Chamber music at Tulfarris, Blessington. Pianists Fiachra Garvey & Mishka Rushdie Momen open; Rising Stars Ben Gannon & Ellen Jansson premiere a new work; Paddington Trio and traditional singers Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta complete the weekend.
The West Wicklow Festival returns to the Manor House at Tulfarris, Blessington, for a weekend of world-class music from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026.
The festival opens with pianists Fiachra Garvey and Mishka Rushdie Momen performing works by Brahms and Stravinsky, including The Rite of Spring for piano four hands. The Rising Stars Concert features oboist Ben Gannon and pianist Ellen Jansson, with the world première of the winning work from the WWF Composition Competition. The Paddington Trio bring a programme shaped by loss and remembrance, including piano trios by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Traditional singers Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta close the festival, also leading a sean-nós workshop.
