Three Irish World Premieres by the RTÉ Contempo Quartet

The RTÉ Contempo Quartet will premiere three new works commissioned by RTÉ during their 2017-2018 season by Irish composers Raymond Deane, Deirdre McKay and Andrew Hamilton. First performances will be at 6pm in the Limerick Gallery of Art on Thursday 5 October, (Deane)  and Thursday 3 May (Hamilton) and the Chapter House, St Mary’s Cathedral Kilkenny, on Sunday 3 December at 4pm (McKay). We are delighted that all three composers will be present for their world premieres and will introduce their piece during the concert . The short interviews will be hosted by Linda O’Shea Farren from the Contemporary Music Centre.