Membership and Ticket InformationMembership subscription ¤30Concessionary membership subscription ¤20

Students who can produce a valid College ID can apply for free concessionary membership. Membership can also be purchased in Pro Musica, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

Box office opens 45 minutes prior to concert start time.

Full programme details and artist info are available online on our website

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All Concert tickets: ¤20 (non-members) / ¤15 (members) / ¤10 (concessionary members)

Except:

Fleischmann Choir with the CSM Symphony OrchestraBalcony: ¤25 / Front parterre: ¤20 (COS members: ¤15) / Back parterre: ¤15 (COS members: ¤10) / Under 18s: ¤5

Cork Concert Orchestra with Dumitru Goia (conductor)Balcony: ¤25 (COS members: ¤20) / Downstairs: ¤15 (COS members: ¤12)

Vanbrugh Quartet Scholarship Fundraiser Concert¤25 (Non-members) / ¤20 (COS members)

COS Programme Jan – June 2017DATE PERFORMERS TIME/VENUE

19/01/17 ED CREEDON (VIOLA) & 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, SABINE DUCROT (PIANO) CIT Cork School of Music

26/01/17 VANBRUGH QUARTET 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, WITH BILL BUTT (CELLO) CIT Cork School of Music

09/02/17 FICINO ENSEMBLE - 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CLARINET QUINTET CIT Cork School of Music

16/02/17 PHILIP MARTIN - 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, PIANO RECITAL CIT Cork School of Music

18/02/17 FLEISCHMANN CHOIR & THE 8.00 pm, City Hall, Cork CSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

26/02/17 CORK CONCERT ORCHESTRA 8.00 pm, City Hall, Cork with DUMITRU GOIA (conductor)

02/03/17 CATHERINE LEONARD (VIOLIN) 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, & HUGH TINNEY (PIANO) CIT Cork School of Music

23/03/17 EMMANUELLE BERTRAND 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, (CELLO) & PASCAL AMOYEL CIT Cork School of Music (PIANO)

08/04/17 CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CIT Cork School of Music

20/04/17 BRASS TACKS 8.00 pm, (BRASS QUINTET) Venue to be confirmed

27/04/17 ILIAN GARNET (VIOLIN) & 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, STANISLAV JAR (PIANO) CIT Cork School of Music

17/05/17 ELIZABETH COONEY & 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, FRIENDS (STRING SEXTET) CIT Cork School of Music

02/06/17 FIONA KELLY (FLUTE) & 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, SABINE DUCROT (PIANO) CIT Cork School of Music

17/06/17 VANBRUGH QUARTET - 8.00 pm, Aula Maxima, Scholarship Fundraiser Concert University College Cork

SEASON TICKETS are now available for the Spring/Summer 2017 concert season.

COS members: ¤125 (standard) / ¤75 (concession)Non-members: ¤150 (standard) / ¤100 (concession)

For more details, please see: www.corkorchestralsociety.ie/cos-season-tickets

Fri 02 June 2017 (to be confirmed)8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Fiona Kelly (flute) & Sabine Ducrot (piano) Irish flautist Fiona Kelly, principal flute of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, joins pianist Sabine Ducrot for a programme featuring famous works by Debussy and Franck, plus a selection of delightful pieces for flute by four lesser known French composers.Debussy: Sonata for violin (arranged for Flute and Piano). Marais: Folies D’Espagne. Jolivet: Chant de Linos. Gaubert: Ballade. Hurel: Loops for solo Flute. Franck: Sonata in A major (arranged for Flute and Piano)

Thurs 27 April 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Ilian Garnet (violin) & Stanislav Jar (piano) Cork Orchestral Society is very pleased to present a recital by the exciting and multi-prizewinning Moldovan duo Ilian Gârnet and Stanislav Jar. The delightful programme features works by Bach, Beethoven and César Franck.Bach: Sonata for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord No.1, BWV 1014. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in E flat major, Op.12 No.3. Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano.

Sat 17 June 20178.00 pm, Aula Maxima, UCC

Vanbrugh Quartet - Scholarship Fundraiser Concert The Vanbrugh Quartet’s annual Scholarship Gala Fundraiser is always a spectacular finish to our season. This wonderful event invariably promises a memorable mix of great music and special guests.The concert is in aid of the National String Quartet Foundation.

