Folksongs, Ireland and Britten

Kelli-Ann Masterson, soprano

Niall Kinsella, piano

Soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson and pianist Niall Kinsella perform a programme of folk-song arrangements from Ireland and Britain, by composers Herbert Hughes, Benjamin Britten and Rhoda Coghill.

Irish soprano Kelli-Ann Masterson has delighted audiences at home and abroad in opera and concert performances. She is an alumna of the ABL Irish National Opera Studio 2019-2021, and has performed leading roles for Irish National Opera, Opera Collective Ireland, Buxton International Festival and Blackwater Valley Opera Festival. She was the 2022 winner of the NCH Bernadette Greevy Bursary for singers and has performed regularly as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Described as “a meticulous collaborator” (BBC Music Magazine), Irish pianist and conductor Niall Kinsella has established himself as one of Ireland’s most exciting, versatile and sought-after musicians. He has performed extensively across Europe accompanying leading singers and has recorded two critically acclaimed albums: John F. Larchet: Complete Songs & Airs (Champs Hill Records, UK) and Schubert’s Women (Gramola Klassik, Austria).