Redmond O'Toole: Classical Guitar Recital

Bray native Redmond O’Toole makes a welcome return to Mermaid with a concert exploring some of the most sublime and beautiful music of the late twentieth century. Redmond will debut an entirely new programme celebrating the work of some of the greatest composers of our time including Arvo Pärt, Phillip Glass and John Cage. The concert will also include music by Derek Gripper, Nils Frahm and Carlo Domeniconi.

Redmond O’Toole has been described by the Irish Times as ‘Ireland’s most distinctive guitarist’, he has toured the world as a soloist, as guitarist for ‘The Chieftains and as a former member of Dublin Guitar Quartet. He has performed as orchestral soloist with RTE Concert Orchestra, Irish Baroque Orchestra and BBC Ulster. He was a teacher at the Royal Irish Academy for a decade and is now a lecturer at MTU (Cork School of Music). He has been an artist in residence in the National Concert Hall and the National Opera House and has collaborated with countless artists including Raphael Wallfisch and the Esposito Quartet.

Redmond performs exclusively on the Brahms guitar, a special 8 string guitar played in the cello position. He was a student of the late Oscar Ghiglia and holds a doctorate in music performance from RIAM/Trinity College.