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Having a Jewish husband and a son with Down syndrome ensured Irish composer Deirdre Gribbin’s piece on the Kindertransport movement is particularly personal. It will be premiered in West Cork, writes Cathy Desmond.

THE 2014 West Cork Chamber Music Festival more than maintained Bantry’s place on the music map with nine days of wonderful concerts.

Bantry’s chamber music festival has all combinations: string and brass soloists, pianists, and even a quintet,says Declan Townsend.

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