Wed 17 May 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Elizabeth Cooney & Friends (String Sextet) Violinist Elizabeth Cooney and an eminent group of musical friends – Mairéad Hickey (violin); Simon Aspell and Ruth Gibson (violas); Guy Johnston and Brian O’Kane (cellos) – perform popular works for string sextet by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de FlorenceBrahms: Sextet No.1 in B flat major Op.16

Thurs 19 January 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Ed Creedon (viola) & Sabine Ducrot (piano)Cork Orchestral Society is delighted to open its Spring season with a recital by the highly acclaimed young Cork-born Viola player, Ed Creedon. For this very special concert, Ed will be accompanied by French pianist, Sabine Ducrot. Schumann: Märchenbilder. Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano. Penderecki: Cadenza for viola solo. Vieuxtemps: Sonata for Viola and Piano.

Thurs 26 January 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Vanbrugh Quartet with Bill Butt (cello)As part of their last ever tour with the existing line up of musicians, the Vanbrugh Quartet will perform string quartet miniatures from China, Norway, Ireland and the USA, plus Schubert’s sublime String Quintet with guest cellist, Bill Butt.Sean Doherty: The Devil’s Dream. Kraggerud: Preghiera. Zhou Long: Song of the Ch’in. Barber: Adagio. Schickele: Barn Dance. Schubert: Quintet in C Major, Op.163

Sat 18 February 20178.00 pm, City Hall, Cork

Fleischmann Choir & the CSM Symphony OrchestraThe ever popular Fleischmann Choir, accompanied by the CSM Symphony Orchestra, performs one of the most profoundly beautiful sacred works of the nineteenth century, Stabat Mater by the great Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák. Conductor: Conor Palliser.

Sat 08 April 20171.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra Conor Palliser conducts the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra in a FREE Open Day concert! The programme for this hugely popular event features the exquisite penultimate symphony of Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88

Thurs 20 April 20178.00 pm, Venue to be confirmed

Brass Tacks (Brass Quintet) Brass Tracks is a chamber group dedicated to making brass music from throughout the ages accessible to audiences young and old, by performing music from the Renaissance period to the present day. They aim to not only enthuse and excite, but also to entertain their listeners and release new life and theatre into music.

Thurs 16 February 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Philip Martin Acclaimed Dublin-born pianist and composer Philip Martin has a unique, sought-after reputation which has made him a distinguished international artist. “Mr. Martin is capable of prodigious virtuosity and is musicianly to the utmost degree”.Fauré: Nocturne No.6 in D flat, Op.63. Martin: Night Piece/Pisces, Gemini and Scorpio from “Zodiac Suite”/New York Nights. Mayerl: Shallow Waters/Robots. Gottschalk: Le Bananier/Solitude/Le Banjo

Thurs 02 March 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Catherine Leonard (violin) & Hugh Tinney (piano) Two of Ireland’s foremost musicians with highly successful solo careers in Ireland and internationally, Catherine and Hugh have performed as a critically acclaimed duo since 2000.J.S.Bach: Sonata in C minor for violin and piano, BMW 1017– 1. Siciliano (Largo) & 2. Allegro. Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D 385. Messiaen: Thème et Variations (1932). Deane: Parthenia Violata. Brahms: Sonata in D minor, Op.108

Thurs 09 February 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Ficino Ensemble - Clarinet QuintetFormed by the highly esteemed American violinist Nathan Sherman in 2012, the Ficino Ensemble is an exciting new flexible chamber music group that performs great music for small ensembles, ranging from string trios to works written for larger groups.Milkos Rozsa: String Trio Op.1 Philip Glass: String Quartet No.3, “Mishima” Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Thurs 23 March 20178.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music Emmanuelle Bertrand & Pascal Amoyel Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello) and Pascal Amoyel (piano) have performed together for many years, garnering widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike for the wonderful singing quality of their playing.Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No.1 / Élégie, Op.24Saint-Saëns: Deuxième Sonate, Op. 117Kevin Volans: New Music Network commissionLiszt: Première Élégie, S.130Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op.38

Sun 26 February 20178.00 pm, City Hall, Cork

Cork Concert Orchestra Internationally renowned conductor Dumitru Goia and highy esteemed guest soloist, violinist Diana Jipa, join Cork Concert Orchestra for a very special programme of Russian masterpieces.Shostakovich: Symphony No.5, Op.47. Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from “Eugene Onegin”, Op.24. Tchaikovsky (arr. Glazunov): Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher, Op.42. Glazunov: Concert Waltz No.1, Op.47