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Perspectives - Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane – National Concert Hall (NCH), Dublin city

Date
Sunday, 8 November 2026
Time
20:30
Venue
National Concert Hall (NCH)
Address
Earlsfort Terrace, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 N527, Ireland
City
Dublin city
Price range
25 €

About this event

After nearly a decade of musical friendship, Finnish musician Pekka Kuusisto and American singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane have formalized their collaboration under the moniker “Council.” This production presents an evening of intimate and sonically varied songs and chamber music, which the duo wrote during several writing retreats in Northern Karelia and Portland, Oregon. With this new body of work, Kuusisto and Kahane attempt to locate the universal in the personal, and vice versa, weaving together stories of individual and collective grief, nostalgia, adolescence, and memory. The performance also touches on the joy, wonder, and perplexity of fatherhood in an era of global instability. As they explore and deepen their own friendship on stage, these two relentlessly searching artists offer a musical tapestry depicting the complexities of life in the 21st century. The program is rounded out with original music by Council along with traditional Scandinavian folk music.

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