Evening Concerts 2025

Our three evening concerts are the backbone of the festival. Join us this year for another trio of unforgettable evenings in our beautiful cathedral concert space.

Friday 30th of May

7.00PM - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe

EVENING CONCERT - Life Stories

Gustav Pfleger-Moravsky (1833-1875): Reading from ‘Cypresses’

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904): Selections from ‘Cypresses’

Caroline Shaw (1982-): Microfictions, Volume 1

Diane Daly & Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884): String Quartet No. 1, ‘From My Life’

Saturday 31st of May

7.00pm - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe

EVENING CONCERT - Drama and Serenity

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Cello Suite

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): String Quartet No. 8

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Cello Suite

Max Bruch (1838–1920): String Octet in B♭ major, Op. posth.

Sunday 1st of June

7.00Pm - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe

EVENING CONCERT - Rhythm is a Dancer

Karan Casey & Kate Ellis: The Fiddle and the Drum

Adrian Eriksson: Trio for marimba, violin and double bass

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805): Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major ‘Fandango’ G.448

A story through Argentinian Tango