Classical review: Irish Chamber Orchestra
A car painted in blocks of green and white greeted visitors to Ballingarry, the small village in Co Limerick last weekend, a talisman to the county hurlers who were soon to take on Wexford in the quarter final of the GAA Championship. Sport, however, wasn’t the only matter generating an air of anticipation in the locality. A little further on, a road sign advertising a concert by another Limerick ensemble begged attention. At the local church, the Parks and Playground Committee were waiting to greet patrons.
In a programme titled ‘Vienna to the Volga’, the Irish Chamber Orchestra presented a programme of classical and romantic repertoire with a witty modern element in two works by 20th century Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. It was a winning combination.
