Les Ballets Russes - Eileen Gray and Music in the City of Light

In celebration of Eileen Gray’s creative genius and that of her musical peers, the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Irish Museum of Modern Art presents a three-concert series this winter in the magnificent setting of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Taking place during IMMA’s major retrospective of this significant Irish artist, Eileen Gray and Music in the City of Light, features many of Ireland’s finest musicians who will explore the rich musical legacy of France’s iconic capital.

The Ballets Russes was a melting pot of extraordinary creativity with Stravinsky, Ravel, Debussy, Milhaud and Satie amongst the composers the Russian impresario commissioned to collaborate with a pool of artistic talent including Picasso, Matisse, Cocteau and the celebrated dancers Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova. Recognising the enduring significance of Diaghilev’s early productions in the development of Gray as an architect, the second concert features an array of charming music by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes composers.

Royal Hospital Kilmainham at 3.00 pm
(Tickets €10 and €5 (concessions) available from the National Concert Hall)

Les Ballets Russes

Stravinsky: Suite from “A Soldier’s Tale”
John Finucane, clarinet; Karl Sweeney, violin and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano

Debussy: Cello Sonata
William Butt, cello and Lance Coburn, piano

Satie: Gnossiennes (Nos 4, 5 and 6)
Hugh Tinney, piano

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet
John Finucane, clarinet

Milhaud: Duo Concertante
John Finucane, clarinet and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano

Ravel: Tzigane
Karl Sweeney, violin and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano

De Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Espagnolas
Lynda Lee, soprano and Hugh Tinney, piano

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