Events
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Watercolours from France and beyond
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdTHE LARAGH TRIO Sinead Farrell, (opens in new tab)flute Katie Tertell(opens in new tab), cello Fiachra Garvey(opens in new tab), piano J.S. BACH Sonata in E major BWV 1035 MARTINU…
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Lunchtime Concert:
Musici IrelandO’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, University of GalwayMusici Ireland(opens in new tab) A Journey Through Hope, Humanity and Healing Róisín O’Grady, soprano | Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano | Eamonn Mulhall, tenor | Kerenza Peacock, violin | Beth McNinch,…
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Piano Gourmand
The Ardilaun Hotel Taylor's Hill, GalwayPaul Lecocq(opens in new tab) (France) Winner of the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition 2025 BACH Partita No. 4 in D major SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 SCHUMANN…
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Everything is Connected
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandCRASH ENSEMBLE Everything is Connected by Ed Bennett Featuring Westside, Ballinfoile and Ballybane Singing Groups, Harmony, and Voices in Unity 'OTOV' Crash Ensemble(opens in new tab): Cello - Kate Ellis Violin - Larissa O’Grady Clarinet - Leonie Bluett Trombone - Roddy O’Keeffe Electric Guitar - Barry O’Halpin Composer/Director/Electronics - Ed Bennett(opens in new tab) Crash…
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MfG Encore: Everything is Connected
Sullivan's Royal Hotel, GortCRASH ENSEMBLE Everything is Connected by Ed Bennett Featuring Coole Music Youth Orchestra, Voices in Unity ‘OTOV’, Harmony and Westside, Ballinfoile and Ballybane Community Singing Groups Crash Ensemble(opens in new tab): Cello - Kate Ellis Violin - Larissa O’Grady Clarinet - Leonie Bluett Trombone - Roddy O’Keeffe Electric Guitar - Barry O’Halpin Composer/Director/Electronics - Ed…
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Lunchtime Concert:
ELEVATION ENSEMBLE-
The Pale Blue DotO’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, University of GalwayThe Pale Blue Dot: The Voyager Golden Record Reimagined For Our Time ELEVATION ENSEMBLE Gina Maria McGuinness(opens in new tab), violin | Karen Dervan(opens in new tab), viola | Aoife Burke(opens in new tab), cello | Daniel Bodwell(opens in new tab), double bass “To the makers of music — all worlds, all times…” Those words…
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A TASTE OF CELLISSIMO with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Leisureland, Salthill Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandNational Symphony Orchestra Ireland(opens in new tab) Anna Rakitina conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello JESSIE MONTGOMERY Overture (Irish premiere) EDWARD ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 EDVARD GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 With this concert, we look towards next May and the next edition of Cellissimo.…
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Lunchtime Concert:
JJ McNamara, pianoSiobhán McKenna Theatre, University of GalwayJJ McNamara(opens in new tab), piano LISZT Valée D'Obermann Three Concert Etudes S.144 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca LISZT/VOLODOS Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 Young Irish pianist JJ McNamara marks the 140th anniversary of the death of Franz Liszt with an entire programme of works by the great Hungarian pianist/composer. The programme culminates with…
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Emily Anderson Concert with ConTempo Quartet
Michael D. Higgins Auditorium (Lower Aula)CONTEMPO QUARTET(opens in new tab) Bogdan Sofei and Ingrid Nicola, violins Andreea Banciu, viola Adrian Mantu, cello BEETHOVEN Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 Quartet Op. 95 “Serioso” Quartet Op. 127 Each year we celebrate the legacy of the extraordinary Galwegian Emily Anderson with a concert of music by either Mozart or…
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Galway Messiah
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMUSIC FOR GALWAY AND RESURGAM PRESENT Resurgam(opens in new tab) | Collegium(opens in new tab) | Vespera (opens in new tab)| St. Nicholas' Singers(opens in new tab) | Children's Chorus(opens in new tab) Mark Duley(opens in new tab), director Handel's Messiah Galway Messiah is a fresh approach to presenting Handel’s seasonal oratorio, born right here…
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MIDWINTER FESTIVAL: BEETHOVEN QUARTETS
