Orchestra
Irish Chamber Orchestra
- From
- Ireland
- Since
- 1963–present
- Releases
- 14
- classical
About
The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) is an Irish classical music ensemble, administratively based at the University of Limerick.
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János Fürst founded the ICO in 1963. The ICO consisted only of strings as its regular ensemble for many years, adding wind, brass and percussion players on a freelance basis when needed. The ICO was reformed in 1970 under the name of the New Irish Chamber Orchestra and the principal conductorship of André Prieur. The orchestra first toured North America in 1978. In 1995, the orchestra was again reconstituted, reverting to its original name of the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
Members
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Malachy Robinson double bass
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Cian Ó Dúill viola
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Rudi De Groote cello
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Joachim Roewer viola
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Nicola Sweeney violin
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Anthony Byrne viola
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Christian Elliott cello, principal
Discography
Albums
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The Two Flute Concertos
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Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Concerto for Flute and Harp
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Silver Apples of the Moon
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Templum
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Trumpet Concertos & Sonatas
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Sinfonie 5 "Reformation"
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Widmann: 180 Beats Per Minute / Fantasie / Mendelssohn: Sinfonie 3 „Schottische“
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Clarinet Quintet / Concertino for Clarinet / Grand Duo Concertant / Der Freischütz Overture
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Be All Merry
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Con brio
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Róisín ReImagined
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Invitation: Mozart, Mendelssohn & Schumann
Compilations
Links
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Concerts
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Reference
Conductor position
Founder
Also known as
ICO · New Irish Chamber Orchestra
Tags
- chamber orchestra
- irish chamber orchestra
- irish orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ae0efe7b-89af-475e-afe5-1a08eae31049
- ISNI
- 0000000106594637
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