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Abbey (Findlaters) are very happy to host the
the concerts take place after our morning service and the doors open for thsese events at 12.30
(please use the front door from Parnell Square, a ramp can be made available at the side door for those who need wheelchair access)
Hugh Lane Gallery
Sunday Concert Series 2026
Please read below for concert details
& for more information please contact:
Mary Barnecutt +353 87 9083194
The Hugh Lane Gallery’s popular Sunday Concert Series will continue into 2026, taking place at the historic Abbey Presbyterian Church (Findlater’s) located just a few doors from the gallery on Parnell Square North. Please note that all concerts at the Abbey Church will begin at 1.00pm, and from 2026 there will be two Sunday concerts each month.
The programme will feature performances from the National String Quartet Foundation ensembles, pianist Ellen Jansson, traditional music trio Cormac Breatnach (whistles), Martin Dunlea (guitar) and Brian Fleming (percussion), as well as the acclaimed Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble.
This first instalment of the 2026 series will conclude on March 8th with a special concert marking International Women’s Day, featuring the Banbha Quartet in association with the Finding a Voice Festival.
Admission to Sunday concerts is free but ticketed via Eventbrite. Booking is available Monday before each concert from 10am. Please see the Hugh Lane Gallery’s website www.hughlane.ie for listings, or subscribe to the mailing list for news and availability. Concerts are broadcast on the gallery’s YouTube channel as a ‘Concert Catch-up’ the following week, subject to agreement from the artists.
For more information please contact:
Mary Barnecutt +353 87 9083194
Sunday January 18th 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
National String Quartet Foundation presents:
Calathea Quartet
Claudia Tarrant Matthews, violin
Eleanor Hill, violin
Martha Campbell, viola
Haydn Wynn, cello
Haydn – String Quartet in B minor Op.33 No.1 [1781]
Marion Ingoldsby – Struck by a Raindrop [1999]
Britten – String Quartet No.1 in D major [1941]
Cork violist Martha Campbell joins colleagues from New Zealand, Australia and England in this exciting new string quartet
Sunday January 25thth 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
Ellen Jansson – piano
Programme to include:
Germaine Tailleferre: Partita for piano
Alexina Louie: Memories in an Ancient Garden
Raymond Deane: Razan
Prokofiev: selection from Visions Fugitives
Poulenc: Trois pieces pour piano
Sunday February 8thth 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
National String Quartet Foundation presents
Lumiere Quartet
Ioana Petcu-Colan, violin
Elaine Clark, violin
Nathan Sherman, viola
Carina Drury, cello
Haydn – String Quartet in D minor Op.76 No.2 Fifths [1797]
Donnacha Dennehy – Pushpulling [2007]
Beethoven – String Quartet in F major Op.18 No.1 [1798-1800]
The Lumiere Quartet explores the expressive, authentic, soundworld created by playing with classical bows on gut strings rather than today’s more practical steel strings. For this concert they present two wonderful classical quartets alongside a short work by Donnacha Dennehy.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hugh-lane-sunday-concert-series-lumiere-quartet-tickets-1979734666681?aff=oddtdtcreator
Sunday February 15th 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
Cormac Breatnach- whistles
Martin Dunlea – guitar
Brian Fleming – percussion
Cross-cultural traditional music fusing Spanish and Irish folk traditions from renowned whistle player Cormac Breatnach joined by Corkonian Martin Dunlea on guitar and percussionist Brian Fleming.
Sunday March 1st 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble
Peaceline Perspectives
Peaceline Perspectives features highly evocative pieces from the North of Ireland. The music is interwoven with voices and soundscapes inspired around Belfast’s Peaceline, which separates the nationalist and loyalist communities. This performance showcases the work of multiple composers whose musical voices are shaped by their shared Northern Irish heritage.
Sunday March 8th 13.00
Abbey Presbyterian Church www.abbeychurch.ie
National String Quartet Foundation presents
Banbha Quartet
Lidia Jewloszewicz-Clarke, violin
Maria Ryan, violin
Robin Panter, viola
Peggy Nolan, cello
Jane O’Leary – Mystic Play of Shadows [1995]
Dobrinka Tabakova – The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings [2019]
Germaine Tailleferre – String Quartet [1919]
Emilie Mayer – String Quartet in G minor [c.1840-1850]
In association with Finding a Voice Festival, the acclaimed Banbha Quartet marks International Women’s Day with a programme of fine music by women composers from the past three centuries.