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The Passionate Pianist, Endre Hegedus
celebrates his 2500th piano recital
in The Brehon, Killarney

The Passionate Pianist and prize winner of ten international piano competitions, Endre Hegedus, performs romantic masterpieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt in Killarney, Kenmare and Waterville.

His debut in The Brehon, Killarney will be his 2500th live performance. Come and join us to celebrate the Passionate Pianist.

Hegedus has toured throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. This summer attendance will be his third appearance in Kerry. He had already two unforgettable recitals in Muckross House, Killarney.

Hegedus' exceptional live performances distinguish him as a master of tonal beauty and clarity. International critics and audiences alike have hailed him as one of the most prominent piano soloist in the world.

"A musician like Hegedus would have been a celebrated virtuoso in Liszt's time. There is hardly any pianist who could interpret Liszt in more authentic, affectionate and passionate manner."
(Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany)

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All concerts begin at 8:30 PM

A surprise after the interval.

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Programme:

All Chopin

• 2 Nocturnes Op. 9  -  in B flat minor No. 1 and in E flat major No. 2

• Ballade in G minor Op. 23

• Barcarolla in F sharp major Op. 60

• Scherzo in C sharp minor Op. 39

• Polonaise in A flat major Heroic Op. 53

Interval

• Surprise

• Sonata in B minor Op. 58

• 2 Waltzes Op. 64  -  in C sharp minor No. 1 and in D flat major No. 2

• Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22             

Romantic Highlights

• Beethoven: Sonata in F minor Appassionata Op. 57

• Chopin:  2 Polonaises  -  in C sharp minor Op. 26 and in A major Op. 40

• Chopin: Scherzo in B flat minor Op. 31

Interval

• Surprise

• Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9

• Wagner-Liszt: Tannhauser – Overture  Concert-paraphrase

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Venues:

The Brehon Hotel, Killarney

The Brehon Suite, with air-conditioning, natural light and self-contained facilities can cater for concerts about 220 people. The Brehon Suite is located on the ground floor of the hotel, with its own private entrance lobby accessible from either the hotel reception area or the hotel car park.

A wine and canapés reception will take place in the interval.
Tickets: €45

Dunloe Castle Hotel, Beaufort

The Dunloe Castle is a fabulous modern 5 star hotel set in the middle of a stunning landscape with an award winning botanical collection of rare flowers and plants of international renown that on its own, it's worth the visit.
If this is not enough, there is a real castle from which the hotel borrows its name, the Dunloe castle, a medieval castle which ruins are kept at the end of the gardens.
A champagne and canapés reception will take place in the interval.
Tickets: €45

Tech Amergin Arts Centre, Waterville

Amergin (a mythological figure sometimes known as Aimhirghin Glúngheal) was the poet, seer and lawmaker of the Milesians, the Gaelic invaders whose first successful landfall was at what is now Waterville. As he stepped ashore, Amergin recited his famous poem claiming identity with the surrounding landscape. "Tech" is the modern "teach", a house. Waterville Vocational School, which is now reincarnated as Tech Amergin Community Arts & Education Centre was commonly known as "The Tech." or Technical School. Hence the name, a wordplay on the centre's mythological and modern orgins.

Tickets: €20

Carnegie Arts Centre, Kenmare

Kenmare is a haven of tranquillity, gourmet food, superb accommodation and breathtaking scenery in one of the most natural, unspoilt environments in Europe. Founded in 1670, though many generations have passed since then, the unique charm and inherent beauty of the town remains unchanged.

Tickets: €25