Anselm McDonnell

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[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Great (and extensive) review of Hostile Summits in The Journal of Music! "an abundance of inventiveness in this concerto that ensured the listener’s attention rarely wavered."

https://t.co/mEIUWUPG9P

[Classical Crescendo @SviluppiS71024]

Belfast composer Anselm McDonnell’s Cello Concerto No. 1 'Hostile Summits'—a dramatic, mountain-inspired work—premieres 30 Jan 2026 at NCH Dublin with cellist Martin Johnson, the National Symphony (Ireland) and Ryan McAdams. Details via NCH Dublin. #NewMusic #ClassicalMusic

[National Symphony Orchestra Ireland @NSOrchestraIRL]

What a night! ✨

Congratulations to Anselm Mcdonnell on the world premiere of Hostile Summits. Cellist Martin Johnson, conductor Ryan McAdams, and NSOI brought this extraordinary work to life.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!
#NSOI #WorldPremiere #IrishComposer

[National Symphony Orchestra Ireland @NSOrchestraIRL]

📻 Thanks to Rick O'Shea and composer @AnselmMcdonnell for a brilliant conversation on RTÉ'S Arena @RTERadio1 last night!

This Friday, hear Anselm's music come to life as NSOI premieres his First Cello Concerto 'Hostile Summits'

https://t.co/Z3PkisyERy

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Great to see next week's concert is in demand (thanks Tchaikovsky)! If you're able to be there, snap up your tickets soon. I'm looking forward to chatting with Martin and Siân about the concerto before the concert - 6:15pm. https://t.co/5lCrJigGwi

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

So excited to be part of @NCH_Music @NSOIreland 2026 season with the premiere of a new commission: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Hostile Summits, written for Martin Johnson and conducted by Ryan McAdams

Check out pgs 32-35 of the season brochure 🔥

Fri 30th Jan 2026

[National Concert Hall @NCH_Music]

Excited to announce the NCH Classical Season 2026, an ambitious programme of 40+ concerts, placing @NSOrchestraIRL at its heart, complimented by International Orchestras & Recitals & a Discover programme of orchestral classics for families & young people.
https://t.co/uXznJLhaBK

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Bach-lover - "In 250 years time will be forgotten... like Taylor Swift"
AI bot - "it will literally vibrate into and onto your ears ❤️ It relieved my pain physically"
I can't possibly recommend it more than that 😂 (also I am now adding to my bio - compared to Taylor Swift)

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Thank you @londonsymphony & Larissa O'Grady for this fantastic performance of 'Rusted Sugar' for violin & electronics. The unhinged comments section is well worth a visit:

https://t.co/gaykdz8SwX

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Something wicked this way comes 🐺 #newnotes

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Schrödinger's project - the moment before opening a funding email where the project is both dead and alive at the same time...

At least the cat gets 50/50 odds, these are more like 5/95 😂

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

#callforscores Check out this upcoming opportunity from the Ulster Society of Organists & Choirmasters. Free to enter - 3-5 min piece based on hymn tune or chant, suitable for Grade 5-6 level.

[Matthew Owens @MatthewOwensUK]

Calling all composers! Delighted that the Ulster Society of Organists & Choirmasters has launched its Organ Composition Competiton (details below). I’m looking forward to hearing the shortlisted entries in @stpatricks_coi Cathedral, Armagh on Sat 8 Nov

@AnselmMcdonnell @OUPMusic

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

If you want to catch A Taste of Trapped Sun this week on @BBCRadio3 it will be broadcast on:

Mon 19th May - Breakfast Show (c. 8-9am)
Tue 20th May - Classical Live (c. 2-3pm)
Thu 22nd May - Essential Classics (c. 12-1pm)
Fri 23rd May - In Tune (c. 5-6pm)

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

@el_fodongo @BBCRadio3 @BBCSingers @owainpark Back at ya!

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Check out the Morning Show with Tom Service @BBCRadio3 in the next hour to hear my new piece for @BBCSingers A Taste of Trapped Sun, conducted by @owainpark and text by @el_fodongo

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

@BritishArts @ArtsCouncilNI @artscouncil_ie @CMCIreland @QUBelfast @belfastcc @BCouncil_NI @MakingMusic_NI @lsocomposers

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

https://t.co/bU9pOFPYGz

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

@SantiagoKodela 👏👏👏

[Santiago Kodela @SantiagoKodela]

🎻 Just premiered: Echoes of San Telmo — my piece for solo cello inspired by Buenos Aires & Piazzolla, performed by Dr. Adrian Mantu in Galway.

Mentored by the great @AnselmMcdonnell 😎

Watch here 👉 https://t.co/tRLatoUljQ

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Thanks HRSE for this performance of Echosymbiont from January, conducted by Benjamin Haemhouts https://t.co/TiCXQKwbo6

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Preorder on @Bandcamp https://t.co/2TfG85fpMb

[Anselm McDonnell @AnselmMcdonnell]

Great review of upcoming album Politics of the Imagination - "Ambitious steps towards... a style (with) no strict demarcation or boundaries around media and instrumentation."
"shifting from Stockhausen into Prodigy territory." https://t.co/VoVg3PiT5t