CONCERTS JaNUARY -december 2016
Turkey / Istanbul - Sakip Sabanci Museum: "The Seed"
January 14th 2016 8.00pm
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Presented by Istanbul Recitals
Switzerland / Lausanne - Le Mont Musical
January 15th - 16th 2016
Brahms Sonata in E minor Op. 38
de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Mozart Sonata in C major K. 521
Wolf and Brahms songs
with Maarten Koningsberger baritone Christian Chamorel piano Konstantin Manaev cello
More information here
Ireland / Galway - Music for Galway's Midwinter Festival: CAPTIVE
January 22nd - 24th 2016
Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Music from Theresienstadt
with Carol McGonnell clarinet Owen Dalby violin
Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir cello Lynda Lee soprano
A festival exploring music composed in or inspired by captivity, also featuring premieres of works by Michel Galante and Marc Neikrug. Finghin is Artistic Director of Music for Galway. See more here.
Ireland / Cork - Curtis Auditorium
January 28th 2016 8.00pm
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Presented by Cork Orchestral Society
Germany / Bremen - European Piano Competition
February 20th - March 1st 2016
Jury Member at the European Piano Competition in Bremen. More information here
UK / London, Wigmore Hall
April 21st 2016 7.30pm
Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 no. 1
Field Andante Inédit
Special concert marking centenary of the Easter Rising
France / Evosges (01) - Schubertiade en Bugey
April 22nd - 25th 2016
Salle Communale, Evosges
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90, Notturno for piano trio D. 897, Songs, Trout Quintet
Saint-Saëns Violons dans le Soir
Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano
Schumann Fantasy pieces for clarinet and piano Op. 73
with Ailish Tynan soprano Mathias Kjoller clarinet
Roger McCann double bass and the Callino Quartet
More information here
Switzerland / Oberhofen (BE) - GAIA Festival
May 4th - 8th 2016
Schubert Notturno for piano trio D. 897
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (chamber version)
Shostakovich Five pieces for two violins and piano
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor K. 478
with Gwendolyn Masin violin Rosanne Philippens violin Gina McGuinness violin Dana Zemtsov viola István Várdai cello Chiara Enderle cello
Festival on the shores of Lake Thun directed by violinist Gwendolyn Masin.
Ireland / Dublin - National Concert Hall
May 12th 2016 8.00pm
Mozart Piano Concerto in C major K. 467
with the RTE Concert Orchestra
John Wilson conductor
Switzerland / Renens (VD) - Théâtre Kléber-Méleau
May 27th 2016 8.00pm
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Schumann Three Fantasiestücke Op. 111
Part of "Rencontres Musicales avec Cédric Pescia", an annual series of May recitals near Lausanne.
UK / Northern Ireland, Portaferry, Co. Down
May 30th 2016 3.00pm
Portaferry Presbyterian Church / PORTICO ARDS
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Schumann Three Fantasiestücke Op. 111
Recital to be recorded for future broadcast by BBC Radio 3. Free invitation concert.
Ireland / Killaloe, Co. Clare - Killaloe Chamber Music Festival
June 11th-12th 2015
St. Flannan's Cathedral
Beethoven Archduke Trio Op. 97
Rachmaninov Two Pieces Op. 2
with Katherine Hunka violin Marie Bitloch cello
Chopin Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Lovely festival near Limerick led by Joachim Roewer, principal viola of the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
China / Wuhan - Wuhan International Piano Festival
June 17th - 18th 2016
Qintai Concert Hall, Wuhan
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Mozart Piano Concerto K. 482 in E flat major
with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra
James P. Liu conductor
Finghin's début in China
UK / Wales - Gregynog Festival
June 23rd 2016 2.30pm
Gregynog Hall
A recital of Irish piano music by Field, Stanford, Esposito, Bax, Moeran, Warlock, Gerald Barry, Philip Martin, Gerry Murphy, John Kinsella and Sam Perkin. More information here.
