What a Difference a Day Makes: Unwanted class on a rainy day brought sunshine into my life

Cellist and Ortús Chamber Music Festival curator Sinéad O'Halloran talks about a rainy day in the North that changed her musical perspective

The 10th Ortús Chamber Music Festival, curated by cellist Sinéad O’Halloran, takes place in venues in Cork city and county, February 26 to March 2.

MID-AUGUST, 2012, I flew into Northern Ireland from Munich — a classic Irish day, lashing rain. I was 17. My flight was delayed, I’d forgotten my coat, I was wrecked.

I’d been selected to spend a week having master classes with musicians performing at the Clandeboye festival. But by mid-August I didn’t want to be there.