Steal a march with the Con Tempo Quartet and Friends!
Described as ‘the ABBA of classical music’, Drogheda Classical Music welcomes back The Con Tempo Quartet for an evening of astounding music-making on 28 March which will feature two of the most unique compositions in the chamber music canon – a double of epic quartets by Mendelssohn and Gliére!
Formed in 1995 in Bucharest, Con Tempo Quartet is recognised as one of the most exciting and vibrant chamber ensembles performing today. The quartet was chosen as Galway Music Residency’s Ensemble in Residence in 2003 and continues to captivate audiences throughout the city and county with its repertoire of classical, contemporary, folk and traditional music.
The quartet has won a record 14 International prizes in competitions, including 1st Prize at GrosserForderpreise Competition in Munich-Germany, 1st Prize at Valentino Bucchi competition in Rome-Italy, 1st Prize at Tunnel Trust Competition in London-UK, 1st Prize at Mozart competition in Romania, 2nd Prize at Johannes Brahms International Competition in Hamburg-Germany, Audience Prize and 3rd Prize at London String Quartet Competition in UK, 3rd Prize at Schubert und die Musik der Moderne Competition in Graz-Austria, 3rd Prize at Max Reger Competition in Weimar-Germany, The Wigmore Award-London and The Romanian Musical Critics Union Prize in Bucharest.
The Con Tempos are joined by members of the Ficino Ensemble for this wonderful concert! The Ficino Ensemble joined us earlier in the season with pianist Fiachra Garvey back in October.
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major Op. 20
Rheinold Gliére
Octet in D major Op. 5
Early birds to the concert can enjoy a free, pre-concert talk at 7pm with Dr Gavan Ring and the Con Tempos on their careers and the evening’s performance!
Further details on the series are available here.
Drogheda Classical Music is funded by the Arts Council and Louth County Council and run in partnership with Droichead Arts Centre with sponsorship from WhitelightEvents and RTÉ Supporting the Arts.