Musical drama shines light on Tchaikovsky
The Irish Chamber Orchestra will visit Galway’s Town Hall Theatre on February 12 as part of a nationwide eight-venue tour.
In a new departure the orchestra has joined forces with award-winning theatre director Patrick Mason to create an original piece of music theatre, based on the life and work of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. My Brother Peter is an evening of music theatre that aims to captures the achievements and tragedy of a man who created some of the greatest and most instantly recognisable music ever written. The show will feature leading actor, Bosco Hogan while the ICO under Katherine Hunka will deliver Tchaikovsky’s music.
This is part of a Spring season that will see the ICO perform Haydn in Paris at the RDS, Dublin, and UCH Limerick in March. In April the group will perform the great Mendelssohn Symphonies at UCH, Limerick, and the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
• My Brother Peter, featuring Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 (Allegro Vivace), Serenade for Strings Op. 48, and Nocturne for Cello and Strings Op. 19/4 all by Tchaikovsky will be at the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday, January 12. Tickets €20 / €18 at tht.ie, 091- 569777 or at the box office.