Friday, September 30
Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin Concert Hall, 8.00 p.m.
Irski barokni orkestar mladih
Giammaria Tesei*, violin 1
Kate O Shea, violin 1
Phoebe Pan, violin 1
Helen Rutledge, violin 2
Kevin Meehan*, violin 2
Selena McCarthy, violin 2
Madeleine McDowell, violin 2
Leila Clarke-Carr, violin 2
Cian MacGarry, viola
Lucy Varney, viola
Alina Mayer Whitla*, cello
Jake Ryan, cello
Ellen Bolger*, harpsichord
Martina O’Connell, flute
Valentine Laporte, flute
Eva Crowley, oboe
Becky Corcoran, oboe
Roisin Hynes McLaughlin, basoon
Kath Waters, dancer
Steven Player, dancer
*= concertino soloist
Claire Duff, artistic director
Programme:
The Dublin Gaieties
The Viceregal Court at Dublin Castle
Georg Friedrich Händel
from the opera Scipione:
Uvretira
Allegro
Marche
Pietro Castrucci
Minuet 1&2
Matthew Dubourg
Ballroom Minuet 1&2
The Dublin Concert
Johann Sigismund Cousser
Composition de Musique – Ouverture – Suite in A minor
Ouverture
Troisieme Air
Georg Friedrich Händel
From Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 437
Sarabande
Johann Sigismund Cousser
Composition de Musique – Suite no. 2 in B flat major
Sarabande
The Dublin Theatre
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 violins and cello in D minor, op 3, no. 11, RV 565
Allegro
Adagio e spiccato
Allegro
Largo e spiccato
Allegro
André Campra
from opera-ballet L’Europe Galante
Troisième Entrée: L’Espagne
Jean Baptiste Lully
incidental music from Bourgeouis Gentilhomme
L’entrée des Scaramouches, trivelins et arlequins – Chaconne des Scaramouches
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto grosso no. 12 in d minor, La Follia
About the performer:
The Irish Baroque Orchestra is acclaimed as Ireland’s flagship period music ensemble and delivers historically-informed performances to the highest standards across Ireland and abroad. Under the artistic direction of Peter Whelan, scholarship and musical excellence converge in a unique way through the IBO’s work. This creates an original offering like no other organization on the Irish classical music scene. Through this integration of research and practice the very idea of an orchestra is defined afresh, providing an unusual and enriching experience for today’s audiences. The IBO is committed to developing the scene for historically-informed performance in Ireland, and works with a number of partner organisations across the country to ensure its continued growth for future generations. The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra gives students the opportunity to work intensively on elements of period style, and IBO’s Apprentice Scheme supports students as they take their first steps into the profession. The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra is delivered in partnership with the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras and draws together talented young musicians between the ages of 18-25. Under the guidance of its Artistic Director Claire Duff and tutors from the IBO, the IYBO provides an immersive experience in historical performance training, supporting the next generation of professionals.
Internationally renowned baroque violinist Claire Duff is in demand as soloist, chamber musician, leader and director. Her ‘stylish solo violin playing’(Gramophone) has been described as having ‘all the excitement of a high-wire act’(The Irish Times). Claire is leader of the Irish Baroque Orchestra with which she regularly performs as soloist and often as director, to critical acclaim. As leader Claire has worked with Florilegium, I Fagiolini, English Touring Opera, The King’s Consort and Camerata Kilkenny and co-led the Academy of Ancient Music and The English Concert and has toured Europe, Asia and America extensively with these ensembles. In May she led the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dmitri Sinkovsky. Claire has
an extensive discography, including a highly acclaimed CD of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with Monica Huggett and IBO. In 2016 she was elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London (ARAM) for her significant contribution to the music profession. Claire is passionate about baroque music and is a fervent exponent of period instrument performance. Claire is teacher of baroque violin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and she is Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra. Claire has had many solo works composed for her including pieces by Karen Power, Eoghan Desmond and Sean Doherty. In 2019 Claire performed Jane O’Leary’s Fantasia as part of a Music Network Bach recital tour with the award- winning French harpsichordist Benjamin Alard, and with Diane Hunka she performed Sam Perkins’ The Copy and the Original at the Killaloe Chamber Music Festival.