Romanian Rhapsody

Event overview 

A concert of good quality music, tasty wine and wonderful people, hosted in a great location as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is what any person needs from time to time, anyone who wants to enjoy life, loves meeting new people and exploring new cultures. The " Romanian Rhapsody" concert was a mix of traditional, classical and ritual music accompanied by live visuals just perfect for the whole family, where everyone, be it children, teens, parents and grandparents will be filled with positive energy from the music, excellent Romanian wine and traditional snacks, completed by the presence of wonderful people of the Limerick community.

The concert organised by the Romanian Embassy in Dublin with the support of the Romanian community from Limerick was a great opportunity for the whole  local community to explore Romanian culture through music, live visuals, food and wine tastings. The music and live visuals  were  the "food" for the souls  of the participants. It was a unique experience for the Limerick community as this type of events are not very often organised and the fact that the tickets were sold out with a few days before the event proved the uniqueness of the  event that we, as a community hope to see more of them. 

I have no doubt that the entire audience had a great evening. The end of the concert was followed by a short photo session with the artists, our guests and organisers, including HE Mrs. Manuela Breazu, Ambassador of Romania. 

I recommend to everyone a concert of this kind, which guarantees great moments in the present and for the past, when transformed into memories.

Written by Maria Plamada, 12/04/2019

Event Announcement

A concert, wine & canapé reception prior to the concert!

This event is organised as part of the special programme celebrating Romania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (1 January 2019 - 30 June 2019) by HE Mrs. Manuela Breazu, Ambassador of Romania.

Program

The ‘Romanian Rhapsody’ event is a mix of traditional, classical and ritual music accompanied by live visuals. The event includes musical works from various regions of Romania such as Geampara, Transylvanian dance, Hora Stacatto, Calușul oltenesc and classical pieces written by Paul Constantinescu, Grigoras Dinicu & George Enescu.

Artists

RTÉ ConTempo Quartet (Bogdan Sofei and Ingrid Nicola- violins, Andreea Banciu- viola and Adrian Mantu- cello) was formed in 1995 in Bucharest, Romania and were appointed as Galway Music Residency’s Quartet in Residence in 2003 and RTÉ’s Quartet in Residence in 2014. The Quartet has won fourteen international prizes at competitions across Europe (including London, Berlin, Prague, Munich, Rome, Graz, Hamburg) performing over two thousand concerts worldwide in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Tel Aviv Opera House, Geidai Tokyo, NCH Dublin and Théatre du ChâteletParis. The Quartet has the honour of performing in front of great personalities such as HRH Prince Charles, Nelson Mandela, former President of South-Africa, HE Mr. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, Pope John Paul II, Nobel Prize laureates and Hollywood stars.In 2018 the National University of Ireland awarded its members with honorary doctorates in recognition of their cultural work. The Quartet’s discography can be found on the Sony, Universal, RTÉ and HBO labels.
Aileen Cahill is an Irish musician and she completed her Masters in Solo Piano under Dr. John O'Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and was awarded a Fellowship Diploma for vocal and instrumental accompaniment from the London College of Music. Aileen has won many prizes and has been a frequent soloist with ensembles such as Budweis Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech), the Irish Youth Wind Ensemble, RTÉ ConTempo Quartet and Concorde. She is a repetiteur at Maynooth University.

Iulian Pușca is a Romanian panflute player, born in Moldavia. He is the winner of the prestigious 'Freemasons Young Musician of the year Award’ in Dublin. Mr Puscais a graduate of DIT, holding an MA in music. He performs regularly as a soloist, with various European orchestras, as a chamber musician and other folk orchestras and renaissance ensembles.

Mihai Cucu is a Romanian artist. He has worked extensively as a video artist at festivals in many countries, including Romania, Ireland, UK, Germany, Netherlands and Greece, amongst others. In addition to creating visuals for contemporary music performance and directing short films, Mihai has worked prolifically as a photographer and video editor. His work has been widely acclaimed both by the media and the artistic community.

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 7PM, wine & canapés reception will start at 6:30pm, prior to the concert

Register at the link below (Sold-out)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romanian-rhapsody-concert-wine-canape-rece…