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EVENTS CALENDAR
I take great pleasure and pride in presenting the RIAM’s energetic and
engaging 2017/2018 season, which highlights a wide array of exciting events
programmed to share our passion for music with audiences at home in
Ireland and further afield.
We celebrate the outstanding talents of a While the World Misbehaves (the Baby Will Hide
number of musicians of world renown in a new in the Beehive) at Trinity’s ATLR (Arts Science
series, The RIAM/NGI International Visiting Technology Lab) on the occasion of this
Artists Series, presented in partnership with exhilarating Ensemble’s 20th Anniversary.
our neighbours, the National Gallery of Ireland.
I am delighted to announce that audiences will
A welcome addition to Dublin’s musical
also have abundant opportunity to experience
calendar, this exciting new series will
the Academy’s vibrant pool of talent in concert
highlight the Academy’s impressive roster of
series across the year, including Centre Stage
International Visiting Artists, which includes
at Killruddery, Rising Stars at the RDS and our
such household names as Sir James Galway
own 11:11 coffee morning concerts. Around
and John O’Conor. Over the four-concert
the country, we continue to celebrate local
series, Irish audiences will experience
talent through our High Achiever Awards
performances by exceptional artists in the
Programme, and we travel to Carlow in May for
stunning surroundings of the National Gallery
Benjamin Britten’s charming Noye’s Fludde in
of Ireland’s magnificently restored Shaw Room.
a collaboration with Aspiro Choirs and Carlow
Our partnership with Trinity College Dublin, Youth Orchestra.
as an Associated College of this fortress of
As always, we are proud to present an
Irish higher education, sees us return to the
impressive roster of top-notch musicians
Samuel Beckett Theatre for the presentation
to the Academy during the year for
of our annual opera, on this occasion Mozart’s
masterclasses, workshops and lectures, and
delightful La Finta Giardinera. In February, the
we particularly look forward to welcoming
Beckett welcomes us back for a performance
new audiences to the Academy to enjoy a
by the RIAM Philharmonia, under the baton
series of music appreciation classes, Voyage
of the dynamic Finnish conductor Atso Almila
Fantastique and The Perfect Playlist, expertly
from the Sibelius Academy. Our important work
led in her own inimitable fashion by the
with The Lir National Academy of Dramatic
Academy’s Director, Deborah Kelleher.
Art at Trinity College Dublin continues with
a further Opera Briefs presentation, on this I am confident that our musical and
occasion at the Abbey Theatre on the Peacock educational activities in the year ahead reflects
stage in March. Having proudly presented the an institution which embraces challenges
world première of Siobhán Cleary’s chamber and is eager to push the boundaries of what
opera, Vampirella last season, we look forward is possible. With such an array of concerts,
to affording Irish audiences the opportunity to masterclasses, touring and education and
experience another première, on this occasion outreach projects, there is no doubt that the
the Irish première of Judith Weir’s Scipio’s Academy will continue to be a visible centre of
Dream, which will be performed alongside musical excellence. I look forward to meeting
Monteverdi’s Il Ballo delle Ingrate in our Opera many of you on our musical journey and to both
Briefs double bill. Another première is on sharing and celebrating the exceptional talents
the cards in April when the RIAM Percussion I am both honoured and privileged to work with
Ensemble, led by Richard O’Donnell, performs a on a daily basis.
new work by Evangelia Rigaki and WN Herbert,
Ciara Higgins Head of Artistic Programming
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Pianist Alfred Brendel and Ulrich Gerhartz
Photograph Matt Kavanagh © The Irish Times
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Piano Man
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SEP
Date Wednesday, 13th September
Time 7.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Ulrich Gerhartz, Steinway’s Director of
Concert and Artist Services, heralds the
Academy’s new season with a fascinating
insight into his work as a master piano
technician and tuner. Hailed by The Guardian
as “probably the single most important figure
in the entire piano world, at least to pianists
and to concert halls”, the roll call of artists
with whom he has worked includes Alfred
Brendel, Murray Perahia, Mitsuko Uchida,
András Schiff, Radu Lupu, Evgeny Kissin and
Lang Lang. On his visit to the Academy, he
shares both his experience and expertise as
one of the key figures behind the scenes in
the world of piano.
Clarinet Masterclass
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with Jane Booth
SEP
Date Thursday, 21st September
Time 6.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
The RIAM’s 2017/2018 International
Masterclass Programme opens with Jane
Booth, a specialist in the early clarinet
and chalumeau. In addition to her work
as Head of Historical Performance at
London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama,
regular masterclasses and international
adjudicating, she enjoys a busy performing
career with such renowned ensembles as
the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
and The Academy of Ancient Music.
Presented in association with the Irish
Baroque Orchestra
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Culture Night
22
SEP
Date Friday, 22nd September
Time 5.00 pm to 11.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Once again the Academy is proud to
throw open its doors to culture vultures
for its annual feast of music-making on
Culture Night. This year the musical menu
features a birds-eye view of the Academy’s
hugely popular pre-instrumental course,
a number of instrument try-out sessions
and live music aplenty provided by some
of our finest emerging young talents and
seasoned stars.
A fun, informal and highly-engaging
evening of entertainment guaranteed to
send young and old home with a musical
spring in their step!
Soprano Dana Tanase
Photograph Mark Stedman
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Centre Stage at
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Killruddery
SEP
Date Sunday, 24th September
Time 3.00 pm
Venue The Orangery, Killruddery
Admission €15
The magical surroundings of Killruddery
House and Gardens provides the
picturesque backdrop for a three-concert
series firmly placing talented RIAM
musicians centre stage this autumn.
The opening concert on September
24th, Writer’s Choice, affords visitors to
Killruddery a special opportunity to hear
a number of musical works which have
inspired, captivated or hold special
meaning for a selection of 12 Irish
writers. An eclectic array of musical
works nominated by distinguished writers,
Sebastian Barry, Rosita Boland, Anne
Enright, Marie Heaney, Roddy Doyle,
Jennifer Johnston, Claire Kilroy, Bernard
MacLaverty, Colum McCann, Paul Muldoon,
Eiléan Ní Chuilineáin and RIAM alumnus,
Joseph O’Connor, will be performed by
prize-winning musicians from the RIAM.
Presented in collaboration with
Killruddery
The Orangery at Killruddery
Photograph Tony Gavin - Irish Independent
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Centre Stage at
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Killruddery
OCT
Date Sunday, 1st October
Time 3.00 pm
Venue The Orangery, Killruddery
Admission €15
The second Centre Stage concert on
October 1st marks the 25th Anniversary
of Ireland’s ratification of the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child, with
members of the RIAM’s Young Scholar
Programme proudly presenting a concert
in celebration of their peers. A chance for
Killruddery audiences to enjoy a feast of
music performed by some of tomorrow’s
brightest musical stars.
Presented in collaboration with Killruddery
Centre Stage at
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Killruddery
OCT
Date Sunday, 8th October
Time 3.00 pm
Venue The Orangery, Killruddery
Admission €15
Irish soprano, Sylvia O’Brien, joins forces
with eight cellists from the RIAM in a
celebration of their instrument. For the final
concert of Centre Stage at Killruddery,
audiences can look forward to a feast of
music by, amongst others, Villa Lobos,
Coldplay performed by staff and students of
the Academy. Cell-iscious!
Presented in collaboration with Killruddery
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Trumpet Masterclass
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with Häkan Hardenberger
OCT
Date Tuesday, 3rd October
Time 5.30 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Trumpet maestro and a professor at the
returns to the RIAM to work with the next
generation of trumpet players in an
evening masterclass this autumn. Hailed
by The Times as “the best trumpet player in
the galaxy”, Hardenberger is acknowledged
as one of the world’s leading soloists and
consistently recognised for his
phenomenal performances and tireless
innovation. He is equally held in high
regard throughout the music world as a
pioneer and champion of significant and
virtuosic new trumpet works. His second
visit to the Academy takes place ahead of
his performance with the RTÉ National
Symphony Orchestra at the National
Concert Hall on October 6th.
By kind permission of the RTÉ National
Symphony Orchestra
Photograph Marco Borggreve
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6/13/ Voyage Fantastique
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OCT
Date Friday, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October
Time 11.00 am
Venue RIAM
Admission €125
This autumn, the Academy’s Director,
Deborah Kelleher, invites audiences to jump
on board as she sets sail on a virtual musical
journey around Europe. Voyage Fantastique,
a series of lively, engaging and vibrant
talks, explores the rich tradition of music
from Europe over eight weeks and features
live performances of music from Ireland,
England, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary,
Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia!
A musical bon voyage guaranteed!
Percussion Masterclass
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and Concert with
OCT Thomas Kolor
Date Monday, 9th October
Time 3.00 pm (Masterclass)
and 7.00 pm (Concert)
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
The Academy welcomes percussionist
Thomas Kolor, an associate professor at
the University at Buffalo, New York, where
he leads the Percussion Department and
directs the UB Percussion Ensemble. Having
worked closely with such distinguished
composers as Pierre Boulez, Elliott
Carter, Steve Reich and Iannis Xenakis, his
experience both on- and off-stage is certain
to inspire the talented musicians of the
RIAM’s dynamic Percussion Department.
Masterclass followed by a free admission
concert featuring music by Elliott Carter,
John Cage and Morton Feldman.10
Pianist Tiffany Qiu
Photograph Colm Hogan11
Open House Dublin and Visiting Professor at Showa University
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in Japan. He is also in constant demand for
OCT his teaching prowess at the major music
institutions worldwide including The Juilliard
Date Saturday, 14th October School, the Central Conservatory of Music
Time 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm in Beijing, the Paris Conservatoire, and the
Venue RIAM Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall
School of Music & Drama in London. An
Admission Free
exceptional opportunity for members of the
The Academy is proud to participate in public to witness a master teacher at work
Open House Dublin, Ireland’s largest throughout the 2017/2018 academic year.
architecture festival, which extends an
annual invitation to all citizens to explore
their city. Open House Dublin showcases
RIAM 17/18
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Guest Lecture Series
outstanding architecture accessible to
OCT
all by encouraging individuals and
organisations to open the doors to their
Date Wednesday, 25th October
buildings for one weekend only, with tours
provided by expert guides. The Academy is Time 1.00 pm
delighted to welcome Open House visitors Venue RIAM
to its premises on Westland Row on Admission Free
October 14th for three intimate tours of
Dr Úna Hunt of the DIT Conservatory
its Georgian Rooms, followed by a series
of Music and Drama opens the RIAM’s
of short performances in the Academy’s
2017/2018 Guest Lecture Series which,
recently renovated Organ Room.
in addition to focussing on performance
studies, will also see leading experts in their
Piano Masterclasses fields explore a wide range of musicological
23/24
with John O’Conor
issues.
OCT
The first lecture in the series, ‘Pathways to
Date Monday, 23rd and Tuesday, 24th October Success in Performance-led Research - a
Time 3.00 pm Performer’s Perspective’ is given by one
of Ireland’s leading pianists, who will no
Venue RIAM
doubt bring her own perspective to a topic
Admission Free which is bound to interest performers and
Deeply committed to the development of researchers alike.
young pianists in Ireland, John O’Conor gives
the first in a series of public masterclasses
this season in his role as an International
Visiting Artist of the RIAM. In addition to
his duties as Chair of the Piano Division at
Shenandoah University in Virginia, he is a
faculty member at the Glenn Gould School of
the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto12
3/10/ Voyage Fantastique RIAM Podium
17/24 10
with Jonas Alber
NOV NOV
Date Friday, 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th Date Friday, 10th November
Time 11.00 am Time 6.00 pm
Venue RIAM Venue St Bartholomew’s Church,
Admission €125 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge
Deborah Kelleher and musical friends Admission €15/€10 Concessions
continue their Voyage Fantastique this Having worked with conductors,
month with music from England, the Czech Gerhard Markson, Kenneth Montgomery
Republic, Russia and our own homeland of and Andrew Mogrelia in its inaugural
Ireland. season, the RIAM Philharmonia looks
forward to welcoming Jonas Alber who
is much in demand as a conductor with
Guitar Masterclass
11 symphony orchestras and opera
with Xuefei Yang
companies in Europe, Asia, South America,
NOV New Zealand and South Africa.
Date Saturday, 11th November
Time 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
RIAM International Visiting Artist and
guitarist extraordinaire, Xuefei Yang, pays her
first of four action-packed visits this season
to work with students of the RIAM’s Guitar
Department.
Conductor Jonas Alber
Photograph Gregor Chmiel13
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RIAM
12/19/26
High Achiever Awards
NOV
Date Sunday, November 12th, 19th and 26th
Time Various see below
Venue Various see below
Admission Free
Recognising the huge, broad educational
value and priceless experience of live
public performance in the Community, the
Royal Irish Academy of Music established
the High Achiever Awards in 2000. This
little acorn has now become a mighty oak
that salutes and recognises the wealth of
young talent in our country today through
a series of regional concerts and awards
ceremonies spread throughout Ireland
each autumn. A true celebration of local
talent, dedication and hard work!
