Lament for Art O’Leary takes its inspiration from the poem Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire, composed by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill in 1773, following the murder of her husband. It has been described as ‘the greatest poem written on these islands in the 18th century.’ Before we head live to the stage of the National Concert Hall, Claire Cunningham looks back at the origins of the poem with Professor Angela Bourke and hears how Vona Groarke approached writing her own version of the poem in English, which was published in 2008 by The Gallery Press. Also on the programme is a riveting piccolo trumpet concerto by Olga Neuwirth’s Miramondo Multiplo and Ed Bennett’s new Piano Concerto
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Gavin Maloney, conductor
Emma Nash and Kim Sheehan
Chamber Choir of Ireland
Clément Saunier, piccolo trumpet
Xenia Pestova-Bennett, piano
Irene Buckley: Lament for Art O’Leary (Live premiere)
Olga Neuwirth: Miramondo Multiplo (Irish premiere)
Ed Bennett: Piano Concerto (World premiere)
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 6th April, 7pm-9pm
