Midwinter Festival: STANFORD
For its 2022 Midwinter Festival, Music for Galway shines a light on a largely unsung hero of music history, the Irish composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. While many music-lovers might have a passing acquaintance with some of his choral music, the scope and breadth of his extensive musical output is worthy of far greater recognition.…
RTÉ Concert Orchestra celebrates John William’s 90th birthday!
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandPresented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Music for Galway The RTÉ Concert Orchestra salutes living legend John Williams with a 90th birthday celebration! A thrilling evening of classic themes from Star Wars, E.T., Harry Potter, Superman and more, played with passion and flair by the RTÉ CO under Conductor Stephen Bell. Tickets: This concert is now sold out…
Mishka Rushdie Momen
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandByrd - Fantasia in A minor Prokofiev - Visions fugitives Op. 20 Schumann - Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck Op. 5 Janacek - In the Mists Missy Mazzoli - Heartbreaker (Irish premiere) Schubert - Fantasie D. 760 “Wanderer Fantasy” Mishka Rushdie Momen was The Times Arts critics’ chosen nominee in the field…
Lunchtime Concert: Julie Comparini & Yonit Kosovske
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandMUSIC FOR GALWAY RUNS SAP LUNCHTIME SERIES In association with Arts in Action, NUI Galway Julie Comparini, mezzo-soprano | Yonit Kosovske, piano Hermit Songs (1953) by Samuel Barber Watershed (2020) by Ailís Ní Ríain Watershed is a new song cycle for voice and piano inspired by the natural bodies of water and land…
Sitkovetsky Trio
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY violin | WU QIAN piano | ISANG ENDERS cello BEETHOVEN Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 2 SAM PERKIN Freak Show RAVEL Trio The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as an exceptional piano trio of today, with sensational performances in the foremost concert halls around…
Lunchtime Concert: Celebrating the 150th birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandMUSIC FOR GALWAY RUNS SAP LUNCHTIME SERIES In association with Arts in Action, NUI Galway Christopher Bowen tenor | Finghin Collins piano | ConTempo Quartet INA BOYLE “Lament for Bion” (world premiere) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS “On Wenlock Edge” This very special lunchtime concert features six musicians in an outstanding programme which includes two major 20th…
TOTEMIC – VIOLA & PERCUSSION
An Taibhdhearc 19 An tSráid Láir, Gaillimh, IrelandNATHAN SHERMAN viola | ALEX PETCU percussion KATE MOORE Crucible (world premiere) IAN WILSON Totemic BENEDICT SCHLEPPER-CONNOLLY One Thing I Know LUCIANO BERIO Naturale This programme, based around Luciano Berio’s Naturale, is a world of hypnotic sounds, street vendor songs, yearning melodies, and joyous dances. Berio’s work uses Sicilian folk music as its…
Music for Good Friday
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandRESURGAM vocal ensemble | MARK DULEY director BUXTEHUDE Membra Jesu Nostri Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri is one of the most dramatic yet intimate Holy Week works from the baroque period. Resurgam’s performance will feature an ensemble of five singers and four players together with a five part viol consort. It will allow our Galway…
Launch of I Claim Sanctuary
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandPHILIP FOGARTY Weaving sounds from past, present and future, and featuring material from the opera Paper Boat, a cast of Galway voices and original music, this twelve-part sound installation takes the themes of a momentous operatic production to new places, marking a defining moment in the seven-hundred-year history of Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. The…
Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway (5pm Show)
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway in association with Irish National Opera “To the people of Galway, famed for your welcome, your endurance of siege and famine, I beg for sanctuary." Take your place among Galway’s musical tribes for a dramatic celebration of 700 years of…
Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway (8pm Show)
Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway in association with Irish National Opera “To the people of Galway, famed for your welcome, your endurance of siege and famine, I beg for sanctuary." Take your place among Galway’s musical tribes for a dramatic celebration of 700 years of…
CELLISSIMO Concerto Gala
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway and Galway 2020 present this concert in association with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ Concert Orchestra | David Brophy conductor | Naomi Berrill cello | Adrian Mantu cello | Jakob Koranyi cello | Laura van der Heijden cello Bill Whelan Fragments Gerald Barry Cello Concerto (world premiere) Julia Wolfe Wind…
Abendmusik: Over the Alps
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present this concert In association with the Galway Early Music Festival Resurgam | English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble | Mark Duley director JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER Vespers SEAN DOHERTY Hail! Gladdening Light (world premiere) In his lifetime, Rosenmüller was considered one of Europe’s greatest and most well-travelled musicians, and a…
Goldberg Variations in Galway City
Emily Anderson Concert HallUniversity of Galway
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Sergey Malov viola Natalie Clein cello Bach Goldberg Variations, trans. Dmitry Sitkovetsky We are delighted to welcome these very special artists to Galway - in person this time - to open our 41st Season dedicated to JS Bach, following their memorable online performance of this incredible work during the 2021 Midwinter Festival.…
Goldberg Variations in Portumna
Christ Church, PortumnaAlexander Sitkovetsky violin Sergey Malov viola Natalie Clein cello Bach Goldberg Variations, trans. Dmitry Sitkovetsky We are delighted to welcome back these very special artists to Galway - in person this time - to perform for a second time in our 41st Season dedicated to JS Bach, following their memorable online performance of this incredible…
Lunchtime concert:
Brendan Garde & Gary Beecher
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Brendan Garde violin Gary Beecher piano BRAHMS Sonata in G Major BRAHMS Scherzo (from F-A-E Sonata) KREISLER Praeludium & Allegro KREISLER Liebesleid These two talented Cork musicians will perform a programme which includes a selection of works for piano and violin by Brahms…
National Symphony Orchestra
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandNational Symphony Orchestra Kenneth Montgomery conductor Finghin Collins piano TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings JANE O'LEARY unfolding soundscapes for piano and orchestra (world premiere) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' The National Symphony Orchestra makes a long-awaited and welcome return to Galway as part of its 2022-2023 Season. The occasion sees the ‘exceptionally fluent, exceptionally intelligent,…
Emily Anderson Concert in Galway City
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandRosanne Philippens violin Zoltán Fejérvari piano ELLISON HASSELL-CRAMER For Me BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No .2 LAURA HENEGHAN Rêvasser BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 KATIE FEENEY Ballade BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 This outstanding Dutch/Hungarian duo…
Emily Anderson Concert in Inverin
Comharchumann Shailearna, Indreabhán(Please note change of venue from previously advertised) Rosanne Philippens violin Zoltán Fejérvari piano ELLISON HASSELL-CRAMER For Me BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No .2 LAURA HENEGHAN Rêvasser BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 KATIE FEENEY Ballade This outstanding Dutch/Hungarian duo will do…
Lunchtime concert:
Cliona Doris,
Sinéad Walsh &
Fiachra de hOra
O'Donoghue Theatre, University of Galway
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Cliona Doris harp Sinéad Walsh flute Fiachra de hOra viola DEBUSSY Sonata BAX Elegiac Trio Two outstanding Irish students are mentored by harpist Cliona Doris to perform a programme of music by Bax and Debussy. THE LUNCHTIME SERIES IS SUPPORTED BY SAP TICKETS Although…
