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2012 will be remembered for several reasons. For the first time we had the RTE Concert Orchestra for an event which included 3 piano concertos with 3 different pianists. It was also the first time we had a piano trio, the highly respected Storioni Trio from the Netherlands. We welcomed pianists from all over the world. Young Melodie Zhao from Switzerland wowed the audiences, as did Martina Filjak, the Croatian pianist who travelled from America to be with us. Greek pianist Dimitri Papadimitriou gave an exciting Russian programme, and we had three very different Irish pianists – our own Artistic Director and international pianist Finghin Collins, Fergus Sheil who played his own arrangements of American standards, and Hugh Tinney who explored John Cage’s influences. Click to download a copy of the 2012 Programme |
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2011 was the two-piano festival. We had three pairs of fabulous duettists. Noriko Ogawa with Kathryn Stott; Igor Roma with Enrico Pace; and Katya Apekisheva with Charles Owen. We commissioned a new piano duet from Stephen Gardner, played by Finghin Collins and Charles Owen, and Fiachra Garvey gave a solo recital. We also engaged some orchestral players to give 3 performances of Carnival of the Animals. Click to download a copy of the 2011 Programme |
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2010 was the Chopin year and we celebrated it by including both of his piano concertos arranged for string quartet and bass. We also had Chopin specialists, Abdel Rahman El Bacha from France and the amazing young Chinese girl, Sa Chen. Libor Novacek and Rebecca Capova gave solo recitals and our chamber group came from France. Finghin Collins gave a memorable late night Schubert concert and Colm O' Brien once again entertained downtown with ragtime and jazz. Click to download a copy of the 2010 Programme |
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The 2009 New Ross Piano Festival took place over the weekend of September 24th to 27th, celebrating the enormous diversity of the piano, with five prize-winning pianists from Ireland, Finland, Korea, Italy and the UK.
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The 2008 New Ross Piano Festival featured Finghin Collins, Philip Martin, Cristina Ortiz, Nicolas Stavy, Peter Tuite, Muriel Cantoreggi, Marc Coppey and Emma Johnson. The programme lists Corinne Chapelle, but Corinne injured her arm the week before the Festival and Muriel Cantoreggi performed. Click to download a copy of the 2008 Programme |
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The 2007 New Ross Piano Festival featured Dearbhla Collins, Ovid Trio, Finghin Collins, Freddy Kempf, John O'Conor, Norah King, Martha Bredin, Jamie Rock, Niall Morris and Maria McGarry. Ruth McGinley was listed in the programme but due to illness she was replaced by Maria McGarry. Click to download a copy of the 2007 Programme |
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The inaugural 2006 New Ross Piano Festival featured Archie Chen, Míceál O'Rourke, Hugh Tinney, Finghin Collins, Michael McHale and ConTempo String Quartet. Click to download a copy of the 2006 Programme |
