The concert is supported by the Arts Council, Cork County Council and RTE Lyric FM
Venue: St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery, P85 C430, 8pm
Tickets €20
Online, at the door, at Thornhill Electrical Skibbereen or text/call 086 226 4797
Fionnuala Moynihan – piano
Kieran Moynihan – flute
Programme
This magical programme will journey through some of Chopin’s most celebrated Nocturnes for piano solo alongside celebrated works by the composers who greatly influenced and knew Chopin during his lifetime.
Join Duo Lyrica as they perform seven of Chopin’s most cherished Nocturnes for solo piano and a selection of beautiful works for flute and piano by Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Mendelssohn and John Field.
Nocturne op.9 no.1 and 2 – Chopin
Nocturne op.32 No.1 – Chopin
Nocturne op.37 No.1 – Chopin
For flute and piano:
Nocturne no.5 in Bb major – John Field
Liebestraum No.3 – Liszt|
Variations on a Theme by Rossini – Chopin
***** Second Half ****
Nocturne op.55 no.1 – Chopin
Nocturne op.62 no.1 – Chopin
Nocturne op.72 no.1 – Chopin
Nocturne KK IVa no.20 – Chopin
For flute and piano:
Drei Fantasiestucke op.73 – Schumann
Song Without Words op.67 no.1 in Eb major – Mendelssohn
Fionnuala Moynihan is one of Ireland’s leading concert pianists, specialising in the works of baroque, classical and early romantic composers. Fionnuala is celebrated for her clarity of touch, her exploration of pianistic tones and colours, her innate musical understanding and musicianship.
Fionnuala has given solo recitals and concerto performances throughout Ireland, the UK, France, Holland, Italy, Israel, U.S.A, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Poland, Japan, Holland and Hungary.
One of Fionnuala’s main highlights was to perform the Complete Piano Sonatas of Mozart in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, in a series of five recitals in 2010. She was the first pianist to have undertaken the formidable challenge of performing this cycle in its entirety in Ireland. Since then, Fionnuala has performed nine complete solo piano series performing the complete cycles by Mozart, Haydn, Clementi and Schubert.
In 2009 Dr Fionnuala Moynihan became the first person to be awarded a Doctorate in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Dublin City University. Fionnuala studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire, The Paris Conservatoire and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. A prolific award winner, her awards include the John Field Prize at the Dublin International Piano Competition, the prestigious Maura Tessier Bursary and the Rena Menasche Award at the Tel Hai Piano Festival, Israel.
Her debut CD ’The Ivory Lady’ was launched in January 2015. This CD is a classical-trad fusion CD and showcases Fionnuala’s love for both the classical and traditional music genres. In April 2016 she recorded a recital of sonatas by Muzio Clementi for The Lyric Concert on RTE Lyric FM Radio. Her latest CD, ‘Melodies of Nations’, with oboist Sanja Romic, was released on the Hedone Label in June 2017.
Highlights for 2025 include performing the Complete Chopin Nocturnes in Triskel Arts Centre and the prestigious position of Artist in Residence in Ionad Culturtha, Baile Bhuirne, Cork.
Fionnuala currently holds the position of University Pianist and Performance Coach at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Website: www.fionnualamoynihan.com Twitter/X: @finnmoynihan
Instagram: Fionnuala Moynihan
Kieran Moynihan began his studies at the MTU Cork School of Music before gaining his B.Mus. from London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In the UK he has performed with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with ballet companies such as English National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet and toured with major West End musical productions.
Since returning to Ireland in 2010, Kieran has worked with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Wexford Opera, Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra, Irish National Opera and Northern Ireland Opera.
Upcoming performances include recitals with Dr Fionnuala Moynihan in The Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, orchestral performances with Wexford National Opera, Irish National Opera and the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra.