Stanford Centenary Series

A series of three chamber concerts, curated by pianist Finghin Collins, marking the centenary of the death of the Irish composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

Finghin Collins piano 
Benjamin Russell baritone 
Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano 
Andreea Banciu viola 
ConTempo Quartet

Schumann selected songs                                
Stanford  Three selected songs from “Cushendall”                
Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata (1919)                        
Stanford Blarney Ballads                                 
Stanford String Quartet No. 6 Op. 122 (1910)

The final concert in the series presents an array of musicians in a diverse selection of pieces by Stanford, Schumann (one of his favourite composers) and one his most eminent pupils, Rebecca Clarke. Two short Irish song-cycles will provide contrast from the predominantly instrumental focus of this concert, while the series concludes with Stanford’s sixth string quartet, composed during a fishing holiday in Northumberland. 

Presented by NCH