Fiddler Gerry O'Connor’s Traditional Concert

Name: Fiddler Gerry O'Connor’s Traditional Concert
Start: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Centre Culturel Irlandais

Violinist Gerry O'Connor, considered one of the greatest musicians of Ireland, will offer us a short concert to close these JEP!

Sunday 18 September 2022, 17:00Passed

Gerry O'Connor

Gerry O'Connor is considered one of Ireland’s greatest fiddlers. His rich discography, composed of fifteen recordings (solo, duet or with various formations) praised by the musical press, testifies to his long popularity with the public. To conclude these two heritage days at the CCI, Gerry will offer us a short performance of traditional music, which will also be a foretaste of the concert he will give on December 15, accompanied by his friend and colleague, the famous Breton guitarist Gilles Le Bigot.

About the location

Centre Culturel Irlandais

5 rue des Irlandais 75005 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The first Irish Cultural Centre in the world is located in Paris, in the historic building of the Irish College which was restored for two years and inaugurated in 2002\. From the 16th century onwards, Irish colleges were established in France, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland, allowing Irish Catholic monks and students to escape the anti-Catholic restrictions in Ireland. In 1677, Louis XIV granted to the Collège des Irlandais of Paris the building of the Collège des Lombards, located rue des Carmes. In 1775, the Irish students moved into a new building, a former mansion, renovated specially to accommodate them by the architect François-Joseph Belanger. At that time the library and the chapel were built. Following the French Revolution, the Irish College changed its destination several times, sometimes becoming a seminary for Irish students. In October 2002, it was restored when the Irish Cultural Centre was created. The Centre now offers an opening on the cultural heritage of