UNIVERSITY Concert Hall (UCH) has announced details of their popular classical concert series Awakening. The series, which is in its second year, will be presented by Lyric FM’s Liz Nolan and will include Sunday afternoon performances from much loved Irish classical performers.
The series will open this Sunday April 3 with performances from The ABL Aviation Studio which features artists participating in the Irish National Opera’s annual artistic development programme. The studio makes an annual selection of operatic talent in Ireland and provides specially tailored training, professional mentoring and high-level professional engagements for a group of individuals whose success will be key to the future development of opera in Ireland.
This year’s performing artists include Ami Hewitt (Soprano), Catherine Donnelly (Soprano), Francesco Giusti (Counter-tenor), Conor Prendiville (Tenor) and Richard McGrath (Répétiteur).
In a programme of opera favourites from well-loved classics such as ‘La bohéme’, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and ‘La Traviata’, this is a chance to hear some of Ireland’s most promising opera singers sing some of the greatest pieces in the operatic canon.
The series continues on Sunday May 8 when acclaimed Irish pianist John O’Conor performs a beautiful programme of Beethoven Sonatas. O’Conor has been gathering wonderful reviews for his masterly playing for over forty years and has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, and the NHK Orchestra in Japan.
Awakening Limerick Concert Series closes on Sunday June 5 with Camerata Ireland who will perform a concert of Mozart and Beethoven.
Speaking about the series UCH Director Sinéad Hope said “We launched the Awakening Limerick Concert Series last year in the height of Covid restrictions. Naturally, we are delighted to be able to present this year’s series to a live audience and we’re very excited about this year’s line-up of incredible Irish talent.”
Tickets from just €20 booking at 061 331549 / www.uch.ie
