Saturday, November 21, 8pm
Down Arts Centre
Cinema Paradiso offers a special evening of romantic and inspiring music from uplifting films including Chocolat, Amélie, Titanic, Twilight, The Mission and Cinema Paradiso itself of course, played by internationally renowned flautist Karin Leitner and accompanied by Irish pianist Mary McCague. Expect to hear beautiful music by famous composers such as Ennio Morricone, much-loved favourites and well-known pieces from major film hits.
Karin Leitner is touring worldwide playing popular concerts, as well as composing her own music. Her career to date includes playing Principal Flute in the Stage Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and Principal Piccolo in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. She played in the Irish Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players and in the London West End Production of Phantom of The Opera.
Mary McCague is an acclaimed pianist and violinist originally from Dundalk, now living in Cork. She has won numerous awards and has toured extensively throughout America with her group, Affinití with whom she has recorded three albums. Mary has worked both as an orchestral pianist and as violinist with all the professional orchestras in Ireland and has performed as piano soloist with the RTE Concert Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra for The Irish Times 'Music in the Classroom' series.
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