Daria van den Bercken, piano Bogdan Sofei, violin Jakob Koranyi, cello Macdara O Seireadáin, clarinet Alex Petcu, percussion Anna Lardi, gamer More than a game, Songs of Travel is an interactive motion comic that follows the story of five real people who for different reasons had to leave their homes and find new ones. Narrated…

Alban Gerhardt, cello Hugh Tinney, piano   DEBUSSY Sonata  PROKOFIEV Sonata in C major Op. 119 BEETHOVEN Sonata in A major Op. 69   German star cellist Alban Gerhardt and legendary Irish pianist Hugh Tinney team up for a programme of classic duos for cello and piano. Buy Tickets Browse More Cellissimo Events

Catherine Cotter, cello Finghin Collins, piano CARL MARIA CON WEBER Adagio and Rondo FAURÉ Papillon SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for cello and piano   Open Auditions with performances by the Cellissimo Ambassador finalists. The Cellissimo Ambassador programme grew out of a special project – the Galway Cello. This is an instrument that was commissioned for the first…

Killian White, cello Daria van den Bercken, piano  BEETHOVEN Variations on a Theme from "The Magic Flute" BOCCHERINI Rondo SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 RAVEL Habanera CHOPIN Introduction and Polonaise Brillante TCHAIKOVSKY October PAGANINI Moses variations   Rising star Irish cellist Killian White is joined by the charismatic Dutch pianist Daria van den Bercken…

Adedotun Adekeye, speaker Rachel Croach, soprano Jakob Koranyi, cello Bogdan Sophie, violin Finghin Collins, piano   LASSE THORESEN Every Minute Opens Doors ADEDOTUN ADEKEYE  Keynote Address on Migration BEETHOVEN Irish Folk Song arrangements   This concert, part of our Songs of Travel project, seeks to increase awareness and empathy towards those people who have to…

Daria van den Bercken, piano Bogdan Sofei, violin Jakob Koranyi, cello Macdara O'Seireadáin, clarinet Alex Petcu, percussion Rachel Croash, soprano   HAWAR TAWFIQ Voyage (world premiere)  MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time   Building empathy for our planet and its people: This concert juxtaposes a major work from the twentieth century, Messiaen's Quartet for…

National Symphony Orchestra Eimear Noone, conductor Adrian Mantu, cello   EIMEAR NOONE Daughters of the Pirate Queen Fanfare ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor - 1st movement AUSTIN WINTORY Nascence from video game “Journey" GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA The Last of Us EIMEAR NOONE & CRAIG STUART GARFINKLE Excerpt from "Two by Two Overboard" CRAIG STUART GARFINKLE…

Natalie Clein, cello Finghin Collins, piano   BRAHMS Sonata in E minor Op. 38  LIGETI Sonata for solo cello BRAHMS/PIATTI Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor   One of Britain's most celebrated musicians, Natalie Clein returns to Galway to collaborate with Artistic Director Finghin Collins on a programme of Brahms with a Hungarian twist…

Pól O'Conghaile, speaker Killian White, cello Stephanie Dufresne, dance artist   BACH Prelude Sarabande and Gigue from Suite No. 6 in D minor PÓL O'CONGHAILE TALK: 10 Secrets for Sustainable Travel KARMIT FADAEL New work for cello and dance artist (world premiere)   This concert presents the world premiere of the result of a long…

Cheng-An Chan, cello Hanwen Feng, cello Margarita Guerrero, cello Kokoro Ryu, cello Lena Marie Schulz, cello Clara Hope Simpson, cello Núria Vizcaino, cello Yixi Zia, cello Dearbhla Brosnan, piano The participants of the International Student Programme will have a busy week in Galway. Between an intense masterclass programme with some of the most inspirational cellists,…

Cello Ireland: Claudia Boyle, soprano Aoife Burke, cello Nicolas Altstaedt, cello William Butt, cello Catherine Cotter, cello Martin Johnson, cello Martin Johnson, cello David McCann, cello William Butt, cello Una Ní Chanainn, cello   Maria O’Connor, cello   Jane Cords O’Hara, cello   Maria Kolby Sonstad, cello     Eight international cello students (click HERE…

Galway Cathedral Carpark - departing at 8am sharp Cello Ireland: Aoife Burke, cello William Butt, cello Martin Johnson, cello David McCann, cello Una Ní Chanainn, cello Maria O’Connor, cello Jane…