Switzerland / Cully (VD) - Festival Lavaux Classic
June 26th 2016 5.00pm
Vevey, Salle del Castillo
Mozart Piano Concerto in A major K 414
with the Orchestre des Jeunes de Suisse Romande
Isle of Man - Mananan Festival
June 29th 2016 8.00pm
Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schumann Waldszenen Op. 82
Chopin Prelude Op. 45, Nocturnes Op. 48, Mazurkas Op. 17, Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Switzerland / Collonge-Bellerive (GE) - Festival de Bellerive
July 17th 2016 11.30am
de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Turina Las Musas de Andalucía
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Carmen Fantasie
Délibes Les Filles de Cadix
with Clémence Tilquin soprano, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky violin, Olga Polonsky violin, Blythe Teh Engstroem viola, István Várdai cello
July 21st 2016 8.30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Gábor Tákacs-Nagy
See Festival de Bellerive website
Australia / Townsville (Queensland) - Australian Festival of Chamber Music
July 29th - August 6th 2016
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schubert "Trout" Quintet
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor
Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds
Dave Brubeck "Points on Jazz" for two pianos
Reinecke Trio for piano, oboe and horn
Klughardt Schilflieder for piano, oboe and viola
with the Goldner String Quartet, Tasmin Little violin, Paul Silverthorne viola, Wolfgang-Emmanuel Schmidt cello, Kirsty McCahon double bass, Nick Deutsch oboe, Hervé Joulain horn, Piers Lane piano
Finghin's début in Australia
Denmark / Esbjerg - Esbjerg International Chamber Music Festival
August 22nd - 28th 2016
Ligeti Horn Trio
Martinu Quartet for oboe, violin, cello and piano
Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor
Brahms Piano Quartet in A major
with Fenella Barton violin Benjamin Bowman violin Michael Gurevich violin Michel Camille viola Steven Dann viola Richard Lester cello Ursula Smith cello Rachel Bullon oboe Constantin Barcov bassoon Joke Wijma horn
More information here
Denmark / Ribe - Rued Langgaard Festival
September 2nd - 4th 2016
Ligeti Horn Trio
Langgaard Fjeldblomster piano trio
Ligeti "Der Sommer" mezzo-soprano and piano
Langgaard Four Songs mezzo-soprano and piano
with Signe Asmussen mezzo-soprano and members of the Esbjerg Ensemble
Ireland / New Ross, Co. Wexford - New Ross Piano Festival
September 23rd - 25th 2016
St. Mary's Church, New Ross
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor
with the Quatuor Ebène
Ireland / Galway - Aula Maxima, NUIG
September 28th 2016 8.00pm
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
with the Quatuor Van Kuijk.
Opening concert of Music for Galway's 2016/17 season AIMEZ-VOUS BRAHMS? Link here.
UK / York - British Music Society of York
September 30th 2016 8.00pm
Sir Jack Lyons Hall, University of York
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Field Two Nocturnes; Andante Inédit
Schumann Three Fantasiestücke Op. 111
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Switzerland / Coppet (VD) - Les Rencontres de Coppet
October 2nd 2016 5.00pm
Château de Coppet
Chopin Sonata for cello and piano
with Estelle Revaz cello
Chopin Prelude Op. 45, Two Nocturnes Op. 48, Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
UK / Brighton - Autograph Concerts at Brighton College
October 5th 2016 7.30pm
Sarah Abraham Recital Hall
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Field Two Nocturnes; Andante Inédit
Schumann Three Fantasiestücke Op. 111
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Romania / Sibiu - Clara Haskil International Festival
October 31st 2016 7.30pm
Sala Thalia, Sibiu
Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major
Schubert Four Impromptus Op. 90
Berg Sonata Op. 1
Janacek Sonata I.X.1905
Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61
Ireland / Dublin, National Concert Hall
November 4th 2016 8.00pm
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martin conductor
Ireland / Oughterard, Co. Galway, Church of the Immaculate Conception
November 11th 2016 7.30pm
Popular classics, solo and with Elizabeth Cooney violin Rachel Croash soprano and Cois Cladaigh choir
Concert in aid of the refurbishment of the church.
Ireland / Dublin, National Concert Hall
November 27th 2016 3.00pm
Schubert Selected songs
Spohr Three songs from Six German Songs Op. 103
Schumann Drei Fantasiestücke Op. 72
Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39
Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen
with Ailish Tynan soprano
Emma Johnson clainet
Ireland / Dublin, Royal Irish Academy of Music
December 2nd 2016 7.30pm
Katherine Brennan Hall
Popular programme, solo and with Dearbhla Collins piano. Also featuring Norah King soprano.
Concert in aid of the Capuchin Day Care Centre and the RDS Christmas dinner for the poor and homeless.
Ireland / Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
December 4th 2016 3.00pm
Pavilion Theatre
Mozart Piano Concerto in A major K.414
with the Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra
Ronald Masin conductor