Leinster Concert and Awards Ceremony
O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College
Sunday, 12th November at 3.00 pm
Admission Free
Munster Concert and Awards Ceremony
ICO Studio, University of Limerick
Sunday, 19th November at 3.00 pm
Admission Free
Connacht/Ulster Concert and Awards
Ceremony
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
Sunday, 26th November at 2.30 pm
Admission Free
Yikai Zhao
Photograph Mark Stedman15
Irené Sandford Award
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for Singers
NOV
Date Tuesday, 14th November
Time 6.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Vocal students of the RIAM compete to
join the roster of previous distinguished
laureates including, Claudia Boyle,
Naomi O’Connell and Gavan Ring, in the
2017 Iréne Sandford Award for Singers.
Commemorating this much-loved singer
and former Head of Vocal Studies at the
RIAM, the award of €2,000 is generously
donated by her husband, Billy Reid.
An exciting opportunity to hear some
of Ireland’s finest emerging singers in
competition at the Academy.
Vocal Masterclass
15
with Gavan Ring
NOV
Date Wednesday, 15th November
Time 10.00 am
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Having graduated with a Doctor in Music
Performance in 2016, baritone Gavan
Ring returns to his alma mater to work
with and inspire the current crop of
singing students. A multiple national and
international prizewinner, he enjoys an
extremely busy career in both recital and
opera. The Academy is proud to present
one of its most distinguished recent alumni
in masterclass this winter.16
RIAM
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17/18 Guest Lecture Series
NOV
Date Wednesday, 15th November
Time 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Roy Howat is internationally renowned as
both pianist and scholar whose concerts,
broadcasts and lectures regularly take
him worldwide. His book, The Art of French
Piano Music, was chosen as 2009 Book
of the Year by International Piano and
earned citations including ‘outstanding’ in
International Record Review and ‘Editor’s
Choice’ in Classical Music. He holds the
posts of Keyboard Research Fellow at
London’s Royal Academy of Music and
Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland in Glasgow. Following a highly
successful visit to the Academy in 2014, he
returns to give a lecture on ‘Rediscovering
Chopin’s Études for a new edition’.
Piano Masterclasses
15/16 Blánaid Murphy
with Roy Howat Photograph Colm Hogan
NOV
Date Wednesday, 15th and Thursday,
16th November RIAM Chorale with
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Blánaid Murphy
Time 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon and
NOV
5.00 pm to 7.00 pm (Wednesday)
10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Thursday) Date Wednesday, 15th November
Venue RIAM Time 7.00 pm
Admission Free Venue Freemasons’ Hall, Molesworth Street
Admission €12/€7
Particularly known for his lively lectures
and masterclasses, which he has given RIAM Chorale
worldwide at venues including The Juilliard Blánaid Murphy, director
and Eastman Schools, Roy Howat extends
his visit to work in public masterclass with RIAM Early Music Ensemble
talented students of the RIAM’s Keyboard David Adams, director
Faculty over two days.17
Third Level Open Day
18
B
NOV
Date Saturday, 18th November
Time 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Jam-packed with performances,
workshops, tours and information sessions,
the annual RIAM Third Level Open Day
affords aspiring full-time students of
Ireland’s oldest music conservatoire a
valuable opportunity to explore the diverse
offering of full-time courses and
experience life at the Academy.
RIAM 17/18
22 Guest Lecture Series
NOV
Date Wednesday, 22nd November
Time 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
On St Cecilia’s Day, the Academy is
delighted to welcome Dr Natasha Loges,
Head of Postgraduate Programmes at
the Royal College of Music, London for a
lecture entitled ’The Poetry of Brahms’s
Buxtehude: Jesu, meine Freude Bux WV60 Solo Songs: Singing the Nineteenth
JS Bach: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 Century’. A familiar voice on BBC Radio 3,
she has given pre-concert talks and led
Standing amongst the greatest of his
research seminars at various venues on all
choral works, JS Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude
aspects of German song, and has written
is the longest and most complex of his extensively on Johannes Brahms.
six magnificent motets. Under the baton
of Blánaid Murphy, the RIAM Chorale
performs this radiant masterpiece in the
fascinating setting of Freemasons’ Hall,
Molesworth Street. The programme also
features Buxtehude’s glorious setting of the
same name presented by the RIAM Early
Music Ensemble under the directorship of
David Adams.18
RDS Rising Stars
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NOV
Date Thursday, 23rd November
Time 7.30 pm
Venue RDS Concert Hall
Admission Free
The RIAM is delighted to partner with the
RDS for a concert highlighting the wealth
of its current and former talent as part
of the popular Rising Stars series.
An important part of the RDS Arts Work
Programme, Rising Stars showcases new
talent whilst simultaneously providing an
appreciative audience and a prestigious
venue for gifted music students, helping
them gain valuable performance
experience. A chance to hear some of
Ireland’s finest emerging talents, the
musical stars of tomorrow.
Presented in partnership with the RDS
Flautist Miriam Kaczor
Photograph Sylvia Kaczor19
Junior String Quartet
25 Project with the RTÉ
NOV Contempo Quartet
Date Saturday, 25th November
Time 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
The exuberant RTÉ Contempo Quartet
returns for a third season to work with the
Academy’s finest young string quartets.
Ahead of a public performance by these
aspiring young string quartets at 6.00 pm,
the vibrant members of RTÉ’s Quartet
in Residence will once again work with
a selection of quartets from the RIAM’s
Junior School in a public masterclass,
following a period of coaching by members
of the Quartet and other string experts.
The performance at 6.00 pm also features
the world première of a new work by the
winner of the Romanian Cultural Institute
Composition Prize, a new competition for
composition students of the Academy.
Presented in association with RTÉ
Orchestras, Quartet and Choirs20
Flute Masterclasses RIAM/NGI International
4/5 7
with Sir James Galway Visiting Artists Series
DEC DEC
Date Monday, 4th and Tuesday, Date Thursday, 7th December
5th December Time 6.30 pm
Time 10.30 am to 3.30 pm Venue National Gallery of Ireland
Venue RIAM Admission €20, €15 and €10
Admission Free
The globally renowned flautist, Sir James
Ahead of his performance at the National Galway, opens the inaugural RIAM/NGI
Gallery of Ireland in the inaugural RIAM/ International Visiting Artists Series in his
NGI International Visiting Artists Series, own inimitable style with a feast of flute
Sir James Galway spends two days working playing featuring staff, students and his
with flute students at the Academy. partner in life and music, Lady Jeanne
Galway. A must for flute aficionados!
