Festival programme
2026
THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER
7.30pm: Evening Concert - MONKSTOWN PARISH SCHOOLHOUSE
Join the festival’s opening concert, with a musical programme celebrating pieces from when the Schoolhouse was constructed in 1787. Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine at the concert!
Josef Haydn: String Quartet Op. 50 No. 5 ‘The Dream’ (1791)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet No. 13 Op. 137 (1817)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for clarinet and string quartet K581 (1789)
Féinics String Quartet
Iulia Tereza Floescu & Rohan Harron, violins
Jeannette Bogado, viola
Caitríona Finnegan, cello
John Finucane, clarinet
FRIDAY 2ND OCTOber
7.30pm: Evening Concert - CHURCH OF IRELAND, MONKSTOWN
Louise Farrenc: Trio Op. 44 for clarinet, cello and piano
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane for violin and piano
INTERVAL
Maurice Ravel: Duo for violin and cello
Darius Milhaud: Suite for violin, clarinet and piano
Nathalia Milstein, piano
Mairéad Hickey, violin
Marc Coppey, cello
John Finucane, clarinet
SATURDAY 3RD OCTOber
3.30pm: Afternoon Concert - CHURCH OF IRELAND, MONKSTOWN
Percussion Recital with Richard O’Donnell
7.30pm: Evening Concert - CHURCH OF IRELAND, MONKSTOWN
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin and piano
Gabriel Faure: Cello Sonata No. 2 Op. 117
INTERVAL
Gabriel Faure: Élégie Op. 24, cello and piano
Antonín Dvořak: Dumky Trio Op. 90
Nathalia Milstein, piano
Mairéad Hickey, violin
Marc Coppey, cello
9.30pm: Jazz Club @ Café du Journal, Monkstown
SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER
11.00am: Classical Kids - MONKSTOWN PARISH SCHOOLHOUSE
Bring the little one’s along! More info: www.classicalkids.ie
3.30pm: Afternoon Concert - CHURCH OF IRELAND, MONKSTOWN
Mickey Glen Thomas - Winner of the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year, 2025
John Field: Nocturne No. 16 in C major
Maurice Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata Op. 109 in E major
7.30pm: Evening Concert - CHURCH OF IRELAND, MONKSTOWN
Franz Schubert: Octet in F Major D.803
Mia Cooper & Elizabeth Leonard, violins
David Kenny, viola
Martin Johnson, cello
Malachy Robinson, double bass
John Finucane, clarinet
Sinéad Frost, bassoon
Hannah Miller, French horn