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A starry line-up of international musicians has been confirmed for the second Westport Festival of Chamber Music.

A starry line-up of international musicians has been confirmed for the second Westport Festival of Chamber Music.

The first Westport Festival of Chamber Music will be held on September 6 to 8. Tickets for the event are on sale in the Clew Bay Hotel and online at www.classicallinks.ie. Both Westport House and Holy Trinity Church are perfect venues for live music performances, providing a most appropriate setting for a music festival.

Westport Festival of Chamber Music launched

Launched on Monday evening by Minister Jimmy Deenihan, the 37th Westport Arts Festival is under way. Providing its typically quirky and diverse line-up of acts, it spans two full weeks this year, from October 1 to 14, with something on offer for all ages and tastes. If you are looking for something to do this weekend there is lots to chose from.

Violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney will visit Westport on Sunday 7 October for an afternoon concert at 4pm in Holy Trinity Church as part of Westport Arts Festival. Their programme artfully combines two Beethoven sonatas (No.6 and the "Kreutzer" Sonata) with Westport born Raymond Deane’s “Parthenia Violata” and Ravel’s Sonata in G major.

Violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney will visit Westport on October 23 for a Sunday afternoon concert at 4pm in Holy Trinity Church.

The distinguished violin and piano duo of Catherine Leonard and Hugh Tinney will tour to Roscommon Arts Centre today, Friday October 15 at 8pm. This duo has a special affinity with Beethoven’s music and will perform two of his sonatas for violin and piano (No.3 and No.10). They will also play James Wilson’s Sonata No.5 written for the duo in 2001 together with Debussy’s sonata which Leonard describes as being “full of fantastical elements and jazzy rhythms”.

Roscommon Arts Centre, who have just announced their brand new programme for September to December, have arranged a very special seasonal ticket offer for anyone who wants a great night’s entertainment this autumn. The arts centre has designed a special reduced price season ticket to make things easier on the pocket. Choose any three shows from the shortlist below and make your very own season out of it. Not only will you enjoy savings on tickets prices, but you’ll also receive a complimentary glass of wine or tea/coffee when you arrive at the arts centre for each of the shows.