Adrian Mantu & Dermot Dunne
Biographie Adrian Mantu & Dermot Dunne
Dr Adrian Mantu
is the cellist/founder of the ConTempo Quartet (1995), Galway Ensemble in Residence since 2003 and RTE’s National Quartet since 2013, principal cellist of Wexford Opera Orchestra and Luminosa and producer of CelloVision Project.
He is the winner of 16 International Prizes (London, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Bucharest, Hamburg, Rome), performing over 3000 concerts in 46 countries (in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, Tel-Aviv Opera, Carnegie Hall New York, Theatre du Chatelet Paris, Gedai Tokyo, NCH Dublin) in front of great personalities (Michael D Higgins, Prince Charles, Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, Nobel Prize Winners & Hollywood Stars).
In 2022 he was conferred with the Order of 'Cultural Merit' in the rank of Knight for his talent, enrichment of universal culture and promoting the image of Romania by the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis.
Adrian had the privilege to hold the Artistic Director positions of prestigious Festivals and Art Organizations. He arranged/recorded the music for “Trop Tard” film (Cannes Fest) and Steven Spielberg /Tom Hank’s “Band of Brothers” and recorded for Universal, Sony, Quartz, Deutsche Schallplatten & NMC labels.
In 2023 Adrian was awarded a DMusPerf degree by TCD/University of Dublin and was previously the recipient of a Degree of Doctor of Music (honoris causa) by the the National University of Ireland, Galway.
He has commissioned/premiered over 300 new and neglected Irish works, representing Ireland in various EU projects both as a soloist and in cross-over ensembles.
Adrian’s cello is funded by Music Network, Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Dermot Dunne
began his performing career after winning the Irish National Music Competition – ‘Musician of the Future’ in 1996. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kyiv, Ukraine from 1996-2001 and now follows a busy career as a performer and as a teacher at TU Dublin Conservatoire. He performs regularly at venues and festivals in Ireland and has given chamber music recitals and concerto performances in many European countries and also in the USA, Canada, China, Singapore and Qatar. He has performed with leading European musicians including Pekka Kuusisto, Natalie Klein, Katherine Hunka and the Vogler Quartet and has recorded with groups including Crash Ensemble, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Lunfardia, cellist Adrian Mantu, Mary Coughlan and The Far Flung Trio.
