molly O'Shea, Anna Mitchell [violins] Fiachra de hOra [viola] Zoë Nagle [cello] Anna Mitchell (24) is an Irish violinist currently...

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Lanuaria Quartet

Lanuaria Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Helen Rutledge, Aisling Martin [violins] Conor Galvin [viola] Anna Varga [cello] The Lanuaria Quartet is an exciting new ensemble that...

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Omnis Quartet

Omnis Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Rohan Harron, Katie Mercer [violins] Katie Ní Mhaoláin [viola] Sophie Ní Mhaoláin [cello] The Omnis Quartet met in September 2021...

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Treske Quartet

Treske Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Oliver Baily, Mollie Wrafter [violins] Abigail Hammett [viola] Robert Wheatley [cello] The Treske Quartet is an emerging ensemble based in...

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Westland Baroque

Westland Baroque

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Kevin Meehan [violin] Michael Noonan [flute] Peadar Ó Loingsigh [cello] Laoise McMullin [harpsichord] Westland Baroque, formed in winter 2022, is...

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Masterclass Programme Tutors
Christopher Marwood

Christopher Marwood

Cello, Masterclass Programme Tutors

Christopher Marwood graduated from Cambridge University in 1983 and went on to study at London’s Royal Academy of Music and...

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Nurit Stark

Nurit Stark

Masterclass Programme Tutors, Violin

The Israeli violinist Nurit Stark studied at Juilliard School of Music, Hochschule für Musik Cologne and Universität der Künste Berlin....

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Arts Council - funding music
Crespo Foundation
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
RTE Lyric FM
Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel
IMRO - Irish Music Rights Organisation