Formed in 1995 in Bucharest and based in Ireland since 2003 as Galway Music Residency&rsquo\;s Ensemble in Residence\, the ConTempo Quartet is one of the most exciting and vibrant chamber ensembles performing today. \;
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\n\nThey open our autumn season with Haydn&rsquo\;s brilliant and uplifting Op.1 No.1\, the first of his sixty-eight extraordinary string quartets which have inspired composers\, musicians and audiences ever since. \;
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\n\nJudith Ring&rsquo\;s Of Woods and Water was written in 2022 for the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival in Virginia\, USA. It pays homage to two folks tunes\, one of Irish origin and one of American origin &ndash\; Cooney&rsquo\;s Reel and Old Joe Clark.
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\n\nBeethoven wrote three of his best loved and most serene masterpieces in 1809\, the Emperor piano concerto\, the piano sonata Les Adieux and this magnificent quartet\, all in the warm and radiant key of E flat major. The quartet is full of confidence\, lyricism and dramatic contrasts\, the work of our greatest composer at the height of his powers. \;
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\n\nConTempo Quartet \;
\n\nBogdan Sofei\, violin \;
\n\nIngrid Nicola\, violin \;
\n\nAndreea Banciu\, viola \;
\n\nAdrian Mantu\, cello \;
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\n\nThe Programme \;
\n\nHaydn - String Quartet in B flat Op.1 No.1 La Chasse [c. 1757] \;
\n\nJudith Ring - Of Woods and Water [2022] \;
\n\nBeethoven - String Quartet in E flat Op.74 The Harp [1809]
\n LOCATION:Triskel Arts Centre\, Tobin Street\, Cork City UID:e.2489.39274 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260820T084923Z URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/of-woods-and-water-with-contempo-quartet-autumn-string-quartet-series-2026-39274 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR