Artists
In order of appearance at the festival
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Quatuor Ébène Mastery, elegance, density, complicity, spirit, are words that regularly come back about Quatuor Ebène, now among the most sought after quartets worldwide. |
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Baiba Skride She was the winner of the renowned Queen Elisabeth Contest 2001, but even more: Baiba Skride inspired the jury of this highly coveted violin contest, which is actually obligated to keeping its emotional distance, to spontaneous applause. Website: www.sonyclassical.de/baibaskride/en/ |
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Jan Volger Since he dedicated himself to his instrument he has constantly been working on expanding the spectrum of his cello sound and refines his musical language in an enduring dialogue with renowned contamporary composers and interpreters – with passion and the required dose of risk. Website: www.janvogler.com/en/home.html |
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L'autre Ebène Moving with ease and enthusiasm from the classical tradition to the musical worlds of jazz, film and pop, the Quatuor Ebène are joined by compatriots Richard Héry and Fabrice Planchat for a performance by L’autre Ebène (the Other Ebène) in Dublin’s Sugar Club. |
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Lauma Skride She has taken part in many international competitions (Valentino Bucchi in Italy, Maria Canals in Spain, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Austria; UNISA Pretoria/South Africa, Cleveland International Piano Competition in USA), consistently receiving awards for her interpretations of the repertoire. |
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Fauré Quartett The musicians founded the Fauré Quartett in 1995 taking on his name out of appreciation for the composer’s two piano quartet pieces. It did not take the quartet long to win top prizes and awards for their interpretations including the “Deutsche Schallplattenpreis”, “Echo”-Prize, “Preis des Deutschen Musikwettbewerbes” and the “Parkhouse Award” in Great Britain. Today it is the leading European ensemble in this permanent formation. Website: www.faurequartett.de |
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Arabella Steinbacher Richard Eckstein: There are violinists, who are Guarneri - or Stradivari -Types. To which group would you count yourself? Arabella Steinbacher: I m actually more the Guarneri -Type. Still I am incredibly happy to have the chance to play on the Booth-Stradivarius, which the Nippon Foundation generously loaned to me. This instrument has also a very warm and dark sound, almost like a Guarneri. Website: www.arabella-steinbacher.com |
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Robert Kulek Recognized as one of the leading collaborative pianists, Robert Kulek performs with some of the foremost musicians of today, including Kyung-Wha Chung, Gil Shaham, Nikolaj Znaider, Julia Fischer, Arabella Steinbacher,Viviane Hagner, Daniel Müller-Schott and Matt Haimovitz. |
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Robin Tritschler Gifted Irish tenor Robin Tritschler makes a return visit to Great Irish Houses following his collaboration at Russborough in 2007 with Chinese guitar sensation Xuefei Yang. On this occasion he is partnered by the acclaimed British pianist Simon Lepper who is in constant demand with such singers as Angelika Kirchschlager, Mark Padmore, Thomas Quasthoff, Kate Royal and Bryn Terfel. |
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Simon Lepper Simon Lepper was educated at King’s College Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music where he studied piano with Michael Dussek. Whilst a student he won every major award for piano accompaniment including the Gerald Moore Award and the accompanist prizes in the Kathleen Ferrier and Royal Over-Seas League competitions. |
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Hugh Tinney Hugh Tinney's contribution to Irish concert life over the past 20 years has been significant. Highlights include his 1991 “Chopin Plus” recital series at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin. |
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Finghin Collins One of Ireland's most successful musicians, Dubliner Finghin Collins studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with John O'Conor and at the Geneva Conservatoire with Dominique Merlet. Winner of the RTE Musician of the Future Competition in 1994 and the Classical Category at the National Entertainment Awards in 1998, he went on to achieve major international success by taking first prize at the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Switzerland in 1999. |
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Quatuor Ysaÿe The Quatuor Ysaÿe, named after the great Belgian violinist, composer and quartet player Eugène Ysaÿe, was founded in 1984 and rapidly achieved recognition as one of the leading ensembles of its generation. Its members, all from France, studied with Walter Levin of the LaSalle Quartet and with the Amadeus Quartet in Cologne, and in 1988 won first prize in the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, becoming the first French group to do so. |
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