43rd Season
Midwinter Festival RAVEL:
Homages and Literary Inspiration
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland
FRIDAY 17 JANUARY AT 7.30PM TOWN HALL THEATRE François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ní Bhriain, mezzo-soprano Selected piano pieces: A la manière de Chabrier A la manière de Borodin Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn La Valse Selected songs: Chanson du rouet Ballade de la…
Midwinter Festival RAVEL:
Folklore
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland
SATURDAY 18 JANUARY TOWN HALL THEATRE Pre-concert talk at 7.00pm with François-Xavier Poizat Main auditorium. Included in the tickets to the 7.30pm concert Concert at 7.30pm François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Gwendolyn Masin, violin | Benedict Kloeckner, cello | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ni Bhriain, mezzo-soprano From Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prelude, Menuet, Toccata Sonata…
Midwinter Festival RAVEL:
Exotic Influences
Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland
SUNDAY 19 JANUARY AT 3.00PM TOWN HALL THEATRE François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Gwendolyn Masin, violin | Benedict Kloeckner, cello | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ní Bhriain, mezzo-soprano | Ríona Ó Duinnín, flute | Aneta Dortová, dance artist Cinq mélodies populaires grecques Violin Sonata Chansons Madécasses Tzigane for violin and piano Boléro For the final…
Lunchtime Concert: Laoise McMullin
Siobhán McKenna Theatre, University of GalwayIn association with Arts in Action, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway Laoise McMullin, piano Galway musician Laoise McMullin is no stranger to MfG. In years gone by she was a trusted page turner but now we are excited to welcome her on stage as pianist and composer. She will perform works by Bach, Chopin and Albeniz. THE…
Fidelio Trio
The Hardiman Ballroom 14/15 Eyre Square, Galway, IrelandDarragh Morgan, violin | Tim Gill, cello | Mary Dullea, piano BEETHOVEN "Ghost" Trio Op. 70 No.1 SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (arr. Steuermann) SCHUBERT Trio in E flat major Op. 100 The Fidelio Trio returns to Galway to perform a programme of pillars of the piano trio repertoire. Masterpieces by Beethoven and Schubert frame Edward Steuermann's…
National Symphony Orchestra
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandNational Symphony Orchestra Alexander Shelley, conductor Simone Lamsma, violin BRAHMS Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish Hear the soul-bearing Violin Concerto by Brahms and Schumann’s simmering, slow-burning Rhenish Symphony brought to life by the National Symphony Orchestra and violinist Simone Lamsma, under the baton of Alexander Shelley. PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL…
Britten Oboe Quartet
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdNicholas Daniel, oboe & cor anglais | Jacqueline Shave, violin | Ting-Ru Lai, viola | Caroline Dearnley, cello MOZART Adagio K. 580a MACONCHY Oboe quartet MOERAN Phantasy Quartet SHAVE Artin Danish trad Sonderho Bridal Trilogy MOZART Oboe Quartet K. 370 The Britten Oboe Quartet, led by star oboist Nicholas Daniel, presents a typically eclectic…
MfG Encore: Britten Oboe Quartet
Campbell's Tavern, Headford Campbell's Tavern, Cloghanower, Headford, Co. Galway, IrelandNicholas Daniel, oboe & cor anglais | Jacqueline Shave, violin | Ting-Ru Lai, viola | Caroline Dearnley, cello MOZART Adagio K. 580a MACONCHY Oboe quartet MOERAN Phantasy Quartet SHAVE Artin Danish trad Sonderho Bridal Trilogy MOZART Oboe Quartet K. 370 The Britten Oboe Quartet, led by star oboist Nicholas Daniel, presents a typically eclectic…
Lunchtime Concert: KRAINA
Siobhán McKenna Theatre, University of GalwayIn association with Arts in Action, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway Cahal Masterson, piano | Rebecca Murphy, soprano KRAINA by Anselm MacDonnell The experience of the Polish diaspora in Ireland is the focus of a new song cycle called Kraina - a romantic term for 'region' or 'land' in Polish – that draws on the poetry and…
Vanbrugh & Friends
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdKeith Pascoe, violin | Marja Gaynor, violin | Simon Aspell, viola | Ed Creedon, viola | Christopher Marwood, cello MOZART Quintet in C major K515 BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet (version for string quintet) in B minor Op.115 The word Vanbrugh has been synonymous with music-making of the highest quality in Ireland for many decades now.…
Music for Good Friday: MISERERE
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandCOLLEGIUM Mark Duley, director PALESTRINA Popule meus ALLEGRI Miserere ZELENKA Vinea mea electa MICHAEL HAYDN Vinea mea electa POULENC Vinea mea electa JAMES MACMILLAN Miserere Collegium's programme features two versions of the great penitential psalm Miserere mei Deus – Allegri’s famous 17th century setting, and a contemporary version (2009) by James MacMillan. These extended…
Anne-Marie McDermott
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandAnne-Marie McDermott, piano BACH English Suite No. 2 in A minor BACH-BUSONI Chaconne BRAHMS Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel One of the most dazzling pianists on the American scene today, Anne-Marie McDermott is a true force of nature. Anne-Marie is the Artistic Director of several festivals and a member of the…
