“ElecTríCelli Adventure” with Adrian Mantu on three kinds of cellos.

A celloVision show where children 6-12y old will set out on a musical journey. They will be encouraged to discover and be intrigued by the sounds of baroque, modern an electric cellos while exploring music through the ages, from classical to jazz and from world music to modern rock!

Dr Adrian Mantu is the cellist/founder of the ConTempo Quartet (1995), Galway Ensemble in Residence since 2003 and RTE’s National Quartet since 2013.
He is the winner of 16 International Prizes (London, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Bucharest, Hamburg, Rome), performing over 3000 concerts in 46 countries (in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, Tel-Aviv Opera, Carnegie Hall New York, Theatre du Chatelet Paris, Gedai Tokyo, NCH Dublin) in front of great personalities (Michael D Higgins, Prince Charles, Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, Nobel Prize Winners & Hollywood Stars). 

He arranged/recorded the music for “Trop Tard” film (Cannes Fest) and Steven Spielberg /Tom Hank’s “Band of Brothers” and recorded for Universal, Sony, Quartz, Deutsche Schallplatten & NMC labels. 

Adrian was awarded a Degree of Doctor of Music (honoris causa) by the the National University of Ireland, Galway and is in his final stages of completing his DMusPerf studies at TCD/Riam. He commissioned/premiered over 300 new and neglected Irish works, representing Ireland in various EU projects both as a soloist and in cross-over ensembles. 

Adrian’s cello is funded by Music Network, Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.