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For the centenary of the death of Dublin composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Music for Galway’s artistic director and pianist Finghin Collins has arranged a celebration.

The 2024/25 season will be opened by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performing in Leisureland on Friday, September 27, with Marty Morrissey compèring a special sporting celebration through music on the joys that the nation has experienced, especially during the recent the Olympic Games.

High on the successes of Cellissimo and high up on the roof of Bonham Quay, Music for Galway unveiled plans for its 43rd International Concert Season 2024/25.

The Clifden Arts Festival (September 18 to 29) is set to enchant audiences with a diverse lineup of musical events catering to all ages.

The great fiddle player, piano player and composer Charlie Lennon has passed away. He was 85. Born in Kiltyclogher in County Leitrim, on the border with Fermanagh, in 1938, he grew up in an area rich in music. At the age of seven, he began piano lessons with a local teacher, Theresa Gilmartin, and progressed through the grades of the Royal Irish Academy of Music until he was 13. At the same time, his elder brother, the late Ben Lennon (1928–2020), began teaching him the fiddle.

There is a wonderful flow to Galway’s year - from the sounds and smells of the Christmas Market to the last chuckle of the Comedy Festival, each period is marked by a differing attire. From the tweeds of the Races, to the polo necks of Cuirt, to the summery freckled skin of the Arts Festival. Aliens arriving from space to visit would be able to determine what is on by virtue of what people have on.

The opening concert of the 2024 Cellisimo series will feature the National Symphony Orchestra performing alongside a star-studded cast at Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday, May 18, including an address by Mary Robinson.

One of the pinnacles of the Music for Galway calendar, the 21st Midwinter Festival will take place from 19-21st January in the warm and welcoming ballroom of the Hardiman Hotel, Galway.