Midwinter Festival FAURÉ: Music from 1915 – 1923

ANNOUNCEMENT!

In response to the Status Red wind warning issued by Met Éireann in Galway, today’s concert will finish at the earlier time of 4.00pm, to allow audience members and staff to travel home safely.

Please note that the closing reception following the concert has been cancelled.

We hope to see as many of you at the concert as possible but the most important thing is to be safe.

If you choose not to attend, as compensation we would like to offer you the option of either choosing another MfG event to attend in the current season (email info@musicforgalway.ie) or donating the value of your ticket to MfG.

CLOSING CONCERT AND RECEPTION

Michel Dalberto, piano
Benoît Capt, baritone
Laure-Hélène Michel, cello
ConTempo Quartet

Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109
Mirages, Op. 113
L’Horizon Chimérique, Op. 118
Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119
String Quartet in E minor, Op. 121

For the final concert we look to Fauré’s later period and hear music written in his seventies. Still unashamedly Romantic, the music of this period has an elusive quality with its complex harmonic shifts and long lyrical lines. This is well evidenced in the first cello sonata and the composer’s only string quartet, written shortly before his death, music of sublime, supernatural beauty. Once again, we include a selection of Fauré’s song output, with two glorious late song cycles – Mirages and l’Horizon Chimérique.

CONTEMPO QUARTET IS PRESENTED BY GALWAY MUSIC RESIDENCY

THE MIDWINTER FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY AND THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN IRELAND

Music for Galway Dinner Package

Give yourself or a loved one, the gift of the perfect night out!
With any Midwinter Festival concert ticket, you can avail of The Hardiman’s delicious Midwinter Festival offer.
This package includes a 10% discount on dinner in the Gaslight Brasserie (you will receive the booking link in your ticket email).
Book early as space is limited.

Social Inclusion tickets include full time students, asylum seekers, people in receipt of job seeker allowance and disability allowance. Social Inclusion tickets can be purchased online and collected at the door with proof of relevant status.
Please note that all tickets are non-refundable.