. Vocal Masterclass
6 Presented in partnership with the
with Ann Murray
DEC National Gallery of Ireland
Date Wednesday, 6th December
Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
RIAM International Visiting Artist, Ann
Murray FRIAM, returns to share her
exceptional experience both on- and off-
stage with the Academy’s current stable of
talented singing students. Boasting a truly
world-class operatic, oratorio and Lieder
career spanning five decades, the breadth
of her knowledge and expertise is bound to
inspire all attending the first of two public
masterclasses by this exceptional artist this
season.
Flautist Sir James Galway21 Guitarist Xuefei Yang Photograph Neil Muir
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RIAM Performing Groups
9
Christmas Concert
DEC
Date Saturday, 9th December
Time 3.00 pm
Venue O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College
Admission €12 and €7
Sleigh bells at the ready! The RIAM
Performing Groups are full of the
Christmas spirit and delighted to present
a charming programme of seasonal
favourites to usher in our favourite time
of the year.
Featuring the RIAM Choirs, Junior Strings,
Wind Ensembles, Recorder Ensemble and
Intermediate Orchestra on stage in the
O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College.
A perfect way to welcome Christmas
2017!23
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RIAM
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Junior Solo Competition
DEC
Date Tuesday, 12th December
Time 7.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Talented junior students of the RIAM
compete for the Dublin Philharmonic Prize
in memory of Vincent O’Neill.
RIAM Podium
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with Claire Duff
DEC
Date Thursday, 14th December
Time 6.30 pm
Venue Freemasons’ Hall, Molesworth Street
Admission €15 and €10
RIAM Baroque Ensemble
Ciaire Duff, director
Having enjoyed an extremely successful
performance collaboration with the
National Gallery of Ireland during its
recent Beyond Caravaggio exhibition,
members of the RIAM Historical
Performance Department look forward
to visiting historic Freemasons’ Hall for a
performance of orchestral suites, concerti
grossi and concerti by famous masters of
the Golden Age.
Under the directorship of Claire Duff and
featuring the RIAM’s Head of Historical
Performance, David Adams, this hour-long
concert will showcase some of Ireland’s
finest young string players performing
a delightful programme of instrumental
music by Telemann, Vivaldi and Corelli on
period instruments.
Violinist Daniel Rowland
Photograph Balazs Borocz
Violinist Claire Duff
Photograph Frances Marshall25
Piano Masterclass with
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John O’Conor
DEC
Date Friday, 15th December
Time 9.30 am to 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Piano maestro John O’Conor, returns for a
morning masterclass with talented pianists
of the RIAM Keyboard Faculty.
Ursula Uí Cuinneagáin
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Bursary
DEC
Date Tuesday, 19th December
Time 7.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Christmas will come early to one lucky
piano student of the RIAM with the news of
a new award - The Ursula Uí Chuinneagain
Prize for Pianists. A bursary of €2,000, a
perpetual trophy and a recital prize will be
awarded to the highest placed secondary
school pianist in what is bound to be an
exciting repertoire competition at the
Academy.26
Piano Masterclass with 11:11
10/11/12 12/19/26
Concert Series
JAN JAN
Date Wednesday, 10th, Thursday, 11th Date Friday, 12th, 19th and 26th January
and Friday, 12th January Time 11.00 am
Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and Venue RIAM
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Admission €5 including tea/coffee and
Venue RIAM tasty bite-size treats
Admission Free Back for a third season! Once again the 11
Friday coffee morning concerts at 11.00
Head of the Piano Section and Rector of am will take place in the intimate setting
the Academy of Music in Wroclaw, the of the Academy’s Organ Room. A chance
distinguished Polish pianist Grzegorz for audiences to savour some of Ireland’s
finest emerging talents - the musical stars
Academy this January. An internationally of tomorrow, with the special added blend
respected performer and teacher, he has of guest appearances by RIAM staff and
served on the jury of many national and alumni. Friday mornings have never tasted
international piano competitions and has so good!
given numerous masterclasses in Poland,
The Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Germany,
13/14/ Lifting the Lid… Off!
Serbia, Israel and Iceland. 20/21
JAN
The Perfect Playlist
12/19/26 Date Saturday, 13th and Sunday, 14th and
JAN Saturday, 20th and Sunday 21st January
Time 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm (Saturday) and
Date Friday, 12th, 19th and 26th January 11.00 am to 6.00 pm (Sunday)
Time 10.15 am Venue Kerry School of Music (13th/14th)
Venue RIAM and RIAM (20th and 21st)
Admission €110 for 11 Week Course Admission €100
A new series presented by the Academy will
One of Ireland’s finest pianists and
see 11 personalities reveal musical works
teachers, Thérèse Fahy, promises to lift the
that hold special meaning to them in an
lid on the piano repertoire set for the senior
intimate session facilitated by Academy
grades of the Local Centre Examination
staff including the Director, Deborah
System in a series of lively weekend
Kelleher.
workshops this January. Presented by the
Perfect Playlist audiences are invited to RIAM Teaching and Learning Network, the
stay for the 11:11 concert that follows each two-day intensive course will see this expert
session. pedagogue explore technique, genre, style
and much more with piano enthusiasts in
both Kerry and Dublin.27 Guitarist Matthew Mazanek Photograph Colm Hogan
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14/16/
Mozart:
17/19/20 La Finta Giardinera
JAN
Date Sunday, 14th, (preview) Tuesday, 16th,
Wednesday, 17th, Friday, 19th
and Saturday, 20th January
Time 7.30pm 14th, 16th, 17th and 19th
January and 4.00pm 20th January
Venue Samuel Beckett Theatre
Admission €25/€22 and €20/€17 (preview)
Ben Barnes, director
Andrew Synnott, conductor
Love, revenge, madness… and an
undercover gardener!
In a world where the eponymous
“Gardener” unsuccessfully tries to put
distance between herself and the man
she loves (who has stabbed her in a fit of
misplaced jealousy), a jilted lover tries to
come between his woman and her new
fiancé, and a bad tempered young servant
lays romantic claims to her older master,
anything can happen. And it does. This
madcap, exuberant opera by the teenage
Mozart plants the seeds of the famous
operatic works to come but is a fully
realised world in its own right with
ravishing melodies and ensembles leaving
a scorched landscape (emotional and
horticultural) in its wake as the lovers
run through the gamut of high emotions
towards an exhausted and tenuous happy
ending.
