The National Symphony Orchestra in association with MfG, featuring a specially commissioned new work by Jane O'Leary (Galway & Dublin)

6 October 2022 20:00 - 7 October 2022 19:30

The National Symphony Orchestra with Kenneth Montgomery, Conductor and Finghin Collins, piano.

The National Symphony Orchestra will make a long-awaited and welcome return to Galway as part of its 2022-2023 Season. The occasion sees the ‘exceptionally fluent, exceptionally intelligent, exceptionally sensitive’ (International Record Review) Finghin Collins joining the NSO and ‘conductor of international renown’ (Irish America) Kenneth Montgomery.

Commissioned by concert soloist, Finghin Collins, and Music for Galway in celebration of its 40th anniversary, Jane O’Leary’s unfolding soundscapes for piano and orchestra is given its world premiere, revealing a work of ‘quiet energy’. The programme also features works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Programme

Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
Jane O’Leary - unfolding soundscapes for piano and orchestra (world premiere)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’

Dates, Venues & Tickets

6 October, 8pm | Leisureland, Galway | Tickets available from Music for Galway.

7 October, 7.30pm | Mainstage, National Concert Hall, Dublin | Tickets available from the National Concert Hall