RTE Vanburgh Quartet
Riverbank Arts Centre - Saturday 2nd November 2002
8.00 pm (Tickets €10/€8)
Booking on (045) 448333
Join the critically acclaimed RTE Vanburgh Quartet in
the Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge on saturday 2nd November at 8pm
on their first tour of the Autumn season and enjoy three of the most
popular works in the string quartet repertoire: Mozart's String Quartet
in B flat, No. 22, k. 589, full of flowing grace, charming melodies
and good humour; Bartoks fifth string quartet with its famous five
movement structure, one of the pinnacles of quartet writing of the
20th century from Bartok at his most confident and original; and finally'
Dvorak's String Quartet No.12 in F, Op, 96 'American', undoubtedly
one of his most popular works, dating from 1893 and time spent at
a Czech settlement in Spillville, Iowa and full of gloriuos melodic
lines, lively rhythms, and wit.
![RTE Vanburgh Quartet](images/vanburgh.jpg)
Now in its eighteenth concert season, the award-winning
RTE Vanburgh Quartet is widely regarded as one of Europe's most successful
string quartets. Appointed Resident Quartet to RTE in 1986, the group
went on to win the London International String Quartet Competition
in 1988. Since then they have built an international career in over
twenty countries worldwide as well as a busy performance programme
in Ireland involving regular touring, annual performances in Ireland
involving regular touring, annual performances at the West Cork Chamber
Music Festival - which they founded in 1996 - and an Artists-in-Residency
programme at University College, Cork. In addition, the quartet have
an extensive discography ranging from the complete Beethoven quartets
to John Tavener, John Kinsella, Raymond Deane, Piers Hellawell and
Ian Wilson. Their latest release of Boccherini cello quintets was
widely praised, featuring as Editor's Choice in Gramophone magazine
in March 2002 and described by BBC Music Magazine as "performances
it wuold be hard to beat".
Their current season includes performances in Ireland,
the UK, USA, Holland, Italy, France and the Czech Republic.
Tickets can be booked in person at the Riverbank,
by calling (045) 448333, or by e-mail
at boxoffice@riverbank.ie
For further information, please contact Catriona
Fallon on (045) 448314