Presenting a very exciting programme of works which may be new to you we are delighted to continue our 2025 season with an young and dynamic trio, comprising Robert Finegan, Clara Barbier-Serrano & Joanna Kacperek.
Specialising in the interpretation of new music, Clara Barbier-Serrano collaborates with numerous composers and ensembles. She has received awards at the Concours de Béziers, the Int. Student Lied Duo competition, Lies Askonas competition and ASAO Nuevas Voces. On the opera stage, she has appeared at Oper Leipzig, Verbier Festival Academy, British Youth Opera, Oxford Opera Company, Montpellier and Nice Opera. She was an Académie Jaroussky young artist and from 2024 joined Paris-based company Opera Fuoco.
Robert Finegan has been hailed as ‘one of the most exciting Irish saxophonists of his generation.’ Known for his passion for contemporary music, Robert collaborates with composers worldwide to create new works, leading to acclaimed performances across Europe. Alongside his solo and chamber work, Robert has performed with prominent ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, and the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra.
Joanna Kacperek is highly celebrated for being a multi-faceted pianist both as a soloist and a collaborative pianist. She has performed in major concert halls in Europe, Canada and Japan and is a prize winner of the Grieg International Piano Competition and finalist of the Royal Overseas League Competition. Joanna’s debut solo album was released in September last year with Rubicon Classics label.
As a duo, Clara and Joanna were Oxford Lieder Young Artists, received the Liedinnovation Prize 2023, the Jean Meikle Prize for a Duo at the Wigmore Hall Song Competition and 2nd Prize at the Hugo Wolf int. Song Competition 2024.
The programme will comprise
The Salley Gardens - arr. B. Britten
Improvisation on W.B Yeats' Stream and Sun at Glendalough
Voyage à Paris - F. Poulenc
Hôtel - F. Poulenc
L’Invitation au voyage - H. Duparc
I, of whom I know nothing - Kenneth Edge
Quand j’étais chez mon père - arr. B. Britten
Le Jardin des Tuileries - Lise Borel
Three piece for Cello No.1 - N. Boulanger (arr. Denise Ondishko)
Love's old sweet song - Molloy/Bingham
Sirensong - Rhona Clarke
J’ai deux amours - Scotto/Baker
Ticket prices for this concert are €20, €17 (concessions) and €5 (students/unwaged) and will be available at the door or on www.eventbrite.ie (a booking fee will apply and there are no refunds).