Irish soprano Helen Hancock, with German pianist Paul Cibis, will perform 20th century composer Benjamin Britten’s song cycle On this Island in Galway, Connemara, and Dublin, alongside a selection of lieder and French song.
Hancock and Cibis’ collaboration began with a performance of their programme Zweisamkeit (Two Togetherness) in Würzburg, Germany in June 2024 as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland, Germany, supported by the Irish-German Society of Würzburg.
Known for her emotionally charged and authentic performances, this passion project gave Helen scope to express herself in a programme of songs exploring big life events including love, partnership, marriage, parenthood and tragic loss. This programme was recorded in Berlin and the CD will be released this year.
Meanwhile Helen is delighted to welcome Paul to Ireland to see the landscapes described in the featured song settings of the poetry of Máirtín Ó Direáin and Thomas Moore.
Dates for the concerts are The Hardiman Ballroom, Galway City (13/03/2025), Kylemore Abbey, Connemara (15/03/2025) and St Ann's, Dawson St, Dublin (16/03/2025). Comment end
This concert at Kylemore Abbey is supported by the Kylemore Abbey, The Kylemore Trust and is in association with The Clifden Arts Festival
