Abel Selaocoe & Bantu Ensemble

Limited early bird tickets & package tickets availble from 4th April to 1st May

Friends' booking opens on 4th April

General booking opens on 17th April

Printworks, Dublin Castle

Friday, June 9th, 7.30 pm

‘Where is Home?’ (‘Hae Ke Kae’)

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is a rapidly rising star who is redefining the parameters of the cello. He moves seamlessly across a plethora of genres and styles and combines virtuosic performance with improvisation, singing and body percussion. Selaocoe is devoted to composing works and curating programmes that highlight the links between Western and non-Western musical traditions, broadening the horizons of classical music to reach a more diverse audience. In 2023 he received the RPS Instrumentalist Award for his performances and collaborations which "blaze with creation, sending audiences home on a high".

DICMF is exceptionally proud to welcome this extraordinary artist and the vibrant musicians of Bantu Ensemble for their Festival début at Dublin Castle’s Printworks. Heart-warming music from Selaocoe’s first recording ‘Where is Home’ (‘Hae Ke Kae’), which explores the African traditions and Western Baroque music that have shaped him, are on the exciting music menu.

Presented in partnership with the Office of Public Works and in association with Dublin Castle

Supported by Dublin City Council

Host or Publisher Dublin International Chamber Music Festival