SPORT, MUSIC, STORIES AND CRAIC  RTÉ Concert Orchestra Gavin Maloney, conductor Presented by Marty Morrissey, RTÉ Featuring musical guests Tara Howley, Don Stiffe and The Galway Tenors And special sporting guests Macdara Ó Fátharta, Joe Connolly and Rob Heffernan Marty Morrissey presents his sporting life – the games, the music and the craic – performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Gavin Maloney. With…

Maurizio Baglini, piano Dr. Aidan Thomson, talk AIDAN THOMSON Emily Anderson and Beethoven’s Letters BEETHOVEN Sonata Op. 27 No. 1 Symphony No. 9 in D minor (arr. Liszt)   Each year Music for Galway honours the legacy of Emily Anderson, an extraordinary Galwegian who lived a truly remarkable life.  Dr. Aidan Thomson, Head of Music…

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT! Please note that there are still tickets available for the repeat performance in Oughterard on Thursday 24th October. Click HERE for details. Matthew Manning, oboe | Catriona Ryan, flute | Deirdre O'Leary, clarinet | Cormac Ó hAodáin, French horn | John Hearne, bassoon GIULIO BRICCIALDI Quintet in D Major, Op.124…

Matthew Manning, oboe | Catriona Ryan, flute | Deirdre O'Leary, clarinet | Cormac O hAod, French horn | John Hearne, bassoon GIULIO BRICCIALDI Quintet in D Major, Op.124 PAUL HINDEMITH Kleine Kammermusik für fünf Bläser ADELE O’DWYER Three Chromatic Miniatures CARL NIELSEN Quintet, Op.43 VALERIE COLEMAN Umoja   Cassiopeia Winds is a quintet of Ireland's…

In association with Arts in Action, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway Adam Buttimer, tuba  MfG is delighted to present young tuba player Adam Buttimer, winner of the RDS Music Bursary winner 2024. This is the third time that MfG presents the RDS Music Bursary winner as part of its AiA lunchtime season and a rare opportunity to…

Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano | John Finucane clarinet | Finghin Collins piano BRAHMS Die Mainacht, Von Ewiger Liebe SCHUMANN Du Bist wie eine Blume STANFORD Sterne mit dem Gold’nen Fußchen, Wie des Mondes Abbild zittert, Schlummerlied, SCHUMANN Requiem Op. 90 STANFORD Sonata for clarinet and piano Op. 120 Two songs from “A Sheaf of Songs from…

In association with Arts in Action, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway Aimee Banks, soprano | Dearbhla Collins, piano  The first of our two Galway performers in this series, award-winning vocalist Aimee Banks is currently pursuing her studies at the RIAM in Dublin. She is joined by Dearbhla Collins on piano, renowned internationally for her work with singers.…

(Located on the first floor of the Arts Millennium Building)   In 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…

Darragh 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 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…

Nicholas 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…

Nicholas Daniel, oboe & cor anglais | Jacqueline Shave, violin | Ting-Ru Lai, viola | Caroline Dearnley, cello MOZART Adagio K. 580a 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 programme including two masterpieces by Mozart…

In 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…

Keith 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.…