Classical music to hit the right notes during Holy Week

Two sensational concerts by the CSO, Vanbrugh Quartet and Camerata are planned for Holy Thursday and Good Friday, says Declan Townsend

Holy Thursday (April 17) promises to be an auspicious date in the ‘classical’ music history of Cork. Since Radio Éireann succumbed to pressure to establish a professional ensemble in the south, Cork has had an international-calibre string quartet based in the city.

Since 1986 that position has been held by the RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet. Recently, however, RTE has inexplicably awarded that position to the Galway-based, Con Tempo Quartet.