Bach Plus Series
A Tale of Sixes! Just as the six monumental Bach Cello Suites form the core of the entire solo cello repertoire, the Bach Plus Series forms the core of Cellissimo. Each day at 1.00pm, starting on Monday 20th May, we present a different cellist in the heart of Galway, in the historic setting of St Nicholas Collegiate Church. Six days, six suites, six cellists.
But that is not all.
Music for Galway has commissioned six new solo cello works from six different Irish composers, one of which will be premiered each day alongside its partner suite. And even that is not all, as each programme is repeated later the same day in a different venue in County Galway, sometimes with a different cellist. The series features a generous mix of Irish and International cellists and promises to bring moments of intimacy, grace and joy to those who attend.
SPONSORED BY TIGH NEACHTAIN
TICKETS: Click on the image to buy tickets for that particular Bach Plus concert.
| BACH PLUS 1 – 20 May 2024
Camille Thomas: Casals Song of the Birds plus Bach Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007 |
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Camille Thomas |
Jakob Koranyi |
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| BACH PLUS 2 – 21 May 2024 Bach Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV 1008 plus ‘The Little Galway Bay Suite’ (world premiere) by Garth Knox |
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Alban Gerhardt |
William Butt |
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| BACH PLUS 3 – 22 May 2024 Bach Suite No. 3 in C major BWV 1009 plus ‘Frammento’ (world premiere) by Kevin O’Connell |
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Jane Cords-O’Hara |
Jane Cords-O’Hara |
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| BACH PLUS 4 – 23 May 2024 Bach Suite No. 4 in E flat plus ‘In An Occupied Space’ (world premiere) by Amanda Feery |
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Adrian Mantu |
Adrian Mantu |
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| BACH PLUS 5 – 24 May 2024 Bach Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV 1011 plus ‘THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY AT THE TOP OF A ROCKET’ (world premiere) by Jennifer Walshe |
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Natalie Clein |
Natalie Clein |
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| BACH PLUS 6 – 25 May 2024 Bach Suite No. 6 in D major BWV 1012 plus ‘Bach-Chat’ (world premiere) by Anne-Marie O’Farrell |
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Killian White |
Killian White |
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