Navarra Quartet will lovely work by Dutch composer Henriëtte Bosmans, Jane O’Leary’s atmospheric ‘The Passing Sound of Forever’, Bartok’s electrifying third quartet and Dvorak’s magnificent and rarely heard G major quartet.

Featuring Irish cellist Brian O’Kane, the Navarra quartet has built an international reputation as one of the most dynamic and poetic string quartets of today. Winner of prizes at the Banff, Melbourne and Florence International String Quartet Competitions, the group appears regularly at major venues throughout the world. This tour is supported by the Arts Council and RTÉ.

Programme

Henriëtte Bosmans                Quartet

Jane O’Leary                           ‘The Passing Sound of Forever’

Bartok                                     Quartet No.3

Dvorak                                    Quartet in G major Op.106

This concert is brought to you in partnership with the National String Quartet Foundation, who are funded by the Arts Council, funding Music and RTE.

The London based Navarra Quartet has built an international reputation as one of the most dynamic and poetic string quartets of today. Selected for representation by YCAT (2006-10), they have been awarded the MIDEM Classique Young Artist Award, a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, a Musica Viva tour, and prizes at the Banff, Melbourne and Florence International String Quartet Competitions.

The Navarra Quartet appears regularly at major venues throughout the world including the Wigmore Hall, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Esterházy Palace, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the Lincoln Centre and international festivals such as Lockenhaus, Aldeburgh, Bath, Lammermuir, Presteigne, Bergen, Grachten, Sandviken, Schwetzinger, Rheingau, Heidelberg, Aix-en-Provence, Bellerive, Harrogate Chamber Music and the BBC Proms.