Free lunchtime concert with accordionist Dermot Dunne

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The Galway Music Residency will present Irish accordionist Dermot Dunne at its next Lunchtime Concert on Tuesday, August 2 at 1.10pm in the Town Hall Theatre. Dermot will perform Rudolf Wuerthner: Variations on a Russian Folk Song Dark Eyes and Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.

Dermot Dunne has established himself as one of the leading Irish musicians of his generation. Since winning the RTÉ Musician of the Future competition in 1996, he has become a regular performer throughout Ireland as a soloist and chamber musician, appearing at all major venues and festivals including the NCH, the Helix, Ulster Hall, Belfast Opera House, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Galway Arts Festival, Proms in the Park, Vogler Spring Festival and West Cork Chamber Music Festival.

He has performed as soloist with the Ulster Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra and Irish Chamber Orchestra – with whom he has toured as both soloist and conductor. Versatility has been the hallmark of his performances. Besides performing transcriptions of classics from Bach to Liszt, he is a keen performer of contemporary music composed for his instrument. He has premiered works written by leading Irish composers such as Deirdre Gribbin, Ian Wilson and Jane O’Leary.

All Lunchtime Concert Series performances are free thanks to the support of The Arts Council, NUIG, Galway University Foundation, Bank of Ireland, Galway City and County Councils and Friends of The Galway Music Residency. The September Lunchtime Concert event will feature The Galway Music Residency’s 2011 Apprentice Ensemble – The Chatham Saxophone Quartet.