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.…
Abendmusik: Resounding Landscape
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Abendmusik: Resounding Landscape In association with Irish Baroque Orchestra Live-streamed 7pm to 8.15pm Resurgam | Irish Baroque Orchestra | Peter Whelan, director Henry Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures Rhona Clarke O Vis Aeternitatis (premiere) George Frederic Handel Dixit Dominus Serendipitously, our next Abendmusik of the season…
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…
CANCELLED: Spark of the Gods: Beethoven 9th Symphony
Galway Cathedral Galway Cathedral, Galway, IrelandCANCELLED What was to be the glorious end of our European Capital of Culture programme, has fallen victim to the COVID-19 restrictions. However, we have redirected other elements of SoundScapes and can't wait to bring you the Abendmusik Series, the community opera Paper Boat and the international cello festival, Cellissimo Presented by Music for Galway…
Bach: Goldberg Variations
Bach: Goldberg Variations Malcolm Proud harpsichord BACH Goldberg Variations Midwinter Festival GOLDBERG opens with a performance of Bach's original Goldberg Variations by Malcolm Proud, Ireland’s pre-eminent harpsichordist. Described by The Irish Times as "something of a musical visionary", Malcolm Proud has lived and worked with Bach's Goldberg Variations for many decades, and is critically acclaimed…
Karlheinz Essl: Deconstructing Bach
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandKarlheinz Essl: Deconstructing Bach Xenia Pestova Bennett piano | Ed Bennett electronics BACH Goldberg Variations: Gold.Berg.Werk Pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett performs Gold.Berg.Werk with her husband, well-known music artist and composer Ed Bennett, on electronics. In writing Gold.Berg.Werk, Austrian composer Karlheinz Essl created an altogether modern 21st century response to Bach's work by adding electronics between…
Bach: Goldberg Variations – arrangement by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandBach: Goldberg Variations - arrangement by Dmitry Sitkovetsky Maia Cabeza violin | Sergey Malov viola | Natalie Clein cello BACH Goldberg Variations Dmitry Sitkovetsky's iconic string trio arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations, created in the 1980s, is Music for Galway's second choice of a more recent treatment of the work. It is performed by three…
Documentary Film: The Goldberg Variations – Glenn Gould plays Bach
A Film by Bruno Monsaingeon Glenn Gould piano Goldberg Variations, BW 988 Introduction: Glenn Gould in conversation with Bruno Monsaingeon Pianist Glenn Gould made his New York debut on January 11, 1955. His first recording, Bach's "Goldberg Variations," took place that June. The record won instant acclaim. In 1981 Gould departed from his custom…
Abendmusik: Over the Alps
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present Abendmusik: Over the Alps in association with Resurgam and Galway Early Music Festival Live-streamed 5pm to 6.15pm Resurgam | English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble | Mark Duley director Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684), Vespers: Dixit Dominus Laudate pueri Dominum Seán Doherty: Hail! Gladdening Light - New commission,…
Pianist Showcase
Pianist Showcase Dmytro Choni piano | Sae Yoon Chon piano Sae Yoon Chon piano: BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 10 no. 2 LISZT Spanish Rhapsodie BRAHMS Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5 Dmytro Choni piano: SCHUMANN Novellette in F-sharp Minor, op.21 No.8 SCRIABIN Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Major, op.30…
SOLD OUT! A Piece of You with Greg Sinclair
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present A Piece of You with Greg Sinclair (7+ years) A Piece of You is a live intimate and interactive performance over Zoom for up to three people at a time; a private concert for an individual adult or a child with their family. Performer Greg Sinclair…
The Cello Exhibition Old
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…
Opening Concert
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Naomi Berrill cello, voice Opening of the Festival by Bill Whelan BILL WHELAN Fragments (world première, commissioned by CELLISSIMO for the Galway Cello) Irish Chamber Orchestra | Marc Coppey cello, director | Christopher Ellis cello VIVALDI Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra in G minor HAYDN Concerto in…
Masterclass – Adrian Mantu
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…
Richard Wigmore – Insights on Bach Cello Suites
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic 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…
Bach Plus 1 – Jakob Koranyi
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…
Masterclass – Marc Coppey
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…
Meet the cello maker
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…
