SEASON 25/26
Events
30th May 2026, 7.30pm
Belfast, Harty Room, Queen's University
Beijing to Belfast
Connections through Culture -British Council
Beijing to Belfast is supported by the British Council's Connections through Culture programme and aims to highlight cross-cultural exchange between Hard Rain and Beijing Modern Music Festival. Following our performance at BMMF, we have furthered our collaboration in 2026, through new works composed for Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble by eminent Chinese composers. These works are presented here in a specially curated concert and we are delighted to host BMMF Artistic Director Xiaogang Ye and Executive Director Guo Haiou.
19th June 2026, 7.30pm
Belfast, Harty Room, Queen's University
Hellawell at Harty
In a long and distinguished career, Piers Hellawell has produced a body of work characterised by boundless invention, genuine discovery and deep integrity. In celebration of his 70th birthday, this portrait concert reflects upon his outstanding solo and chamber music and his enduring creative partnerships. Hard Rain are privileged to have enjoyed a long-standing collaboration with Piers, both through his compositions and as one of the UK’s most distinguished educators: Professor of Composition at Queen’s University of Belfast 1981–2024, and Honorary Professor of Composition at the University of St Andrews. Here we present works spanning the past 40 years in the venue that has been home to so many important moments in Hellawell’s career.
