Thursday 11th - Sunday 14th
September 2025
Programme/Clár 2023
Thursday 7th September
Matt Molloys
. 7.00pm
Shared Traditions: The Common Ground Between Traditional Irish and Classical Music
Niamh Ní Charra (violin, concertina, vocals) & Kevin Corbett (guitar)
Tickets: €10
Friday 8th September
Westport House
. 7.15pm
Wine Reception
. 8.00pm
Beethoven: Piano Trio op. 1, no. 3
Adrian Brendel (cello), Mia Cooper (violin) & Hugh Tinney (piano)
Schubert: ‘Shepherd on the Rock’
Chen Halevi (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano) & Anna Devin (soprano)
Massenet: Elegie for Soprano, Piano and Cello
Anna Devin (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) & Adrian Brendel (cello)
Chausson: ‘CONCERT’ for violin and piano with String Quartet
Charles Owen (piano) and Sophia Jaffé (violin) with Matangi Quartet
Tickets: €60
Saturday 9th September
Westport Town Hall Theatre
. 11.00am
Young Irish Stars from the Yehudi Menuhin School
Peter Ryan (violin) and Liam Ryan (piano)
Albeniz - Op.47 No.3 ‘Sevilla’
Kreisler - Liebesfreud & Liebesleid
Wieniawski - Polanaise de concert in D major Op.4
Massenet - ‘Meditation’
Kroll - Banjo and Fiddle
Wieniawski - Variations on an Original Theme
Trad - The Coulin
De Falla - Danza Espagnole
Tickets: €15
Matt Molloy's Yard Bar
. 3.30 - 4.30pm
Workshop: Matangi Quartet with Dermot Dunne (accordion)
Westport Town Hall Theatre
. 2.00pm
Star Voice Recital: Julius Drake (piano) and Anna Devin (soprano)
Tickets: €20
. 6.00 - 6.30pm
Lecture: A talk on Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Free Admission
. 7.00pm
Concert from the Balcony: Dermot Dunne (accordion)
A return for our popular outdoor concert from the balcony of The Town Hall Theatre
. 8.00 - 9.00pm
Brahms: Viola Sonata f minor, op. 120, no. 1
Eivind Ringstad (viola) & Charles Owen (piano)
Raymond Deane: 'Cereus' (No. 10 from 'Noctuary')
Chopin: Nocturne in D flat op 27 no. 1
Hugh Tinney (piano)
Piazzola: La Muerte del Angel
Oblivion
Escualo
Matangi Quartet and Dermot Dunne (accordion)
. 9.30pm - 10.30pm
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Chen Halevi (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano), Sophia Jaffé (violin) and Adrian Brendel (cello)
Tickets: €30
Sunday 10th September
Westport Town Hall Theatre
. 11.30am
Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus for Viola and Piano
Eivind Ringstad (cello) and Hugh Tinney (piano)
Brahms Clarinet Trio, op. 114
Adrian Brendel (cello), Chen Halevi (clarinet) and Hugh Tinney (piano)
Prokofiev Five: Melodies for Violin and Piano
Sophia Jaffé (violin) and Charles Owen (piano)
Debussy L’isle joyeuse
Charles Owen (piano)
Tickets: €20
Sean Staunton Suite
. 2pm
Lecture: Gary Leahy will develop on last years’ talk on the history of violin bow-making and the techniques and exotic materials that go into the making of a bow. This time he will be joined by violinist, Peter Ryan to provide real-time demonstrations of how bows can differ depending on various factors.
Free Admission
Holy Trinity Church
. 3.30pm
Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola K 423 G major
Mia Cooper (violin) and Eivind Ringstad (viola)
Dohnanyi: Serenade op. 10
Sophia Jaffé (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello) and Eivind Ringstad (viola)
Glazunov: Reverie Orientale for String Quartet and Clarinet
Chen Halevi (clarinet) and Matangi Quartet
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 'American'
Matangi Quartet
Tickets: €25
Schools Programme
Schools workshop with Matangi Quartet, 11am, Friday 8th, Town Hall Theatre.
Other workshops to take place in the academic year 2023/24 in selected national schools in the Westport area.