Following a run of sold-out shows in 2025, The Hans Zimmer experience has announced a series of new performance dates across 2026, including Galway’s Town Hall Theatre on March 7th.
From the ensemble behind The Ennio Morricone Experience, The Hans Zimmer Experience reimagines Zimmer’s iconic film scores with the intimacy and elegance of a live chamber ensemble.
From the soaring majesty of Interstellar and Inception, to the emotional depth of The Lion King, Gladiator, and Pearl Harbour, The Hans Zimmer Experience is a transformative journey through sound and story.
Tickets for the event are on sale now, including for Galway in March, with early booking advised.
The ensemble brings a refined yet powerful energy to every piece, appealing to classical music lovers, film score aficionados, and general audiences alike.
The ensemble comprises six acclaimed international solo artists: Soprano Katy Kelly, pianist Annalisa Monticelli, violinist Francesca De Nardi, violist Anne Marie McGahon, cellist Davide Forti and flautist Vourneen Ryan.
Soprano Katy Kelly has sung opera and oratorio internationally and has represented Ireland in many premier competitions, and was a regional finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Awards.
She has performed in Carnegie Hall with the Thomas Moore Festival, and is a regular performer at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
She was also featured on RTÉ One TV programmes ‘The Symphony Sessions’ and ‘Abhainn’, and you can hear her on all music streaming platforms.
Pianist Annalisa Monticelli is an internationally recognised musician. Trained in classical and jazz piano, voice, conducting, and composition she brings versatility and depth to her work.
Highly sought after as a vocal coach and diction coach, and répétiteur throughout Europe, she is also a faculty member at Maynooth University and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
As a performer, she has appeared in all major Irish venues and toured extensively across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Italian-born violinist Francesca De Nardi is a double graduate of Trieste’s Conservatorio G. Tartini and Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy of Music and performs widely across Ireland and Europe both as a soloist and as part of the award-winning Sonas Duo alongside The Ennio Morricone Experience’s cellist, Davide Forti.
Their appearances include the National Concert Hall, Kaleidoscope Night, and international festivals, earning top prizes at Feis Ceoil and the IMKA International Music Competition.
De Nardi has studied with renowned musicians including Daniel Rowland and the Emerson Quartet, and has performed with various orchestras and chamber ensembles across Europe.
Davide Forti is an award-winning cellist who holds a Master’s Degree from the Conservatorio G. Tartini and a Recital Artist Diploma (First Class Honours) from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
A laureate of several national and international competitions, including Feis Ceoil and the IMKA International Music Competition, he has performed widely across Europe and has studied with renowned cellists such as William Butt and Maja Bogdanovic.
He performs regularly with leading Irish ensembles, including the Irish National Opera and National Symphony Orchestra, and teaches at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Music Generation Louth.
Violist Anne Marie McGahon is a founding member and managing partner of both the Glas Quartet (Ireland) and Cairn String Quartet (Scotland).
Known for her genre-blending style, Anne Marie is the principal arranger and composer for both quartets, creating vibrant playlists that span pop, rock, video game soundtracks, and chart hits.
She has recorded and performed with major artists and is currently the violinist and orchestrator for Biffy Clyro.
Vourneen Ryan is a professional flautist, teacher and performance psychologist. She performs regularly with many of the major orchestras in Ireland and the UK, including the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Wexford Festival Opera, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Vourneen was invited to join the internationally-acclaimed Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2004 where she held the position of Co-Principal Flute.
