Mendelssohn on Mull, UK
Finn joins the Maxwell Quartet and other fellow emerging artists for a week of chamber music on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
Programme
1. Sep -Craignure Hall, Craignure, 19:00 | Mozart K428 & Schubert String Quintet
2. Sep - Aros Hall, Tobermory,13:00 | Brahms Op.51/1 & Shostakovich Op.73/3
3. Sep - Bunessan Hall, Bunessan,19:00 | Haydn Op.33/2 & Shostakovich Op.73/3
4. Sep - Salen Church, Salen, 19:00 | Schubert String Quintet & Mendelssohn Sinfonia No.1
Recital with Ke Ma, UK
Kendal Midday Concert Club presents Finn Mannion and Ke Ma in recital.
Programme
Thomas Demenga | ‘EFEU’ for solo cello
Beethoven | 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen’ WoO46
Poulenc | Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
Chopin | Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano
ECMA Hague Session, BE
Alongside his Trio Archai, Finn will attend the ECMA Hague session in Belgium as a member of the European Chamber Music Academy.
Programme
Brahms | Piano Trio No.1 in B major, Op.8
Grime | Three Whistler Miniatures
Beethoven | Piano Trio No.1 in E-flat Major, Op.1
Scotland Autumn Tour, UK
Finn and his Trio Archai will play 7 concerts around Scotland in October/November. The tour is kindly supported by the Scottish ‘Tunnell Trust’ and Swiss ‘Foundation Suisa’.
29. Oct - Strathearn Music Society (Crieff)
31. Oct - Kelso Music Society (Kelso) + outreach 30. Oct.
1. Nov - Edinburgh Society of Musicians (Edinburgh)
2. Nov - Newton Stewart & District Club (Newton Stewart)
3. Nov - Biggar Music Club (Biggar)
9. Nov - Dunblane Cathedral Arts (Dunbane)
10. Nov - Perth Concert Hall (Perth)
Programmes TBC
ECMA Session Bern, CH
Alongside his Trio Archai, Finn will attend the ECMA Bern session in Switzerland as a member of the European Chamber Music Academy.
Programme
Brahms | Piano Trio No.1 in B major, Op.8
Grime | Three Whistler Miniatures
Beethoven | Piano Trio No.1 in E-flat Major, Op.1
Britten-Pears Young Artist CIML Residency, UK
Selected as Britten-Pears Young Artists for the 2025/2026 season, Trio Archai spend two weeks in residency at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh.
Programme TBC
ECMA Manchester Session
Alongside his Trio Archai, Finn will attend the ECMA Manchester Session as a member of the European Chamber Music Academy.
Programme TBC
Soloist with NYOS, UK
As soloist, Finn will perform at Glasgow City Halls with the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland’s Development Orchestra, under conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire. He will also lead a workshop for the young orchestra.
Programme
Dora Pejačević | Overture
Henriette Bosmans | Poeme for Cello and Orchestra*
Poulenc | Les Biches
Ravel | Bolero
Mendelssohn on Mull, UK
Finn joins the Maxwell Quartet at Craignure Hall on the Isle of Mull for a performance of Schubert’s String Quintet in C major.
Programme
Mozart | String Quartet in E-flat, K428
Schubert | String Quintet in C, D. 956
Aboyne Cello Festival, UK
As the festival’s Associate Artist, Finn returns to the Aboyne Cello Festival to coach and perform alongside young cellists from across the UK.
Programme TBC
Schoenfeld International Competition Final, CN
After passing the preselection, Trio Archai will compete as finalists in the Schoenfeld International Competition held in Harbin, China.
Music Coll Festival, UK
Tunnell Trust’s ‘Music Coll’ in the Scottish Inner Hebrides presents Finn and his Trio Archai in concerts 4/5/6 July.
Beethoven | Piano Trio Op.1 No.1 in Eb Major
Mendelssohn | Piano Trio No.2 in C minor
Grime | Three Whistler Miniatures
Whittington Music Festival, UK
Artistic Director Sophia Rahman invites Trio Archai for a chamber residency at Whittington Music Festival 2025.
Jeremy Sans | Nocturnes (world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn | Trio No.2 in C minor
Arnold Schoenberg | Verklärte Nacht (version for sextet)
Johannes Brahms | String Sextet in G major
Franz Schubert | Auf dem Strom
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Quartet in G minor
Franz Schubert | Fastasie for Piano 4-hands
Bristol: Recital at St George's
St George’s Bristol presents Trio Archai in a lunchtime recital.
Grime | Three Whistler Miniatures
Franz Schubert | Piano Trio No.1 in Bb major
UK: Prussia Cove
Finn will attend the International Musicians Seminar 2025 alongside his trio at Prussia Cove in Cornwall.
(week ii, with:
Anthony Marwood, violin
Thomas Riebl, viola
Steven Isserlis, cello
Thomas Adès, piano and piano in chamber music
David Waterman, Resident Associate Professor)
UK: BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician 2025 Semi-Final
Selected from a shortlist, Finn will compete for the recently founded BBC Radio Scotland award - Young Classical Musician of the Year 2025. The Semi-Finals will be held at the RCS in Glasgow.
Frankfurt: Schumann Kammermusikpreis
Trio Archai will compete in the Schumann Kammermusikpreis competition in Frankfurt, Germany.
Isle Of Wight: Recital with Ke Ma
West Wight Arts Association presents Finn Mannion and Ke Ma in recital.
Marin Marais | Les Voix Humaines
Robert Schumann | Three Romances for Cello and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven | 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen'
EnriqueGranados | Intermezzo from ’Goyescas’
Francis Poulenc | Souvenirs
Francis Poulenc | Sonata for Cello and Piano
Graz: Schubert und die Moderne
Trio Archai will compete in the ‘Schubert und die Moderne’ Competition.
Franz Schubert | Sonatensatz in Bb major
Dimitri Schostakovich | Trio No.1
Felix Mendelssohn | Trio No.2 in C minor
Commission | TBC
Francisco Coll | Piano Trio
Franz Schubert | Piano Trio No.1 in Bb major
Isle of Wight: Elgar Concerto
Finn joins the IWSO as soloist in Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
Richard Wagner | Der fliegende Holländer
Edward Elgar | Cello Concerto in E minor
Richard Struass | Wind Serenade in Eb Major
Sergei Rachmaninov | Symphonic Dances
London: Recital with Ke Ma
St Mary’s Perivale presents Finn Mannion and Ke Ma in a lunchtime recital.
Ludwig van Beethoven | 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen'
Robert Schumann | Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano
César Franck | Sonata for Violin (Cello) and Piano in A maj
London: ChamberStudio Mentorship
ChamberStudio UK presents Trio Archai in a public masterclass with cellist John Mysercough of the Doric String Quartet.
Franz Schubert | Piano Trio in Bb major
Brussels: Belgium Cello Society
Finn will compete in the Buchet International Cello Competition.
Robert Schumann | Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano
Francis Poulenc | Sonata for Cello and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven | 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen'
César Franck | Sonata for Violin (Cello) and Piano in A maj