Patrick Rafter 🎻🎻🎻

Our @camerataireland 25 celebration continues on October 15th! The grand finale of the series brings us the works of Vivaldi, Mozart & Krzysztof Penderecki performed by @wbarrydouglas & violist @patrick__rafter! Tickets available 👉 nch.ie/all-events-lis…

@LyricLorcan @michaelcmchale What an absolute joy Lorcan! Thank you for coming to @CityMarbleMusic 😊

Great to meet ⁦@patrick__rafter⁩ 🎻 & ⁦@michaelcmchale⁩ 🎹 tonight, What a performance from two amazing artists in st Mary’s cathedral #Kilkenny 👏👏👏

What a buzz! ❤️

Calling all up-and-coming conductors! 🪄 A great opportunity to develop your skills in both orchestral and choral conducting, working with the wonderful @UCDOrchestra and Philharmonic Choir, and with mentorship from myself and my excellent colleague, Dr Ciarán Crilly.

@CityMarbleMusic @RTElyricfm @kclr96fm @KilkennyNotices Can’t wait @CityMarbleMusic

Looking ahead to my upcoming concert with @UCDOrchestra & Philharmonic Choir at @NCH_Music on 16th April! Music by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Fauré and Vaughan Williams. Especially delighted to be welcoming the wonderful @patrick__rafter as soloist! 🎟️: nch.ie

Listen in to Marty in the Evening tonight - Marty Whelan with the @rte_co and our Principal Guest Conductor Stephen Bell, with guests Aoife Mulholland and Jerry Fish. Recorded live at the NCH, going out at 7pm on RTÉ lyric fm.

Delighted & proud to be at the inaugural performance of the Marble City Music Festival- at home in Kilkenny with Patrick Rafter & Fiachra Garvey at St John’s Priory. Ravel,Clara Schumann & known favourites. 2 concerts tomorrow! @CityMarbleMusic @patrick__rafter @Fiachra_piano

Lovely setting here @modelsligo 10 mins to showtime with @patrick__rafter ! 🎻🎹

Absolute joy to chat with the brilliant Irish magazine @GoldenPlec about the @CityMarbleMusic next week in Kilkenny! Thank you @operapage for the lovely interview 🙏🙏 @KKPeopleNews @LoveKilkenny @YulefestK @RTElyricfm @kclr96fm

Thank you @KKPeopleNews for this lovely article on @CityMarbleMusic 🥳🥳🙏 tickets on sale @LoveKilkenny @Fiachra_piano @YulefestK @kkcastleOPW @infocathedral @KilkennyCLG kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/1348…

Absolutely blown away by this - thank you all for your support! 🥳🙏😊Looking forward to seeing you all in Kilkenny City! @LoveKilkenny @KKPeopleNews @kkcastleOPW @YulefestK @kclr96fm @Fiachra_piano @RteContempo @journalofmusic @RTElyricfm @RTEArena

@CityMarbleMusic got my tickets. Very excited to see my talented violinist brother @patrick__rafter and pianist @Fiachra_piano in Kilkenny Saturday 2nd December at 8pm. Be there, you’ll be in for a treat.

"I don't know how many times in my life I have heard this piece but your performance was fresh, new and dazzlingly good ... I was listening in my car and though I'd reached home I couldn't get out till the performance had finished. Brilliant!" @ClassicFM globalplayer.com/catchup/classi…

We are celebrating @camerataireland's 25th Anniversary with 3 incredible concerts curated by @wbarrydouglas and featuring Irish flautist Eimear McGeown & the award-winning violinist @patrick__rafter. 📆 October 15, '24, May 19, '24, February 28, 2024. 🎟️ bit.ly/Camerata25NCH-…

This weekend! Super excited to welcome these awesome musicians to @WestWicFestival Limited tickets available westwicklowfestival.com/whats-on

I’m a little too excited about this - it has been my dream to create this festival since childhood. December 1st - 3rd in Kilkenny City. Book your tickets now marblecitymusicfestival.com

Thrilled to be playing again with the amazing @camerataireland in the @NCH_Music next year! Thanks to @wbarrydouglas for these wonderful concerts!

Award-winning young star conductor Anna Sułkowska-Migoń is with us for the Kreisler McCormack concert on Thursday at the NCH - ‘the energetic allure of a mini-Mirga Grazynité-Tyla’ (Le Monde), ‘the new name to remember in the expanding galaxy of female conductors’ (Le Devoir).