Cellissimo
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The Cello Exhibition Old
Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present CELLISSIMO – The Cello Exhibition This exhibition will highlight the Galway Cello, a cello fashioned of timber grown in Co. Galway (concept by Philip Fogarty) for CELLISSIMO as part of the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture programme and commissioned by Music for Galway from luthier Kuros…
Meet the cello maker
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Kuros Torkzadeh The Galway Cello is one of the most exciting and unique aspects of CELLISSIMO. To include one of the main themes of Galway 2020, landscape, and taking their cue from an original concept by Philip Fogarty, Music for Galway has commissioned a new instrument to…
Masterclass – Mischa Maisky
Masterclass – Mischa Maisky
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Mischa Maisky One of our legacy ambitions is to give a new generation of cellists the opportunity to learn and develop their skills. As we gather some of the top cellists in the world for CELLISSIMO, we decided to invite a small group of eight budding cellists…
Bach Plus 4 – Hannah Roberts
Bach Plus 4 – Hannah Roberts
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Hannah Roberts cello BACH Suite No. 4 in E flat major BWV 1010 BEAMISH “Gala Water” Blow the Wind Southerly (trad. Arr Kanneh-Mason) Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite…
Masterclass – Natalie Haas
Masterclass – Natalie Haas
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Natalie Haas One of our legacy ambitions is to give a new generation of cellists the opportunity to learn and develop their skills. As we gather some of the top cellists in the world for CELLISSIMO, we decided to invite a small group of eight budding cellists…
4 events,
Bach Plus 5 – Marc Coppey
Bach Plus 5 – Marc Coppey
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Marc Coppey cello BACH Suite No. 5 in C minor DUPORT Etude No. 8 POPPE Zwölf (2014) DUTILLEUX Strophes sur le nom de Sacher (1976) Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one…
“Hup the Cello!” – The Cello in Irish Trad Music with Natalie Haas and Guests
“Hup the Cello!” – The Cello in Irish Trad Music with Natalie Haas and Guests
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Natalie Haas cello | Caitlín Nic Gabhann concertina | Ciarán Ó Maonaigh fiddle Join us online for a live-streamed event with some of today’s most prominent figures in the Irish cello world as we discuss the history of the Irish cello, the challenges of being accepted into the…
6 events,
Bach Plus 6 – Christopher Ellis
Bach Plus 6 – Christopher Ellis
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Christopher Ellis cello BACH Suite no 6 in D major BWV 1012 CASSADÓ Suite for Solo Cello Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite and choose companion pieces to go along…
Rostropovich Talk
Rostropovich Talk
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Rostropovich Talk Moscow born, Galway resident Ludmila Snigireva will give a talk on the legendary Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. She will be joined by Mischa Maisky, who studied with Rostropovich. Lecturer of Russian Literature and Tutor of Russian at Short Courses Series, NUI Galway, she is…
‘The Cellist’ – Film
‘The Cellist’ – Film
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present The Cellist - a film by Murray Grigor Supporting his family at 8, playing for silent movies, surviving pogroms, Piatigorsky became principal cellist of the Bolshoi at 15 & met Lenin. Virtuoso cellist and raconteur, escaping the Soviet Union made him an action hero. Fleeing Europe in…