Chamber Music Masterclasses

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.

This year, quartets will include not only emerging quartets on the cusp of their professional career, but a Piano Trio from England and a Baroque group from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

This year’s masterclasses are being led by Richard Ireland from Chamber Studio in London, and Christopher Marwood from Cork School of Music. Classes will also be taken by Festival Quartets, Baroque Ensembles and other artists – Alasdair Beatson, Camerata Oresund, Dudok Quartet, Signum Quartet, Nightingale Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet and Chiaroscuro Quartet

This year the Festival Masterclass Programme has entered a partnership with our long-time friends at the Trame Sonore Festival in Mantova.

A quartet from the Academy in Mantova will participate in the Festival with performances, classes and the Young Composers Forum.

 “Six/eighths – international training course for young professionals is supported by Mic – Directorate General of Performing Arts”