Fota House

Vanbrugh & Friends String Quintet Recital - April 13th
2025-04-13 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Dublin)
The Vanbrugh & Friends present a programme of jewels from the string quintet repertoire in the beautiful Drawing Room at Fota House. Keith Pascoe, Simon Aspell and Christopher Marwood are joined by violinist Marja Gaynor and violist Ed Creedon to play a selection of movements from quintets by Boccherini, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Dvořák.
The Vanbrugh has evolved from the work of the Vanbrugh Quartet which was based in Cork as RTE’s Resident Quartet from 1986 to 2013 and as Artists-in-Residence at University College, Cork from 1990 until the retirement of violinist Gregory Ellis in 2017. Over three decades the quartet gave close to three thousand concerts, presenting the chamber music repertoire to audiences throughout Ireland, Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Commercial recordings include more than thirty CDs of repertoire ranging from the complete Beethoven quartets to many contemporary Irish works. In 2016 the group was presented with the National Concert Hall’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their contribution to music in Ireland. Keith Pascoe, Simon Aspell, and Christopher Marwood continue to perform together as the nucleus of the Vanbrugh and are joined by guest artists for performances of a wide range of chamber music repertoire.

CÓISIR an tSAMHRAIDH 2025
2025-08-21 19:30 - 22:15 | Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens
An evening of music featuring Irish artists:
Mick O Brien (uileann pipes)
buaiteor Gradam Ceoil TG4 2023
plus AOIFE NÍ BHRIAIN (fiddle)
Deirdre agus Aoife Granville
CEOLTÓIRÍ AGUS AMHRÁNAÍ
ó Dhaingean uí Chúis
Tickets: €20
For bookings call: 086 2618034