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandFRIDAY 22 to SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2027 Music for Galway presents a unique opportunity to hear the complete Beethoven Quartets this season. Following the Emily Anderson Concert in November, the cycle is completed across five concerts this January weekend, with two long-established quartets sharing the challenge: the Vogler Quartet from Germany, for many years associated…
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Kafka Fragments
The Mick Lally Theatre Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, Galway, IrelandNurit Stark, violin Caroline Meltzer, soprano GYÖRGY KURTÁG Kafka Fragments, Op. 24 Stark and Meltzer, both based in Berlin, come to Galway to perform Kurtág's profound, minimalist masterpiece for soprano and solo violin, his Opus 24 Fragments. These are settings of extracts from Kafka's diaries, letters and notebooks, in which Kurtág strips the expression down…
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Lunchtime Concert:
Levi AndreassenO’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, University of GalwayIn association with Arts in Action, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe-University of Galway LEVI ANDREASSEN(opens in new tab) TEPPO HAUTA-AHO Kadenza GOLDSTEIN Fantasy on Celia's Theme BACH Cello Suite No. 1 RABBATH Iberique Peninsulaire TABAKOV Motivy A first for our lunchtime series: a recital for solo double bass! We welcome for his Irish debut young American bassist…
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John O’Conor, piano
The Hardiman Ballroom 14/15 Eyre Square, Galway, IrelandJohn O'Conor, piano BEETHOVEN Sonata in C minor Op. 10 No. 1 Sonata in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique" Six Bagatelles Op. 126 Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" To mark his 80th birthday, pianist John O'Conor presents four works by the composer with whom he is most associated - Ludwig…
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Music for Good Friday
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandCollegium(opens in new tab) | Resurgam(opens in new tab)| Siobhán Armstrong (opens in new tab)harp | Malcolm Proud (opens in new tab)chamber organ Mark Duley(opens in new tab), director PROPHECY AND PASSION Our Good Friday concert this year views the events of Christ's Passion through two lenses: Old Testament prophecy and New Testament narrative. The two…
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Paddington Trio
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdPaddington Trio Tuulia Hero violin | Patrick Moriarty, cello | Stephanie Tang, piano ELLEN LINDQUIST Shining Through (in memory of Kaija Saariaho) DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (in memory of Ivan Sollertinsky) PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 (in memory of Nikolai…
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MfG Encore: Paddington Trio
Mount Carmel Chapel, LoughreaPaddington Trio ELLEN LINDQUIST Shining Through (in memory of Kaija Saariaho) DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (in memory of Ivan Sollertinsky) PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 (in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein) Much like the famous bear, Finnish violinist Tuulia…
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Artist Profile:
Rachel CroashDublin Soprano Rachel Croash was a member of the inaugural Irish National Opera Studio and the Cork Opera House Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artists. Awards include the Wexford Festival Opera Aria Friends Award and the WFO & PwC Emerging Artist Bursary. Rachel recently made her Swiss debut as Mathilde (Guillaume Tell) with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg. Other…
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Artist Profile:
Natalie CleinDescribed by the Times as 'mesmerising' and 'soaringly passionate', British cellist Natalie Clein has built a distinguished career, regularly performing at major venues and with orchestras worldwide. She records regularly with Hyperion, and has recorded the two Cello Concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns as well as Bloch's Schelomo and Bruch's Kol Nidrei with the BBC Scottish…
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Artist Profile:
Neil MartinBelfast-born Neil Martin is a composer and musician who enjoys a most varied and rewarding career. Recent compositions include an opera - Nobody/Somebody (2023), a violin concerto - dall’ombra (2022), the RTS award-winning score for Lost Lives (2020), theatre scores and chamber music. Amongst other works are – Sweeney (2018), an orchestral song cycle; an…
