New Ross Piano Festival
20 Years
Two Piano Gala
Finghin Collins & Barry Douglas
19 April 2026, 3.30pm
National Opera House, Wexford
Join us for an afternoon of musical brilliance at the National Opera House in Wexford, marking two decades of exceptional piano performances at the New Ross Piano Festival.
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Our 2022 festival
Our 2022 festival took place from Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th September 2022. This unique festival under the artistic direction of pianist Finghin Collins brought some tempting events to South East Ireland. Our artists for 2022 included Jonathan Plowright, Tamara Licheli, Finghin Collins, François-Xavier Poizat, Dmytro Choni, Máire Carroll and The Albion Quartet. The famous American jazz pianist Craig Taborn was be the star of the Jazz Piano Day, but unfortunately had to cancel at the last minute for family reasons. He was replaced by Vadim Neselovskyi, a Ukrainian living in the States, who happened to be finishing a tour in Europe. Greg Felton and his trio, Origin Story, also performed several times during the Jazz Day. Altogether a very satisfying five days.
Our 2025 Festival
Our 2025 festival featured an outstanding lineup of artists, including Danae Dörken, Magdalene Ho, Daniel Lebhardt, Shunta Morimoto, Duo Pianistico Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi, John O’Conor, David Vesey, Castalian Quartet and our Artistic Director Finghin Collins.
Check back soon for our 2026 festival lineup.
Our festival story
In 2006 our piano festival began with a clear vision, to celebrate the piano and invite world-class pianists to perform in our local town of New Ross. Year on year we host an exciting programme of piano concerts, featuring original collaborations between our artists across a variety of classical genres.
“…this piano festival now ranks in quality and imaginative organisation and programming with any other event of its like around the world.”
Jeremy Hill, New Ross Echo
‘I’m in this business to be moved, to be communicated with, to be transported’: An Interview with Finghin Collins
Read this interview with our Artistic Director by the Journal of Music
Our support
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