MWF: Beethoven Quartets and Septet
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present ConTempo Quartet, in association with the Galway Music Residency | John Finucane clarinet | Amy Harman bassoon | Hervé Joulain horn | Dominic Dudley double bass String Quartet Op. 18 No. 5 (1798-1800) String Quartet Op. 18 No. 6 (1798-1800) Septet Op. 20 (1799-1800) The Midwinter Festival BEETHOVEN opens…
MWF: Richard Wigmore Talk
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Richard Wigmore talk: 'I will strike out on a new path': entering Beethoven's heroic decade Eminent musicologist Richard Wigmore returns to Galway to give his informative and entertaining talks on our programmes. ADMISSION IS FREE Sponsored by MJ Conroy and NUI Galway
MWF: Beethoven Variations and Quintet
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Cédric Tiberghien piano Aisling Casey oboe | John Finucane clarinet | Amy Harman bassoon | Hervé Joulain horn 12 Variations on “Minuet à la Vigano” by Haibel WoO 68 (1795) Quintet with winds Op. 16 (1796) Variations in F major Op. 34 (1802) Eroica Variations Op. 35 (1802)…
MWF: Alina and Cédric play Beethoven
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 presents Alina Ibragimova (violin) | Cédric Tiberghien (piano) Variations on „Se vuol ballare“ WoO 40 (1792-93) Sonata No.2 for violin and piano, op. 12/2 (1797-98) Sonata No.3 for violin and piano, op. 12/3 (1798) Sonata No. 9 Op.47 ‘Kreutzer’ (1804) Internationally celebrated duo team of Russian violinist Alina…
Andreea Banciu | Aileen Cahill
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandPresented in association with Arts in Action, NUI Galway Andreea Banciu viola | Aileen Cahill piano Andreea and Aileen celebrate female composers including Rebecca Clarke and Clara Schumann. Andreea and Aileen have put a programme together that celebrates women composers and includes works by Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke and “little pieces by Jewish female composers”.…
ABL Aviation Opera Studio Artists
O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway, Cappa Villa, University Rd University Rd, Galway, IrelandPresented in association with Arts in Action, NUI Galway In this lunchtime concert, singers from the 2019/20 intake of the ABL Aviation Opera Studio will perform a selection of arias and other operatic excerpts from across the canon. It's a fantastic opportunity to hear some of Ireland's most promising vocal talent. ABL Aviation…
CANCELLED: Collegium with Mark Duley
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandCANCELLED As NUI Galway is closed until further notice, this event with Collegium has unfortunately had to be cancelled. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused. Presented in association with Arts in Action, NUI Galway Mark Duley As one of five choirs making up St Nicholas Schola Cantorum, Collegium has its home in the medieval Collegiate…
Tan Dun Interview
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
Cello Ireland
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Church of Ireland, Tuam St. Mary’s Cathedral, Currabell, 11 Abbey Trinity, Corralea West, Tuam, Co. GalwayMusic 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…
The Decibel Family
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
The Decibel Family
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
The Decibel Family
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
Late Night at the Castle
Claregalway Castle Claregalway Castle, Claregalway, Co. Galway, Connacht, IrelandMusic 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…
The Decibel Family
Town Hall Theatre Town Hall Theatre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
Paper Boat – A new community opera
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Paper Boat in association with Irish national Opera A new community opera for Galway, to celebrate 700 years of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church On midsummer’s eve, a young homeless man, and a mysterious mother and a child arrive in St. Nicholas’ Church to claim sanctuary from…
Paper Boat – A new community opera
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Paper Boat in association with Irish national Opera A new community opera for Galway, to celebrate 700 years of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church On midsummer’s eve, a young homeless man, and a mysterious mother and a child arrive in St. Nicholas’ Church to claim sanctuary from…
Paper Boat – A new community opera
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Paper Boat in association with Irish national Opera A new community opera for Galway, to celebrate 700 years of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church On midsummer’s eve, a young homeless man, and a mysterious mother and a child arrive in St. Nicholas’ Church to claim sanctuary from…
Abendmusik 5: Journey into Light
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Chamber Choir Ireland | ConTempo Quartet | Paul Hillier director Journey into Light In association with Chamber Choir Ireland Galina Grigorjeva Salve Regina Arvo Pärt Wallfahrtslied Ed Bennett - world premiere John Tavener Ikon of Light This programme begins with the disconsolate darkness of the Salve Regina prayer,…
John O’Conor celebrates Emily Anderson
The Hardiman Ballroom 14/15 Eyre Square, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & NUI Galway present Celebrating Emily Anderson in the Beethoven Year Symposium (on-line) & Concert (live-streamed) Please note the change of concert venue: Hardiman Hotel, Galway A day of celebration of one of Galway’s finest daughters, Emily Anderson. Music for Galway has honoured her each year and this year is no…
Abendmusik: Journey of the Spirit
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Abendmusik: Journey of the Spirit Gyula Nagy baritone Finghin Collins piano David Grealy, organ Mark Duley director Resurgam Lieder by Hugo Wolf, Franz Schubert, Arnold Schönberg, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Anton Webern and Gustav Mahler BRAHMS - Four Serious Songs HEINRICH SCHÜTZ - Aus der Tiefe J.S.…
