Drogheda Classical Music

11/04/2026

Some beautiful Vaughan Williams of a Saturday afternoon! Here is our Artistic Director Dr Gavan Ring with the wonderful Fiachra Garvey singing 'Whither must I wander' on BBC Radio 3!

07/04/2026

We can't wait for this Friday!! 😁😁😁

Trish Clowes - saxophone & composition, Ross Stanley - pianoFrom a Wigmore Hall live stream in April 2021, Clowes and Stanley perform Clowes's 'A View with a...

27/03/2026

On RTÉ lyric fm again this evening with another airing of our spectacular 25/26 season opener with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra! 🤩

25/03/2026

Book your tickets now for our COOL season finale with Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley on 10 April! 😎

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25/03/2026

Some shots of our most recent and quite incredible concert with the Piatti Quartet!

Will you be joining us for our season finale on 10 April?! We can't wait to see you there! There will be some season finale celebratory nibbles!

Photography by Jenny Callanan Photography!

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24/03/2026

We're on air once again today with the wonderful Liz Nolan lizlyricfm!! 😁🎶

A prestige pairing... Daniel Lebhardt pf. & vln. Benjamin Baker team up for a Drogheda Classical Music concert- Schubert's B minor Rondo D.895, Brahms' Violin Sonata No.2, & his B minor Violin Sonata by Respighi. While soprano Karina Gauvin recalls a childhood idyll in Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915", & Mitsuko portrays a Chopin Nocturne. 1-4pm RTÉ lyric fm

12/03/2026

Our wonderful Series Ambassador Seán Tester sticking up for classical music on the world stage Washington Post! Bravo Seán! 👏

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Still a little surreal to see my name in The Washington Post.

Really excited to have my piece ‘In Defense of Opera & Ballet’ featured in the Opinions section of such an iconic publication. Grateful to be part of the conversation.

Take a look if you’re interested: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/09/timothee-chalamet-war-language/

11/03/2026

We're on the air today!! 😁🎶

Keyboard meister! Rowel Friers commands a
Drogheda Classical Music
concert- Beethoven's 32 Variations in C minor, Dohnanyi's Naila Waltz, plus music of De Falla, Chopin & David Fennessy. While Ireland's Far Flung Trio take on Eric Satie, & Fritz sings from Flotow's "Martha". 1-4pm RTÉ lyric fm

10/03/2026

Treat yourself to a wonderful start to your week with Drogheda Classical Music and Piatti Quartet, this evening, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺.

The Piatti return to Drogheda Classical Music for the first time since 2016 with an alluring programme mixing romantic passions with modern evocations in works by Brahms, Charlotte Harding and Dvořák! 🎻

🎫 Book your place: https://www.droichead.com/show-detail/?id=873676894

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10/03/2026

We can't wait!!! 😁😁😁

Drogheda Classical Music welcomes the internationally acclaimed Piatti Quartet
back to town this Tuesday, 10th March, for what promises to be a wonderful evening of live classical music .

Based at Kings Place in London, the quartet are widely praised for their lyrical warmth and have performed on some of the world’s leading stages. Their Drogheda concert will feature a beautiful programme of works by Brahms, Charlotte Harding and Dvořák, bringing world-class chamber music right to the heart of our town.

Arrive early to enjoy a free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Dr Gavan Ring and members of the quartet, offering insights into the music and the evening’s performance.

📍 St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda
⏰ Pre-concert talk at 7pm
🎶 Performance at 7:30pm

To book your tickets visit https://droicheadartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873676894

𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘉𝘐𝘋: 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴

09/03/2026

🎻 Piatti Quartet Returns to Drogheda this March!
Drogheda Classical Music is delighted to welcome back the internationally acclaimed Piatti Quartet, Resident Quartet at Kings Place, London and celebrated for their “profound music making” (The Strad) and “lyrical warmth” (BBC Music Magazine).

Since their prize-winning performances at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the quartet has performed worldwide with numerous international broadcasts.

Their recordings have earned widespread acclaim, including ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BBC Music Magazine reviews, a Presto Music Top 10 Recording of the Year, and multiple nominations from Gramophone and Limelight.

They return to Drogheda with a sumptuous programme featuring:

🎶 Brahms – String Quartet No. 1 in C minor
🎶 Charlotte Harding – Iorsa
🎶 Dvořák – String Quartet No. 13 in G major

Book now via Droichead Arts Centre!

✨ Arrive early! Join us at 7pm for a free pre-concert talk with Dr Gavan Ring and the Piatti Quartet exploring the music, composers, and stories behind the evening’s performance.