Dublin Guitar Quartet

The Dublin Guitar Quartet is an Irish guitar quartet that specialises in the performance of contemporary classical music, particularly music associated with minimalist composers such as Philip Glass,[1] Steve Reich,[2] Arvo Pärt and Kevin Volans.

[2] The group formed in 2001 while founder members Brian Bolger, Patrick Brunnock, David Flynn and Redmond O'Toole were all studying at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama.

[5] This line-up avoided standard classical guitar repertoire in favour of their own arrangements of important international composers.

The quartet's first performance was as support to the Redneck Manifesto in Whelan's of Wexford Street in Dublin on 26 January 2002.

B[8] In January 2011 the quartet recorded a performance film which was directed by Gareth Averill and Piers McGrail.

[16] This work was originally written for harpsichord and viola da gamba but was transcribed by the composer on request from the Kronos Quartet.

When producing the original Six Bagatelles for wind quintet, Ligeti selected six movements from his solo piano work Musica ricercata on request by the Jeney Quartet.

[19] The Dublin Guitar Quartet have also performed their transcription of the original source piece Musica Ricercata.

[21] On 1 May 2010 the Dublin Guitar Quartet performed Repentance by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina.

The concert included new works by Linda Buckley, Simon Cullen, Michael Flemming and Jonathan Nangle.