Value proposition

Music for Galway aims to provide the people in the West of Ireland with opportunities to listen to world class musicians

Music for Galway (MfG) is the supreme platform for excellence in international classical music performance in Galway and the West of Ireland. It offers a diverse and stimulating seasonal programme, from solo recitals to chamber music performances, operatic productions and orchestral galas.
MfG has presented internationally renowned artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Nigel Kennedy, the Halle Orchestra, Barry Douglas, Evelyn Glennie, Emma Johnson, Nicola Benedetti, Wolfgang Holzmair and Peter Donohue. It collaborates regularly with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Baroque Orchestra, and Ireland’s touring opera, Opera Theatre Company. It was instrumental in setting up ConTempo, the Galway Ensemble in Residence, at the heart of the Galway Music Residency.
Music for Galway’s Artistic Director is acclaimed international pianist, Dubliner Finghin Collins. American composer Jane O’Leary was MFG’s founding Artistic Director from 1981 to 2013.
Anne Ó Máille is Chairperson of Music for Galway. Anna Lardi Fogarty is the company’s Executive Director.
MfG is funded by The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Galway City Council.