Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Tan Dun Catch Tan Dun in interview on Sunday at the Town Hall Theatre. music – which at one moment is as tonal as Beethoven and as melodic as Gershwin and the next delves into sounds that, before Cage, were considered mere noise — reveals a remarkable range…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Cello Ireland   Cello Ireland is a collective of diverse cellists from across Ireland. Expect music for different combinations of cellos, from two to eight cellos, with well-known favourites and some unexpected departures. The programme will include traditional Irish airs, classical duos by David Popper, a tango by…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Micha Wertheim | Fay Lovsky | The Decibel Family - A wonderful play by Fay Lovsky and Micha Wertheim   Everyone can make music. To prove that, Micha Wertheim was instructed by the Ministry for Education to learn to play the cello. For two years he has had…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Micha Wertheim | Fay Lovsky | The Decibel Family - A wonderful play by Fay Lovsky and Micha Wertheim   Everyone can make music. To prove that, Micha Wertheim was instructed by the Ministry for Education to learn to play the cello. For two years he has had…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Micha Wertheim | Fay Lovsky | The Decibel Family – A wonderful play by Fay Lovsky and Micha Wertheim   Everyone can make music. To prove that, Micha Wertheim was instructed by the Ministry for Education to learn to play the cello. For two years he has had…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Finghin Collins piano | Adrian Brendel cello   JANÁČEK Fairy Tale NADIA BOULANGER Three Pieces SIBELIUS Melancholy DE FALLA Seven Popular Spanish Folksongs   Round off your day with a late-night concert in the beautiful surroundings of Claregalway Castle.  A shuttle bus will run from outside the Town…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Micha Wertheim | Fay Lovsky | The Decibel Family   Everyone can make music. To prove that, Micha Wertheim was instructed by the Ministry for Education to learn to play the cello. For two years he has had the opportunity to practice on a Stradivarius specially made available…

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…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present   Adrian Mantu Cello 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…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present   Richard Wigmore A regular contributor to Music for Galway’s Midwinter Festival, we are delighted to welcome musicologist Richard Wigmore to CELLISSIMO to introduce what is seen as “The Bible” for cellists all over the world - the six solo suites by J.S. Bach. Richard will set them…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present   Jakob Koranyi cello BACH- Suite no 1 in G major SAARIAHO - Sept Papillions LIGETI - Sonata for solo cello Swedish folk song Värmlandsvisan   Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite…

Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present   Marc Coppey Cello 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…

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…