Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series – Degani Ensemble

The Degani Piano Trio is an established Irish Piano Trio of distinguished and award winning musicians Alan Smale, Rachel Quinn and Ruby Ashley. They have recorded albums in recent years of repertoire including Haydn, Dvorak, Chopin, Brahms and Piazzolla. They are renowned for their insightful and joyful interpretations of the classic trio repertoire. The trio has performed regularly at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Curtis Auditorium CIT, Con Brio Festival, Calary Festival, Crescent Contemporary Music Festival, Whale Theatre and at other venues around Ireland. Most recently to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s birth the Degani Piano Trio completed a ‘Words and Music’ series of Beethoven’s Piano Trios with narration of excerpts from Beethoven’s letters in the NCH’s Chamber Music Series 2020 collaborating with the acclaimed Irish actor Barry McGovern.