Presented in collaboration with Design for
Stage and Screen, IADT Dún Laoghaire29
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September 15 Guest Lecture by
Roy Howat
13 Ulrich Gerhartz 15, 16 Piano Masterclasses
Workshop with Roy Howat
21 Clarinet Masterclass 15 RIAM Chorale Concert
with Jane Booth
18 Third Level Open Day
22 Culture Night
22 Guest Lecture by
24 Centre Stage at Dr Natasha Loges
Killruddery Concert
23 RDS Rising Stars
Series
Concert
25 Junior String Quartet
Project with the RTÉ
October Contempo Quartet
1,8 Centre Stage at
Killruddery
Concert Series December
3 Trumpet Masterclass
4, 5 Flute Masterclasses with
Sir James Galway
Hardenberger
6 Vocal Masterclass with
6, 13, 20, 27 Voyage Fantastique
Ann Murray
Music
Appreciation Course 7 RIAM/NGI International
Visiting Artists Series
9 Percussion Masterclass
and Concert with 9 RIAM Performing
Thomas Kolor Groups
Christmas Concert
14 Open House Dublin
12 RIAM Junior Solo
23, 24 Piano Masterclasses
Competition
with John O’Conor
14 RIAM Podium with
25 Guest Lecture by
Claire Duff
Dr Úna Hunt
15 Piano Masterclass with
John O’Conor
19 Ursula Uí Cuinneagáain
Bursary
November
3,10, 17, 24 Voyage Fantastique January
Music Appreciation
Course 10, 11, 12 Piano Masterclass with
10 RIAM Podium with
Jonas Alber 12, 19, 26 The Perfect Playlist
11 Guitar Masterclass with 12, 19, 26 11:11 Concert Series
Xuefei Yang
13, 14, 20, 21 Lifting the Lid
12, 19, 26 RIAM High Achiever
14, 16, 17, 19, 20 Mozart’s La Finta
Awards and Concerts
Giardinera
14 Irené Sandford Award
15, 16 Violin Masterclass with
for Singers
Daniel Rowland
15 Vocal Masterclass with
Gavan Ring31
17 Guest Lecture with 8 Piano Masterclass with
Daniel Grimwood Aaron Shore
28 Concert in celebration 9 Opera at the Academy
10 Junior String Quartet
28 Around the World in 80 Project with the RTÉ
Minutes Concert Contempo Quartet
February 12 Piano Masterclass with
John O’Conor
2,9, 16, 23 The Perfect Playlist 20, 21, 22 Piano Masterclasses
2,9, 16, 23 11:11 Concert Series with Teresa Trevisan
and Flavio Zaccaria
4 RIAM/NGI
International Visiting 25 Debussy Day
Artists Series 27, 28, 29 Opera Briefs
5 Guitar Masterclass 28 Saluting the Feminists
with Xuefei Yang
5 Bassoon Masterclass
with Peter Whelan April
7 Guest Lecture with 1 My First Concert
Dr Sarah Callis 10, 11 RIAM Percussion
12, 16 PianoFest Ensemble Concert
15, 16 Piano Masterclasses 12 Artist’s Choice
with John O’Conor Concert
15 Vocal Masterclass with 18 Vocal Masterclass with
Brenda Hurley Brenda Hurley
16 Lucien and Maura 20 Vocal Masterclass with
Teissier Scholarship Gwendolyn Masin
17, 18 RIAM/CMC 28 Guitar Masterclass
Conference with Xuefei Yang
18 RIAM/NGI 28, 29 Noye’s Fludde
International Visiting
Artists Series
19 Piano Masterclass with
Mary Siegle-Collins
May
15 Piano Masterclass with
21, 22 Violin Masterclasses
John O’Conor
with Jan Repko
17 RIAM Podium with
Michael Collins
20 RIAM/NGI
March International Visiting
1 RIAM Chorale Concert Artists Series
2 RIAM Podium with 20 RIAM Performing
Atso Almila Groups Summer
Concert
3 RIAM Symphony
Orchestra Concert 30 Vocal Masterclass with
Ann Murray
2,9, 16, 23 The Perfect Playlist
2,9, 16, 23 11:11 Concert Series
6 Maura Dowdall Award32
Violin Masterclass with
15/16
Daniel Rowland
JAN
Date Monday, 15th and
Tuesday, 16th January
Time 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm (Monday)
10.00 am to 4.00 pm (Tuesday)
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
International Visiting Artist, Daniel
Rowland, one of the most charismatic and
creative violinists of his generation, returns
to work with aspiring violinists over two
days this January.
RIAM 17/18
17
Guest Lecture Series
JAN
Date Wednesday, 17th January
Time 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM Photograph Colm Hogan
Admission Free
In Celebration of Victor
Described by Gramophone Magazine as “an 28
original and discriminating pianist”, Daniel JAN
Grimwood, visits the Academy for the
first time to deliver a lecture entitled ‘The
John Field Effect’. This fascinating insight Date Sunday, 28th January
into arguably Ireland’s most celebrated Time 12.00 Noon
composer internationally will no doubt be
Venue National Concert Hall
of huge interest to followers of Field.
. Admission €12/€8
RIAM staff, students, alumni and musical
loved colleague and friend. A devoted and
distinguished teacher at the Academy for
an incredible 61 years, his valuable and
lasting legacy will be celebrated by a host
of horns in a concert which includes the
world première of a new work by composer
Sebastian Adams, commissioned by the
musician.33
Around the World in 80
28
Minutes
JAN
Date Sunday, 28th January
Time 6.00 pm
Venue National Concert Hall
Admission €12.50/€7.50
A whistle stop tour of music from around
the world and all in 80 minutes!
Join over 300 musicians from the
Academy’s Junior School for what
promises to be a lively and fun evening
of music-making on stage at the National
Concert Hall.34
2/9/ The Perfect Playlist RIAM/NGI International
16/23 4
Visiting Artists Series
FEB FEB
Date Friday, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd Date Sunday, 4th February
Time 10.15 am Time 3.00 pm
Venue RIAM Venue National Gallery of Ireland
Admission €110 for 11 Week Course Admission €20/€15/€10
Chinese guitar sensation, Xuefei Yang, is
2/9/ 11:11 Concert Series one of the few guitarists whose artistry
16/23
connects with audiences far beyond the
FEB guitar fraternity. Her international success
has led her to be invited to play in more
Date Friday, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
than 50 countries at numerous prestigious
Time 11.00 am venues, and she is frequently invited to
Venue RIAM play with the world’s leading orchestras
Admission €5 including tea/coffee and and collaborate with such distinguished
tasty bite-size treats artists as Ian Bostridge, Rosalind Plowright
and Sir James Galway. Widely recognised
as one of the world’s greatest advocates
Guitar Masterclass
5 of her instrument, on this special occasion
with Xuefei Yang
FEB this exceptional artist collaborates with
the vibrant GuitaRIAM in a programme
Date Monday, 5th February that truly celebrates the richness of the
guitar.
Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM Presented in partnership with the
National Gallery of Ireland
Admission Free
February is Masterclass Month at the
Academy with six master musicians
coming to work with gifted students of
Ireland’s oldest music institution.
