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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…
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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…
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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
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…
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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…
Masterclass – Adrian Mantu
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
Richard Wigmore – Insights on Bach Cello Suites
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…
Bach Plus 1 – Jakob Koranyi
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…
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Masterclass – Naomi Berrill
Masterclass – Naomi Berrill
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Naomi Berrill 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 cellists…
Bach Plus 2 – Tatjana Vassiljeva
Bach Plus 2 – Tatjana Vassiljeva
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Tatjana Vassiljeva cello BACH Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor KODÁLY Sonata for solo cello - first movement Allegro maestoso ma appassionato SAARIAHO Spins and Spells Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers…
Masterclass – Adrian Brendel
Masterclass – Adrian Brendel
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Adrian Brendel 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 cellists…
6 events,
Masterclass – Jakob Koranyi
Masterclass – Jakob Koranyi
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Jakob Koranyi 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 cellists…
Bach Plus 3 – Adrian Brendel
Bach Plus 3 – Adrian Brendel
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Adrian Brendel cello HOLST Fall of the Leaf HARVEY Curve with Plateaux BACH Suite No. 3 in C minor BWV 1009 Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite and choose companion…
Masterclass – Hannah Roberts
Masterclass – Hannah Roberts
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Hannah Roberts 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 cellists…
7 events,
Masterclass – Mischa Maisky
Masterclass – Mischa Maisky
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Mischa Maisky 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 cellists…
Bach Plus 4 – Hannah Roberts
Bach Plus 4 – Hannah Roberts
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Hannah Roberts cello BACH Suite No. 4 in E flat major BWV 1010 BEAMISH “Gala Water” Blow the Wind Southerly (trad. Arr Kanneh-Mason) Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite…
Masterclass – Natalie Haas
Masterclass – Natalie Haas
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Natalie Haas 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 cellists…
4 events,
Bach Plus 5 – Marc Coppey
Bach Plus 5 – Marc Coppey
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Marc Coppey cello BACH Suite No. 5 in C minor DUPORT Etude No. 8 POPPE Zwölf (2014) DUTILLEUX Strophes sur le nom de Sacher (1976) Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one…
“Hup the Cello!” – The Cello in Irish Trad Music with Natalie Haas and Guests
“Hup the Cello!” – The Cello in Irish Trad Music with Natalie Haas and Guests
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Natalie Haas cello | Caitlín Nic Gabhann concertina | Ciarán Ó Maonaigh fiddle Join us online for a live-streamed event with some of today’s most prominent figures in the Irish cello world as we discuss the history of the Irish cello, the challenges of being accepted into the…
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Bach Plus 6 – Christopher Ellis
Bach Plus 6 – Christopher Ellis
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Christopher Ellis cello BACH Suite no 6 in D major BWV 1012 CASSADÓ Suite for Solo Cello Get your Bach Cello Suite fix every day from Friday 26 to Wednesday 31 March, as each day performers play one suite and choose companion pieces to go along…
Rostropovich Talk
Rostropovich Talk
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present Rostropovich Talk Moscow born, Galway resident Ludmila Snigireva will give a talk on the legendary Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. She will be joined by Mischa Maisky, who studied with Rostropovich. Lecturer of Russian Literature and Tutor of Russian at Short Courses Series, NUI Galway, she is…
‘The Cellist’ – Film
‘The Cellist’ – Film
Music for Galway & Galway 2020 present The Cellist - a film by Murray Grigor Supporting his family at 8, playing for silent movies, surviving pogroms, Piatigorsky became principal cellist of the Bolshoi at 15 & met Lenin. Virtuoso cellist and raconteur, escaping the Soviet Union made him an action hero. Fleeing Europe in…
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Abendmusik: The Way of Sorrow
{thumbnail} {title:linked} Time: {start_date} @ {start_time} - {end_date} @ {end_time} €{cost} {excerpt} Music for Galway presents CONTEMPO AND COLLINS SHOSTAKOVICH Five Pieces for two violins and piano MINNA KEAL Ballade in F minor for viola and piano BRAHMS Piano…
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