MfG, Galway 2020 & RTÉ Concert Orchestra present Cellissimo Concert Gala featuring music by Gerald Barry & Bill Whelan

RTÉ Concert Orchestra; David Brophy, conductor; Naomi Berrill, cello; Adrian Mantu, cello; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Laura van der Heijden, cello.

Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present this concert in association with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. 

MfG’s CELLISSIMO Concerto Gala, a legacy event from their Galway 2020 programme, presents the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by David Brophy in concert with three international cello soloists, performing three different concertos. MfG has co-commissioned two new cello concertos with the Cello Biennale Amsterdam. The first, Julia Wolfe’s Wind in my Hair, received its premiere at the CBA 2018. Gerald Barry’s piece receives its world premiere at this concert and will have a second performance at the CBA in the future. 

This concert is sponsored by KPMG.

Programme

Bill Whelan - Fragments
Gerald Barry - Cello Concerto (world premiere)
Julia Wolfe - Wind in my Hair (Irish premiere)
Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto

Tickets

Tickets available via Music for Galway, booking here.