According to the organisers, it’s a “one-off” show, with Marwood, as a violinist, having made headlines in concertos, chamber music and all the usual things that violinists do, though in his case there is a vigorous streak of versatility.   
In his opening concerts of the ICO’s 08/09 season Marwood introduces the sensational Susan Gritton for four concerts, three of which take place here in Ireland.

Gritton makes her Irish début with the Irish Chamber Orchestra in a triptych of concerts in Limerick (University Concert Hall), Cork (CIT Cork) and Dublin (National Concert Hall) on the 18, 19 and 21 September respectively.

These three concerts provide the preview for the ICO’s first ever performance with Anthony Marwood at London’s Wigmore Hall on Tuesday, September 23.
A Grammy nominated artist who is in constant demand, Susan Gritton has recorded prolifically.

Acclaimed for her rich-hued timbre and linguistic mastery, she studied botany before taking up a career in singing.

Gritton appears regularly in concert with the world’s great orchestras and conductors in venues including the Musikverein in Vienna, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Salzburg Mozarteum and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Recent appearances included the Berlin Philharmonic with Simon Rattle and Roger Norrington, the LSO with Daniel Harding, the BBC Symphony Orchestra with Bernard Haitink, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Charles Mackerras, the New York Philharmonic with Sir Colin Davis and L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande with Jeffrey Tate.

Future engagements include appearances with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Antonio Pappano and the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Frans Bruggen.  
Marwood's programme features two examples of Bach’s melodic genius.

His brilliant E-major violin concerto highlights the astonishing beauty of Anthony Marwood’s sound, whilst Cantata No 199 provides an ideal vehicle for the sublime soprano of Susan Gritton.

The programme is book-ended by contrasting shades of Russian passion with Arensky’s Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky a warm tribute to the elder composer and Shostakovich’s Quartet No 2, dedicated to his colleague and friend the composer Vissarion Shebalin. 
Don’t miss these upcoming ICO performances at a venue near you.

Full listings can also be found on www.irishchamberorchestra.com

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