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| Ireland's Easter Rising to be marked by series of events at Wigmore Hall | Ireland's Easter Rising to be marked by series of events at Wigmore Hall |
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| The centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, in 1916, will be commemorated by a week-long festival at Wigmore Hall in London next April, with music ranging from premieres of new work to traditional Irish songs and harp music. | The centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, in 1916, will be commemorated by a week-long festival at Wigmore Hall in London next April, with music ranging from premieres of new work to traditional Irish songs and harp music. |
| It will include a gala concert on 21 April, that will honour both the Irish and English who died in the rising, and also those who died in the first world war, including many Irish volunteers. | It will include a gala concert on 21 April, that will honour both the Irish and English who died in the rising, and also those who died in the first world war, including many Irish volunteers. |
| The event will be broadcast live both by BBC Radio3 and the Irish RTE Lyric stationsand will also feature recitals and masterclasses by the Irish-born opera singer Ann Murray DBE. | The event will be broadcast live both by BBC Radio3 and the Irish RTE Lyric stationsand will also feature recitals and masterclasses by the Irish-born opera singer Ann Murray DBE. |
| There will be the first performance of a specially commissioned string quartet from Gerald Barry, and the first performance of a suite of piano pieces performed by Mícheál Ó Súílleabháin, making his Wigmore Hall debut, of works originally performed on the harp in the 18th century by the famous blind musician and composer Turlough O’Carolan, who incorporated elements of much older tunes in his work, and handed them on orally across the generations. | There will be the first performance of a specially commissioned string quartet from Gerald Barry, and the first performance of a suite of piano pieces performed by Mícheál Ó Súílleabháin, making his Wigmore Hall debut, of works originally performed on the harp in the 18th century by the famous blind musician and composer Turlough O’Carolan, who incorporated elements of much older tunes in his work, and handed them on orally across the generations. |
| The Irish ambassador to Britain, Daniel Mulhall, said the festival would be a showcase celebrating not just Ireland’s rich cultural heritage but the relationship between the two islands. | The Irish ambassador to Britain, Daniel Mulhall, said the festival would be a showcase celebrating not just Ireland’s rich cultural heritage but the relationship between the two islands. |
| The manager of Wigmore Hall, Limerick-born John Gilhooly OBE, said the festival would be a celebration of cultural links at a pivotal moment in relations between Ireland and the UK. | The manager of Wigmore Hall, Limerick-born John Gilhooly OBE, said the festival would be a celebration of cultural links at a pivotal moment in relations between Ireland and the UK. |
| Another highlight will be a concert on 24 April dedicated to the Queen, in the week of her 90th birthday, devoted to the musical heritage of Dublin Castle, centre for centuries of English rule in Ireland. | |
| It was the scene in 2011 of a banquet for Elizabeth II during her historic state visit to Dublin, the first by a British monarch to the republic, and the first to the Irish capital since her grandfather, George V. | It was the scene in 2011 of a banquet for Elizabeth II during her historic state visit to Dublin, the first by a British monarch to the republic, and the first to the Irish capital since her grandfather, George V. |
| It will feature Ensemble Marsyas, renowned for 18th-century wind music, with its harpsichordist director, Peter Whelan, joined by guest singers, performing music including a birthday ode by Handel, and a recently discovered dramatic work performed in Dublin Castle – both originally performed in 1711 to celebrate the birthday of Queen Anne. | It will feature Ensemble Marsyas, renowned for 18th-century wind music, with its harpsichordist director, Peter Whelan, joined by guest singers, performing music including a birthday ode by Handel, and a recently discovered dramatic work performed in Dublin Castle – both originally performed in 1711 to celebrate the birthday of Queen Anne. |
| • This article was amended on 25 November 2015 to correct the date of the concert dedicated to the Queen. |