Irish Chamber Orchestra

Irish Chamber Orchestra is rated 3 out of 5 in the category music. Read and write reviews about Irish Chamber Orchestra. The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) is Ireland’s finest chamber orchestra, renowned for its virtuosity, its intimacy, programme diversity and outstanding musicianship. It combines high quality performances with an expansive artistic vision. Innovative and creative, the ICO blazes a trail with its unique collaborative approach and its rich relationships with an array of creative partners. The Irish Chamber Orchestra was founded in Dublin in 1963 by János Fürst and is now resident at the University of Limerick and is funded by The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. The ICO continues to work with Gábor Takács-Nagy (Principal Artistic Partner) and Jörg Widmann (Principal Conductor/Artistic Partner), seeking to expand audiences with their combined vision. Under the leadership of Katherine Hunka, the orchestra is one of Ireland’s busiest touring ensembles, both nationally and internationally. Gábor Takács-Nagy continues with his great work and concentrates on core works of the repertoire for string orchestra in 2016/17, whilst Jörg Widmann continues to champion the many facets of Mendelssohn alongside his own innovative works. The orchestra’s trail-blazing approach continues to attract the world’s finest musicians both international and national including István Várdai, Carolin Widmann, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Igor Levit, Thomas Zehetmair, Claron McFadden, Gilles Vonsattel, Gloria Rehm, Jochen Rieder, Sergeij Nakariakov, Tabea Zimmermann, Pekka Kuusisto, James Galway, Jonathan Cohen, Finghin Collins and Michael McHale to work with them. The repertoire is exciting risk-taking and diverse, ranging from baroque to modern day masterpieces including new commissions. The orchestra enjoys fruitful relationships with an array of Irish composers including Garrett Sholdice, John Kinsella, Linda Buckley, Elaine Agnew, Míchael Ó Súilleabháin, Frank Corcoran, Sam Perkin, Ian Wilson and Tariq O’Regan.