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To music-lovers the name Kanneh-Mason describes a whole family of prodigiously gifted musicians. The pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, who sparkles on her recent acclaimed Children’s Corner album, and the feted young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a world-renowned recitalist since wining the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition, are so far the most notable of this extraordinary family.

With plans being drawn up for a dedicated cello festival in 2024, organisers are presenting ‘A Taste of Cellisimo’ event with world-renowned siblings Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason, tomorrow Friday, November 18.

Music for Galway (MfG) is thrilled to announce what looks like the first season with audiences in attendance in three years. For its 41st International Concert Season 2022/23, artistic director Finghin Collins decided to put the focus on J.S. Bach: “Beethoven called him ‘the immortal god of harmony’ and it is no exaggeration to say that Bach has influenced every composer who followed him” says Mr Collins.

Father and son, Frank and JJ McNamara present 'The Apple and The Tree' concert in the Dean Crowe Theatre on Saturday, June 11, at 8pm.

Father and son, Frank and JJ McNamara present 'The Apple and The Tree' concert in the Dean Crowe Theatre on Saturday, June 11, at 8pm.

ARE MUSIC and literature separate art forms? Iron Maiden have drawn inspiration from Tennyson, Coleridge, and Robert Burns for their songs; Leonard Cohen was a poet as well as a songwriter, and novelist Polly Samson has written lyrics for David Gilmour and Pink Floyd.