Music for an Autumn s Eve - David Agnew (Oboe)

With Maria Fitzgerald (Soprano) & Desmond Earley (Keyboard). Dont miss this beautiful evening of music.

Including Music of the Night, The Swan, Bring Him Home and Gabriel's Oboe

This first concert in a series of rare solo appearances nationwide over the coming year will highlight the unique talents of the versatile oboist David Agnew.  Since the release of his first CD Music of the Night with Frank McNamara almost 25 years ago, David has captivated audiences in Ireland and on the international stage with the sensitivity and flexibility of his music.  David's engagement with music genres from classical music to pop, new age to Irish traditional music has brought an appreciation of the exceptional qualities of the oboe to a wider audience.

Born in Dublin, David studied piano, recorder and guitar before taking up the oboe aged seventeen.  He was awarded Arts Council Scholarships to study with the world’s greatest oboists Heinz Holliger and Maurice Bourgue at International Masterclasses in London, Paris, Avignon and Cologne, won the first Principal Prize in the College of Music, Dublin in 1979 and completed the Licentiate of Trinity College, London in 1981.  After graduating David joined the RTE Concert Orchestra as oboe soloist and has also toured extensively with other orchestras in Europe, Asia, US and Canada.

David has recorded 10 solo albums to date and collaborated with many highly respected musicians including The Chieftains, Phil Coulter, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Rod Stewart, R.E.M., Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, Kiri te Kanawa. Secret Garden, Paul Brady, Sinead O Connor, Duke Special, Jerry Fish,  and the Coronas.

David is delighted to be working with such exceptional musicians and artists as Maria Fitzgerald and Des Earley.

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