Cellissimo
Exhibition performance – Lucy Railton
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Lucy Railton cello Lucy Railton performs a series of improvisations on solo cello as a journey through the instruments range using various processes of transformation, illuminating the cello's range and tonal properties through an exploration of its resonance. C.A.N.V.A.S. co-curated Lucy Railton’s performance with Rob D'Eath, originally for…
Naomi Berrill
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Naomi Berrill, cello Live-streamed from The Mick Lally Theatre in Galway City, Irish cellist, singer and composer Naomi Berrill will present her most recent album 'Suite Dreams' in a solo recital as part of Music for Galway's 'CELLISSIMO' Festival. Suite Dreams, released by Warner in 2020 is a…
Masterclass – Naomi Berrill
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Naomi Berrill 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 2 – Tatjana Vassiljeva
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Tatjana Vassiljeva cello BACH Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor KODÁLY Sonata for solo cello - first movement Allegro maestoso ma appassionato SAARIAHO Spins and Spells Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers…
Masterclass – Adrian Brendel
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Adrian Brendel 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…
Beethoven Sonatas – NOTE CHANGE OF START TIME FROM 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Christopher Ellis cello | Marc Coppey cello | Christopher Marwood cello | William Butt cello | Adrian Mantu cello | Finghin Collins piano | Richard Wigmore musicologist Live-streamed from Claregalway Castle BEETHOVEN The Five Sonatas for Cello and Piano Sonata No. 1 in F major Op. 5…
Masterclass – Jakob Koranyi
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Jakob Koranyi 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 3 – Adrian Brendel
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Adrian Brendel cello HOLST Fall of the Leaf HARVEY Curve with Plateaux BACH Suite No. 3 in C minor BWV 1009 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…
Masterclass – Hannah Roberts
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Hannah Roberts 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…
From Prussia with Love
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present ConTempo Quartet | Christopher Marwood cello MOZART String Quartet K. 575 SCHUBERT Cello Quintet in C major, D. 956 A chamber music concert with particular emphasis on the cello will be streamed from Portumna Castle. One of Mozart’s Prussian Quartets, written for the King of Prussia,…
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
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.…
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…
Student Showcase Concert
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Student Showcase Concert Here we showcase our eight students, who have been taking masterclasses with our international cello soloists throughout the festival.…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
‘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…
Mischa & Lily Maisky
BEETHOVEN Seven Variations in E flat major on Mozart’s Magic Flute in E flat major, WoO 46 BRITTEN Sonata for Cello and Piano in C, Op. 65 TCHAIKOVSKY – Autumn…
