Patrick Rafter - violin • Fiachra Garvey - piano

Sonata for violin and piano in A major - César Franck (1822-1890)

Poème élégiaque, Op. 12 - Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931)

Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in G major - Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Kilkenny-based violinist Patrick Rafter has toured Europe, the Middle East, South

America, and Asia as a soloist, director, conductor, and recitalist. He has been the

grand prize winner of multiple competitions including the Valiant Violin

Competition, Switzerland 2016, the London Performing Arts Competition 2017,

and the Dublin Feis Ceoil Conducting Competition 2022. Leading Irish pianist

Fiachra Garvey is possessed of a maturity and profound understanding of his art,

which when combined with his infectious enthusiasm for music-making, has

already captivated audiences in concert halls across Europe and beyond.

This concert is supported by the following funding bodies and organisations: