Saint Mary's Cathedral Recital Series

Yonit Kosovske (piano) performed with soprano Tríona Walsh in a concert titled "A Woman's Life and Love" at Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. The programme included nine songs from the 1600s through Contemporary, featuring composers such as Barbara Strozzi, Margaret Bonds, Amy Beach, Ellen Mandel, and Rebecca Clarke, as well as recent works composed by local musicians Fiona Linnane and Tríona Walsh, in addition to one piece by Eric Whitacre.

In 1830, Adelbert von Chamisso published a cycle of nine poems which he named "Frauen-Liebe und Leben' (A Woman's Love and Life), the poems of which inspired Robert Schumann's song cycle. This recital reimagined von Chamisso's subject matter, exploring themes of love, domesticity, and motherhood.

The collaboration was part of an Agility Award that Tríona received from the Arts Council of Ireland in 2023 to explore concert curation and works by female composers.