The concert in Leisureland tonight, Thursday, November 12, with global cello star Daniel Müller-Schott alongside National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, is a taste of Galway’s Cellisimo festival next year.
Müller-Schott is no stranger to Galway. He gave a spectacular performance with the NSOI in Leisureland in 2014 for Music for Galway’s Cellissimo season (which eventually turned into the festival we have today ).
Under the baton of Anna Rakitina this evening at 7.30pm, they will give a true taste of what is to come, when they perform Elgar’s deeply moving Cello Concerto.
Along with this event, Music for Galway will open ticket sales for two concerts coming up next May: Cello Octet Amsterdam, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra led by cellist Maximilian Hornung.
The Cellissimo opening concert on May 20 at the Town Hall Theatre will feature the internationally acclaimed, bold and energetic Cello Octet Amsterdam with a programme veering from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 to works by Peteris Vasks, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Arvo Pärt – who said the Cello Octet is “worth its weight in gold” – that’s a lot of gold.
The following Saturday, May 22, we return to Leisureland, this time with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and outstanding German cellist Maximilian Hornung who will perform Dvorák’s evergreen, luscious Cello Concerto.
Be sure not to be left disappointed and grab this chance to book your tickets early, from today.
Music for Galway gratefully acknowledges the support from the Arts Council.
Prices range from €15-€45 and are available from cellissimo.ie
