OPW Kilkenny Castle is pleased to support Music in Kilkenny Concert Series once again. The concerts take place in different venues in Kilkenny throughout the season. The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle is delighted to host four of these, the third of which takes place on Sunday 17 November at 4pm. Earls of Ormond Caoimhe de Paor […]
Alice Kyteler remains the most well-known but mysterious woman in the history of Kilkenny. Seven hundred years have passed since she disappeared at the height of the Kilkenny Witchcraft Trial, but she remains an intriguing figure. In this presentation, historian and host of the Irish History Podcast, Fin Dwyer, explores the woman at the center […]
OPW Kilkenny Castle is delighted to be part of Kilkenny's Toil and Trouble Festival. As part of the Festival, this talk and tour will be given by archaeologist and historian, Ben Murtagh, who has spent many years excavating and working on Kilkenny Castle. As a chief centre of the medieval lordships of Leinster and Kilkenny, […]
OPW Kilkenny Castle is pleased to support Music in Kilkenny Concert Series once again. The concerts take place in different venues in Kilkenny throughout the season. Kilkenny Castle is delighted to host four of these, the last of these takes place on Saturday 14 December at 7pm in the wonderful Picture Gallery. Irish Baroque Orchestra & […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Quartet in D major Opus 20 No. 4 - Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Stamp - Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970) Entr’acte - Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) Quartet in Eb major Op. 117 No. 9 - Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Described by The Strad as presenting “a masterclass in unanimity of musical purpose, in which […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Chorale -Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970) Quartet in Bb major Op. 92 No. 5 - Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Quartet in G minor Op. 10 - Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Founded in 2019 and featuring Cork violist Séamus Hickey, the Sonoro Quartet has already established itself as one of the leading young string quartets of […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Adagio in F major for cor anglais and strings K. 580a - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Quartet for oboe and strings - Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) The Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings - Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950) Artin - Jacqueline Shave Sonderhø Bridal Trilogy - Danish traditional Oboe Quartet in F major […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Sonata for violin and harp (Allegro) - Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739-1796) Fantaisie on a Theme by Haydn Op. 31 for solo harp - Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975) Theme and Variations on ‘Amazing Grace’ for solo violin - William Walker Premiere of New Work (2025) for violin and harp - Sam Perkin (funded by […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Quartet Op. 95 No. 11 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Quartet - Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 (Voces Intimae) - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Norwegian Folk Music Formed under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2005, the Engegård Quartet has rapidly become one of Norway’s most sought after […]
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS Sonata No. 34 in D minor - Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) Divertimento à Solo in Bb major - S.L. Weiss Ciaconna in G minor - S.L Weiss Carolan’s Dozen - Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738) In this recital Mark Anthony McGrath performs music by the legendary Irish harper/composer Turlough O’Carolan and the greatest […]
