"The only love affair I ever had was with music" Maurice Ravel
Music for Galway celebrates 150 years since the birth of Maurice Ravel, one of the most original and sophisticated composers of the twentieth century. Our Midwinter Festival presents a wide-ranging survey of his solo piano, chamber and vocal music, as well as a new choreography of his world-famous Boléro, in partnership with Galway Dance.
We have invited Swiss pianist François-Xavier Poizat – currently recording all of Ravel’s piano and chamber music – to perform the bulk of the programmes together with violinist Gwendolyn Masin and cellist Benedict Kloeckner. Irish mezzo-soprano Gemma Ni Bhriain will perform a selection of Ravel’s songs.
Saturday 18 January at 7.30PM
Pre-concert talk at 7.00pm with François-Xavier Poizat
The Midwinter Festival is presented in association with the University of Galway and with the support of Galway City Council and the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland.
Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 7.30pm and Sunday 3.00pm:
Standard €25.00 | Concession €22.50 | Social Inclusion €12.50 | MfG Friends €21.00
Festival Ticket (includes all 3 concerts): Standard €70.00 | Concession €63.00
The festival ticket price is automatically applied once the 3 tickets are in the customer's basket. The 3 tickets must be all standard tickets, or all concession tickets, to avail of the individual discounts (€70/€63). This does not include social inclusion tickets.
Town Hall Theatre / 17th - 19th Jan