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 first of which takes place on Sunday 6 October at 3pm.

The Vanbrugh & Friends:

Keith Pascoe – violin, Marja Gaynor – violin, Simon Aspell – viola, Ed Creedon – viola, Christopher Marwood – cello, Maria O’Connor – cello

Programme:

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – String Sextet in A major

Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C major D.956

The Vanbrugh has evolved from the work of the Vanbrugh Quartet which was based in Cork as RTE’s Resident Quartet from 1986 to 2013 and as Artists-in-Residence at University College, Cork from 1990 until the retirement of violinist Gregory Ellis in 2017. Over three decades the quartet gave close to three thousand concerts, presenting the chamber music repertoire to audiences throughout Ireland, Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Commercial recordings include more than thirty CDs of repertoire ranging from the complete Beethoven quartets to many contemporary Irish works. In 2016 the group was presented with the National Concert Hall’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their contribution to music in Ireland. Keith Pascoe, Simon Aspell, and Christopher Marwood continue to perform together as the nucleus of the Vanbrugh and are joined by guest artists for performances of a wide range of chamber music repertoire.