Guitarist Xuefei Yang starts the
proceedings with a morning event
featuring gifted guitarists.
Guitarist Xuefei Yang
Photograph Neil Muir35
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Bassoon Masterclass
5
with Peter Whelan
FEB
Date Monday, 5th February
Time 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
In constant demand as a bassoonist,
director, chamber musician and teacher,
Peter Whelan is a versatile musician with
a diverse repertoire spanning over 400
years. He is equally passionately
committed to the development of the next
generation of performing musicians. He
is currently a professor at The Guildhall
School of Music & Drama, the Royal
Northern College of Music and at the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
The Academy is proud to welcome back
this distinguished alumnus to work in
masterclass with bassoon students.
Bassoonist Peter Whelan
Photograph Jen Owens37
RIAM 17/18 Vocal Masterclass
7 15
Guest Lecture Series with Brenda Hurley
FEB FEB
Date Wednesday, 7th February Date Thursday, 15th February
Time 1.00 pm Time 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue RIAM Venue RIAM
Admission Free Admission Free
A Senior Postrgraduate Tutor in Academic A regular visitor to these shores, Academy
Studies and Research Programmes at the alumna Brenda Hurley, returns to work with
Royal Academy of Music, London, Dr Sarah some of our finest singers over a series of
Callis’ research interests focus on music visits this season. Regarded as one of the
of the 19th-century, particularly chamber leading vocal coaches of her generation,
music and the music of Brahms, and on she has enjoyed long associations with
the contexts and questions that inform Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Salzburg
performance of this repertoire. Festival, and has worked at opera house from
The Met to the Royal Opera House in Covent
PianoFest Garden. She is currently Director of the
12/16
International Opera Studio in Zurich.
FEB
Lucien and Maura Teissier
16
Date Monday, 12th to Friday, 16th February Scholarship
Time 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
FEB
Venue RIAM Date Friday, 16th February
Admission Free Time 7.00 pm
A week-long feast of piano playing as Venue RIAM
students of the Academy compete in Admission Free
numerous competitions across all ages
and repertoire. The Lucien and Maura Teissier Scholarship,
open to all Irish piano students of the
Academy, will see talented pianists compete
Piano Masterclasses
15/16 for one of Ireland’s most substantial music
with John O’Conor
FEB awards.
Date Thursday, 15th and Friday, 16th
Time 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
The Academy is once again delighted to
welcome RIAM Fellow and International
Visiting Artist, John O’Conor, one
of Ireland’s most exceptional and
accomplished artists to work with some
of its finest emerging pianists.38
RIAM/CMC Conference
17/18
FEB
Date Saturday, 17th and Sunday,
18th February
Time 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm (Saturday) and
10.00 am - 4.00 pm (Sunday)
Venue RIAM
Admission €80
The RIAM Teaching and Learning Network
and the Contemporary Music Centre present
a collaborative conference, Exploring
Contemporary Music. Comprising a series of
performances, discussions and workshops
on exploring and teaching new repertoire
in both the classroom setting and private
music lesson, the event will also explore
possibilities for including new music as part
of the Junior and Leaving Certificate cycles.
It will also highlight composers from Ireland
and contemporary music featured in the new
RIAM Local Centre syllabi.
RIAM/NGI International
18
Visiting Artists Series
FEB
Date Sunday, 18th February
Time 3.00 pm
Venue National Gallery of Ireland
Admission €20, €15 and €10
“A pianist of unbounding sensitivity”
(Gramophone), John O’Conor has garnered
great critical acclaim for his masterly
playing for over 40 years. His unanimous
First Prize at the International Beethoven
Piano Competition in Vienna in 1973 opened
the door to a career that has brought him
all around the world. One of Ireland’s finest
musical ambassadors, on this occasion he
collaborates with members of the Academy
Chamber Ensemble for a concert of chamber
Pianist John O’Conor
Photograph Gary Jordan
Presented in partnership with the National
Gallery of Ireland39
Piano Masterclass with
19
Mary Siegle-Collins
FEB
Date Monday, 19th February
Time 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Members of the Academy’s Junior School
are set to benefit from the musical
experience and expertise of pianist Mary
Siegle-Collins when she pays a visit to the
Academy for a day of piano masterclasses.
Violin Masterclasses with
21/22
Jan Repko
FEB
Date Wednesday, 21st and Thursday,
22nd February
Time 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm (Wednesday) and
10.00 am - 1.00 pm (Thursday)
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
A much sought-after teacher on the
international scene, Jan Repko returns to
the Academy for two days this February.
Currently a member of staff at Chetham’s
School of Music and at the Royal Northern
College of Music in Manchester, his past
and current students regularly perform as
soloists and chamber musicians and have
been prizewinners at many international
competitions. Violinists at the Academy
will undoubtedly garner great musical
knowledge from this fine pedagogue.40
RIAM Chorale with RIAM Podium with
1 2
Blánaid Murphy Atso Almila
MAR MAR
Date Thursday, 1st March Date Friday, 2nd March
Time 1.15 pm Time 6.00 pm
Venue St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street Venue Samuel Beckett Theatre
Admission Free Admission €15/€10
RIAM Chorale RIAM Philharmonia
Blánaid Murphy, director Atso Almila, conductor
The Academy is proud to present Kevin The RIAM is proud to welcome the
O’Connell’s setting of the Mass for Choir distinguished Finnish conductor, Atso
and Organ in Latin. Premièred as part of Almila, Professor of Conducting and
the Liturgy at the Solemn Latin Mass in Orchestral Education at the prestigious
St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in 2015, this first Sibelius Academy of the Helsinki
concert performance of this intricate University of Arts.
work will take place in the magnificent
surroundings of St Ann’s Church in the
heart of Dublin City.
The Mass was commissioned by The
Palestrina Choir, with funding provided by
The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
2/9/ The Perfect Playlist
16/23
MAR
Date Friday, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd March
Time 10.15 am
Venue RIAM
Admission €110 for 11 Week Course
2/9/ 11:11 Concert Series
16/23
MAR
Date Friday, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd March
Time 11.00 am
Venue RIAM
Admission €5 including tea/coffee and
tasty bite-size treats
Members of the RIAM Philharmonia Shahab Coohe and Claire Aust
Photograph Colm Hogan
.41 ten
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RIAM
3
Symphony Orchestra
MAR
Date Saturday, 3rd March
Time 7.30 pm
Venue Christ Church Cathedral
Admission €12/€7
RIAM Symphony Orchestra
James Cavanagh, conductor
Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No 2
Youthful exuberance under the expert eye
of James Cavanagh will no doubt be to the
fore in this joyful programme of music by
the RIAM Symphony Orchestra. Evoking
Eighth Symphony is partnered with Bizet’s Soprano Rebecca Rodgers
Photograph Colm Hogan
spirited L’Arlésienne Suite No 2. Joie de
vivre guaranteed!
