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Choir stalls St Canice's Cathedral Music in Kilkenny

Concerts in Kilkenny

This season's programme, running from September to December, includes solo concerts, chamber music, and orchestral masterworks.

Upcoming Concerts

  • The Carducci String Quartet
    The Carducci String Quartet
    Sat, Jan 18
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    Jan 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1
    Matthew Denton - violin Michelle Fleming - violin Eoin Schmidt-Martin - viola Emma Denton - cello
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  • Patrick Rafter - violin • Fiachra Garvey - piano
    Patrick Rafter - violin • Fiachra Garvey - piano
    Sun, Jan 26
    Thomastown Concert Hall
    Jan 26, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Thomastown Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Patrick Rafter - violin Fiachra Garvey - piano
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  • The Sonoro String Quartet
    The Sonoro String Quartet
    Sat, Feb 08
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    Feb 08, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1
    Marley Erickson violin Jeroen De Beer - violin Séamus Hickey - viola Isaac Lottman - cello
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  • Lenneke Ruiten & Finghin Collins
    Lenneke Ruiten & Finghin Collins
    Sun, Feb 23
    Thomastown Concert Hall
    Feb 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Thomastown Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Lenneke Ruiten - soprano Finghin Collins - piano
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  • The Britten Oboe Quartet
    The Britten Oboe Quartet
    Sun, Mar 09
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    Mar 09, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Ireland, R95 YRK1
    Nicholas Daniel - oboe & cor anglais Jacqueline Shave - violin Ting-Ru Lai - viola Caroline Dearnley - cello
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  • Yukine Kuroki
    Yukine Kuroki
    Sun, Mar 16
    Thomastown Concert Hall
    Mar 16, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Thomastown Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Yukine Kuroki - piano
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  • Anna Cashell & Aisling Ennis
    Anna Cashell & Aisling Ennis
    Sun, Mar 23
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    Mar 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, Ireland, R95 YRK1
    Anna Cashell - violin Aisling Ennis - harp
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  • St. Matthew Passion
    St. Matthew Passion
    Thu, Apr 10
    St Canice's Cathedral
    Apr 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    St Canice's Cathedral, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Irish Baroque Orchestra and Choir Peter Whelan director
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  • Le Concert Spirituel
    Le Concert Spirituel
    Sun, Apr 27
    Thomastown Concert Hall
    Apr 27, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Thomastown Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Sestina Music Mark Chambers director
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  • The Engegård String Quartet
    The Engegård String Quartet
    Sun, May 04
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    May 04, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Arvid Engegård - violin Laura Custodio - Sabas violin Juliet Jopling - viola Jan Clemens Carlsen - cello
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  • The Vienna Mozart Trio
    The Vienna Mozart Trio
    Sun, May 11
    Thomastown Concert Hall
    May 11, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Thomastown Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Irina Auner - piano Daniel Auner - violin Diethard Auner - cello
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  • Mark Anthony McGrath
    Mark Anthony McGrath
    Sun, May 18
    The Parade Tower
    May 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    The Parade Tower, The Parade, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Mark Anthony McGrath - guitar Carolan’s Weiss - Baroque Music from Ireland and Germany performed on 6, 7 and 13 string guitars
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Previous Concerts

  • Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
    Irish Baroque Orchestra & Chorus
    The Picture Gallery, Kilkenny Castle
    The Picture Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny
    The Picture Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny
    Peter Whelan - director Rowan Pierce, Aisling Kenny - soprano James Hall, Francesco Giusto - alto Jonathan Hanley, Christopher Bowen - tenor Frederick Long, William Gaunt - bass J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
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  • Earls of Ormond
    Earls of Ormond
    The Parade Tower
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle
    Caoimhe de Paor - recorder Laoise O’Brien - recorder Sarah Groser - viol Norah O’Leary - viol Siobhan Armstrong - historical harps Malcolm Proud - chamber organ
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  • Lumiere Quartet
    Lumiere Quartet
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny
    Claire Duff - violin Elaine Clark - violin Nathan Sherman - viola Carina Drury - cello
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  • Spotlight Chamber Music Series
    Spotlight Chamber Music Series
    The Concert Hall
    The Concert Hall, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    The Concert Hall, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Mairéad Hickey - violin Diane Daly - violin Maria Ryan - violin Clíodhna Ryan - violin Tríona Milne - viola Beth McNinch - viola Christopher Marwood - cello Aoife Burke - cello Special Family Ticket - €10.00 - admits 1 adult and 2 children.
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  • Lir Quartet
    Lir Quartet
    The Concert Hall
    The Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    The Concert Hall, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Siobhán Doyle - violin Kirsty Main - violin Ed Creedon - viola Killian White - cello
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  • New Dublin Voices
    New Dublin Voices
    St. Mary's Cathedral
    St. Mary's Cathedral , James's St, Kilkenny
    St. Mary's Cathedral , James's St, Kilkenny
    Bernie Sherlock - conductor Settings of poems by W.B.Yeats
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  • The Vanbrugh & Friends
    The Vanbrugh & Friends
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny
    The Parade Tower Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny
    Keith Pascoe - violin Marja Gaynor - violin Simon Aspell - viola Ed Creedon - viola Christopher Marwood - cello Maria O’Connor - cello
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  • The Gesualdo Six
    The Gesualdo Six
    The Black Abbey
    The Black Abbey, Kilkenny
    The Black Abbey, Kilkenny
    The Golden Age of polyphony in England Owain Park - director and bass Guy James - countertenor Alasdair Austin - countertenor Joseph Wicks - tenor Josh Cooter - tenor Michael Craddock - baritone
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  • Evlana Ensemble
    Evlana Ensemble
    The Concert Hall Thomastown
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Sylvia O’Brien - soprano Keith Pascoe - violin Lynda O'Connor - violin Nathan Sherman - viola Yseult Cooper Stockdale - cello Bill Dowdall - flute Paul Roe - clarinet Isabelle O’Connell - piano
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  • Pelléas Ensemble
    Pelléas Ensemble
    The Parade Tower
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1, Ireland
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1, Ireland
    Henry Roberts - flute Luba Tunnicliffe - viola Oliver Wass - harp
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  • The Geminiani Ensemble
    The Geminiani Ensemble
    The Parade Tower
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1, Ireland
    The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1, Ireland
    Alison Bury - baroque violin John Dornenburg - viola da gamba Malcolm Proud - harpsichord
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  • State Choir Latvia
    State Choir Latvia
    St Canices Cathedral
    St Canices Cathedral, Coach Rd, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    St Canices Cathedral, Coach Rd, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Mãris Sirmais - director
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  • Thomas Baeté • Solo show “On Solitude”
    Thomas Baeté • Solo show “On Solitude”
    The Chapel Royal
    The Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, Castle St, Dublin 2
    The Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, Castle St, Dublin 2
    Following the success of the Irish tour in October 2023 by the Dutch/Flemish ensemble The Spirit of Gambo, Thomas Baeté (a member of the viol consort) returns to Dublin for a solo concert on Tuesday 30th April at 7.30 in the beautiful setting of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle.
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  • Carl Henning Fredriksson - cello • Donal McHugh - piano
    Carl Henning Fredriksson - cello • Donal McHugh - piano
    The Concert Hall Thomastown
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Le Lugubre Gondola Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) - Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Cello Sonata Op. 36
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  • Sestina Music and Baroque Ensemble  • In Praise of St Cecilia
    Sestina Music and Baroque Ensemble  • In Praise of St Cecilia
    The Concert Hall Thomastown
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Mark Chambers - musical director
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  • Schubertreise
    Schubertreise
    The Concert Hall Thomastown
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Conor Biggs - baritone Michel Stas - piano
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  • Resurgam • Tudor Connections
    Resurgam • Tudor Connections
    St. Canice's Cathedral
    St. Canice's Cathedral, Coach Rd, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    St. Canice's Cathedral, Coach Rd, Gardens, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Mark Duley - music director in association with members of the choir of St. Canice’s Cathedral
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  • Far Flung Trio •  Under Paris Skies
    Far Flung Trio •  Under Paris Skies
    The Concert Hall Thomastown
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    The Concert Hall Thomastown, Station Rd, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
    Katherine Hunka - violin Malachy Robinson - bass Dermot Dunne - accordion
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