Music for Galway’s 41st concert season will end with a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra in Leisureland on Saturday May 13 at 8pm. Led by its charismatic chief conductor Jaime Martín and joined by Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein, the orchestra will treat Galway audiences to an energetic performance.
The NSO will open the evening with Irish composer Ian Wilson’s storm tossed Man-o’-War. At the heart of the programme is one of the most well-known works for piano and orchestra, Rachmaninov’s lyrical and passionate Second Piano Concerto. Concert pianist Kirill Gerstein will join to perform this piece. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade will bring the evening to an end full of romance and poetry.
Pianist Kirill Gerstein’s heritage combines the traditions of Russian, American and Central European music-making with an insatiable curiosity. These qualities have led him to explore a huge spectrum of repertoire both new and old. From Bach to Adès, Gerstein's playing is distinguished by a ferocious technique, matched with an imaginative musical presence.
Chief Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra since 2019, Jaime Martín is also Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Having spent many years as a highly regarded flautist, Jaime turned to conducting full-time in 2013 and quickly became sought after at the highest level. Martín is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, London, where he was a flute professor. He now enjoys working with many of his former students in orchestras around the world.
Tickets are available from musicforgalway.ie and cost €30 / €27 concession. There is a reduced price for full-time students and school-going children of €10 and MfG Friends pay €26. To book, visit musicforgalway.ie or phone 091 705962.