Presented in association with Piano Masterclass
8
Christ Church Cathedral with Aaron Shorr
MAR
Maura Dowdall Award Date Thursday, 8th March
6
MAR Time 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Date Tuesday, 6th March
Admission Free
Time 7.00 pm
Venue RIAM Aaron Shorr is Professor and Head of
Keyboard and Collaborative Piano at the
Admission Free
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He is also
Students of the Academy compete for a artistic director and chair of the jury of the
coveted performance opportunity with Scottish International Piano Competition.
the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, With many international piano competition
the Maura Dowdall Award of €600 and the prizewinners amongst his students, his
Colin Stavely Prize for Strings. masterclass at the Academy is bound to be
a musical highlight.43
to witness the captivating RTÉ Contempo
Quartet mentor a selection of quartets
from the RIAM’s Junior School in a public
masterclass. A performance at 6.00 pm
follows this expert coaching session and
features their young charges, in addition
to the world première of a new work by the
winner of the Romanian Cultural Institute
Ensescu Prize, a new competition for
composition students of the Academy.
Presented in association with RTÉ
Orchestras, Quartet and Choirs
Piano Masterclass with
12
John O’Conor
MAR
Date Monday, 12th March
Time 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Another chance for participants and
Opera at the Academy
9 audience members alike to benefit from
MAR the wealth of pianist John O’Conor’s
performing and teaching experience in a
morning masterclass.
Date Friday, 9th March
Piano Masterclasses with
Time 6.00 pm 20/21/22
Teresa Trevisan and Flavio
Venue RIAM MAR Zaccaria
Admission Free
Date Tuesday, 20th, Wednesday 21st and
Singers of the RIAM Vocal Faculty Thursday 22nd March
present a programme of operatic
Time 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Mon,Tues)
favourites following an intensive period
working with Brenda Hurley, Director of the and 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon (Wed)
International Opera Studio in Zurich.
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Junior String Quartet
10
Project with the RTÉ As soloists and as a duo, Italian pianists
MAR Contempo Quartet Teresa Trevisan and Flavio Zaccaria have
given numerous masterclasses throughout
Date Saturday, 10th March
Europe and the US in both solo and
Time 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm
duo repertoire. Both professors at the
Venue RIAM Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Tartini
Admission Free in Trieste, they will spend three days at the
A second chance for members of the public RIAM this spring working with pianists from
the RIAM Keyboard Faculty.44
Debussy Day
25
MAR
Date Sunday, 25th March
Time 12.00 Noon to 9.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission €12 (Day Ticket)/€5
(Session Ticket)
A day-long series of concerts by staff
and students of the Royal Irish Academy
of Music highlighting the music of Claude
Debussy on the 100th Anniversary of his
death on March 25th, 1918.
Claude Debussy, is one of the greatest
artists in the history of French culture and
to this day one of its most distinguished
composers. His highly characteristic
musical language, thoroughly French in
inspiration, extended the contemporary
limits of harmony and form, with a
remarkably delicate command of nuance,
whether in piano writing or in the handling
of a relatively large orchestra. On March
25th, an array of musicians from the
Academy will commemorate the centenary
of this great artist’s death in a day-long
series of concerts. His significant output
for solo piano will be at the heart of this
musical celebration, with performances
of some of the composer’s best-loved
works for piano by pianists both emerging
and professional, in addition to a number
of works from his magnificent chamber
music catalogue.
Photograph Colm Hogan45
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Opera Briefs
27/28/29
MAR
Date Tuesday, 27th, Wednesday, 28th and
Thursday, 29th March
Time 6.30 pm
Venue The Abbey Theatre on the
Peacock stage
Admission €22/€18
Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ballo delle Ingrate
Judith Weir: Scipio’s Dream (Irish première)
David Adams, conductor
Caitriona McLaughlin, director
The RIAM, in collaboration with The Lir
National Academy of Dramatic Art, is
delighted to return to the Abbey Theatre
for Opera Briefs, a creative partnership
between our dynamic educational
institutions. Opera Briefs 2017 will present
a fascinating double bill on the Peacock
stage; Claudio Monteverdi’s Il Ballo delle
Ingrate and Judith Weir’s Scipio’s Dream,
a radical recomposition of Mozart’s
Il Sogno di Scipone.
Duty and responsibility have been used
to control women and their behaviour for
time immemorial. Judith Weir’s Scipio’s
Dream and Claudio Monteverdi’s ll Ballo
delle Ingrate (The Dance of the Ungrateful
Women) explore this idea in very different
but equally provocative ways. Weir seems
to be saying (admittedly tongue in cheek)
that we should give up excitement and
love in favour of duty whilst Monteverdi
seems to want us to take what we are
offered and be grateful for it or suffer the
consequences. Both operas voice warnings
to women; be constant or lose out, be
grateful or be punished. Through these
two very different operas, one comedy,
one tragedy, we can look in some small
way at the conditioning that has led to our
society’s current ideas on the rights and
wrongs of female behaviour, her duties,
her responsibilities and her punishment.
Presented in collaboration with the Lir
National Academy of Dramatic Art at
Trinity College Dublin47
Saluting the Feminists
28
MAR
Date Wednesday, March 28th
Time 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Saluting the Feminists, the Academy’s day-
long celebration of women composers,
performers and pedagogues, returns this
March. Once again the performance of an
opera by a leading female composer, on
this occasion Judith Weir’s Scipio’s Dream,
affords the Academy an opportunity
to highlight the legacy of some of its
key female pedagogues and salute a
strong army of female composers and
performers. On March 28th, the Academy
proudly presents a series of fringe events
comprising concerts, talks and panel
discussions highlighting the extraordinary
impact women have had and continue to
have on Irish musical life.48
My First Concert RIAM
8 10/11
Percussion Ensemble
APR APR
Date Sunday, 8th April Date Tuesday, 10th and Wednesday,
Time 3.00 pm 11th April
Venue RIAM Time 7.00 pm
Admission Free Venue Arts and Technology Research Lab,
Join a host of very young musicians Trinity College Dublin
as they take their first steps onto the
Admission €7/€5
concert platform for their début concert
performance. A perfect opportunity to bring Led by Richard O’Donnell and comprising
your little ones to see our little ones and some of Ireland’s finest young
share this special first concert experience percussionists, the Royal Irish Academy
both on- and off-stage. of Music Percussion Ensemble is one of
the leading exponents of music for this
exhilarating medium in Ireland. In 2018,
Artist’s Choice this dynamic ensemble celebrates its 20th
12
Anniversary with performances in New York
APR and Dublin. Harrison Birwistle’s imaginative
tour de force For O, for O, the Hobby-horse
Date Thursday, 12th April is forgot - Ceremony for six percussionists
Time 6.30 pm is performed alongside a new work by
composer Evangelia Rigaki and poet WN
Venue National Gallery of Ireland Herbert, While the World Misbehaves
Admission €10/€7 (the Baby Will Hide in the Beehive).
