Bold and brilliant Music Network concert in Carrick-on-Shannon

On March 18 The Dock will welcome a bold and beautiful Music Network concert.

Led by Grammy-nominated violist Maxim Rysanov and performing together for the very first time, the trio also features magnificent violinist Nikita Boriso-Glebsky and one of the rising stars of the classical music world, cellist Dóra Kokas.

The programme will showcase the elegance and exuberance of Mozart’s only string trio, Beethoven’s glorious Trio in G major and a thought-provoking work by Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova which aims to highlight the extraordinary unity of sound created by a string trio. A new Music Network commission by award-winning Irish composer Ed Bennett completes the programme.

Grammy nominated Ukrainian-British violist and conductor Maxim Rysanov has established himself as one of the worldʼs most vibrant and charismatic musicians. As a violist, he is principally known as a frequent guest of the crème of the international music scene. In parallel with playing viola, Maxim enjoys a thriving career as a conductor, often combining conducting and directing as a soloist in the same concert.

Maxim recently performed the world premiere of a new viola concerto by Gabriel Prokofiev.

Having been awarded the silver medal and five special prizes in the XIII International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2007 and subsequently winning the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki in 2010, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky’s international career has reached remarkable heights and continues to go from strength to strength.

In the summer of 2022, Nikita took part in a large-scale project at the Suntory Hall (Tokyo) as first violin of the Atrium Quartet where they performed Beethoven’s complete string quartets.

He recently performed at Vienna Konzerthaus as part of an all-star quartet with Nikolai Lugansky, Narek Hakhnazaryan and Maxim Rysanov and during the 2022/23 season, as a resident of Vienna Konzerthaus, Nikita presents a chamber music subscription in a trio with Narek Hakhnazaryan and Georgy Tchaidze.

Nikita plays a violin created by the Austrian master Martin Schwalb in 2020 on the model of the Guarneri del Gesù "Ole Bull" violin from 1744.

Born in Hungary in 1992, Dóra Kokas has quickly established herself as one of the leading cellists of her generation.

She has received multiple awards at notable international competitions including 3rd Prize at The Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International Cello Competition (China), 1st Prize at Debut Hamburg International Concerto Competition, 2nd Prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition (Austria) and two special prizes at The Pablo Casals International Award (Hungary).

Dóra has performed in many of Europe’s renowned concert halls.

She has appeared as soloist with Zagreb Chamber Orchestra and MÁV Chamber-Symphony Budapest, conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy.

A founding member of the Kelemen Quartet (2010-2015), one of Hungary’s leading ensembles, Dóra has performed with the quartet in Australia, USA, India and throughout Europe.

The concert starts at 8pm on March 18, tickets are €18 are can be booked at www.thedock.ie  or calling: (071) 965 0828.