Combining percussion, rhythmic chanting,
Another ‘choice’ programme from the and reconceiving traditional Greek dance,
Academy. Following the success of the
While the World Misbehaves is a modern
RIAM’s presentation, Writer’s Choice, in
spell of protection against a clear and
New York, Dublin and Paris throughout
present danger. A truly rousing birthday
2017, Ireland’s oldest music conservatoire
celebration.
will mount a similar collaborative
programme in 2018, on this occasion Presented in collaboration with Music
entitled Artist’s Choice. In 2018, it is the Department, Trinity College Dublin,
turn of some of Ireland’s most distinctive
School of Creative Arts and ATRL
artists to nominate musical works of
(Arts Technology Research Lab)
special personal significance to them.
Presented in partnership with the National
Gallery of Ireland.
Percussionist Tadhg Kinsella
Photograph Colm Hogan49
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Vocal Masterclass Guitar Masterclass
18 28
with Brenda Hurley with Xuefei Yang
APR APR
Date Wednesday, 18th April Date Saturday, 28th April
Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Time 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Venue RIAM Venue RIAM
Admission Free Admission Free
Brenda Hurley’s final visit to the Academy Xuefei Yang pays her final visit of the
this season will see her present a further 2017/2018 season following a performance
public masterclass. As a passionate with members of the RIAM’s distinguished
advocate of young singers, Brenda has Teaching Faculty at the National Concert Hall
coached for training programmes at on April 26th, as part of the NCH’s Chamber
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Music Series.
The National Opera Studio, London, the
Young Artists Training Programme, Tokyo, Noye’s Fludde
Opera Studio Nederland, Amsterdam and 28/29
Salzburg’s Young Singers Project, where APR
she was Head Coach in its inception year of
2008. Date Saturday, 28th and Sunday, 29th April
Time 7.30 pm (Saturday) and 4.30 pm
Violin Masterclass (Sunday)
20
with Gwendolyn Masin
Venue Christ Church Cathedral
APR
(Saturday) and Carlow Cathedral (Sunday)
Date Friday, 20th April Admission €12.50/€7 Family 2+2 €30
Time 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm RIAM Intermediate Orchestra
Venue RIAM Carlow Youth Orchestra Strings
RIAM Choirs and Soloists
Admission Free
Aspiro Choirs
Gwendolyn Masin is Professor of Violin
Studies at the Haute École de Musique de Mary Amond O’Brien, conductor
Genève, Switzerland and a long-standing Bryan Burroughs, movement director
member of the European String Teachers First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival
Association and Swiss Music Pedagogy in 1958, Noye’s Fludde is Benjamin Britten’s
Association (SMPV). She has her own class most extended and elaborate work for
of students in Berne, is a visiting teacher children. This spring, the RIAM is proud
at Young European Strings School of
to partner with Aspiro and Carlow Youth
Music in Dublin, and has a loyal following
Orchestra, under the baton of Mary Amond
of professional pupils who work with her
O’Brien, for a special two-performance
during concert tours. She has given violin
presentation of this joyful and colourful
and chamber music masterclasses at
work in Dublin and Carlow in celebration of
institutes and festivals throughout Europe
and North America. The RIAM is delighted Aspiro’s 20th Anniversary.
to welcome this distinguished violinist to
work with students of its String Faculty in
masterclass.51
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Piano Masterclass
15
with John O’Conor
MAY
Date Tuesday, 15th May
Time 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
Ahead of the 2018 Dublin International
Piano Competition, of which he is Artistic
Director, John O’Conor pays his final visit
to the Academy this season to work with
gifted musicians from the RIAM Keyboard
Faculty.
RIAM Podium
17
with Michael Collins
MAY
Date Thursday, 17th May
Time 6.30 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission €15 and €10
Long a favourite of Irish audiences,
clarinettist Michael Collins visits the Royal
Irish Academy of Music in May 2018 to
lead a special musical project with wind
players, both professional and emerging,
from the Academy. Collins’ dazzling
virtuosity and sensitive musicianship have
earned him recognition as one of today’s
most sought-after soloists and a leading
exponent of his instrument. A special
opportunity for Irish audiences to see one
of the most gifted clarinettists of our time
work collaboratively with an array of Irish
musicians.
Clarinettist Michael Collins
Photograph Benjamin Ealovega53
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RIAM/NGI International
20
Visiting Artists Series
MAY
Date Sunday, 20th May
Time 3.00 pm
Venue National Gallery of Ireland
Admission €20, €15 and €10
The inaugural RIAM/NGI International
Visiting Artists Series comes to a spirited
conclusion when the charismatic violinist
Daniel Rowland joins forces with the stylish
and vibrant RIAM Chamber Orchestra
for a performance of the perennially
popular Four Seasons by Vivaldi alongside
Piazzolla’s tango-inspired The Four
Seasons of Buenos Aires.
Presented in partnership with the
National Gallery of Ireland
Violinist Daniel Rowland
Photograph Michelle Hirnsberger55
RIAM Performing Groups
20
Summer Concert
MAY
Date Sunday, 20th May
Time 6.00 pm
Venue St Andrew’s Church, Westland Row
Admission €12/€7
An array of fantastic talent, from tiny
tots to seasoned performers, end their
academic year in celebratory style with the
annual RIAM Performing Groups Summer
Concert. A concert for all the family
showcasing the hard work and dedication
of the Academy’s numerous ensembles and
featuring music from the classical, jazz,
film, rock and pop worlds.
Vocal Masterclass
30
with Ann Murray
MAY
Date Wednesday, 30th May
Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Venue RIAM
Admission Free
One of Ireland’s most accomplished
musical ambassadors, Ann Murray,
closes the Academy’s exciting 2017/2018
International Masterclass Series. Her
international operatic engagements have
taken her to major opera houses around
the world including Munich, Paris, Brussels,
Milan, Vienna, Salzburg and the Met, and in
concert she has worked with many of the
world’s finest orchestras and collaborated
with countless distinguished musicians
in recital. An invaluable opportunity for
singing students of the Academy.You can also read
