Kelly Moran
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 18:30
- Venue
- Kelly Moran, Dublin Unitarian Church, 112 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, D02 YP23, Irlanda, Dublin
Kelly Moran (piano show), 24th September 2026, Unitarian Church (Dublin), doors from 07:30 PM.
Kelly Moran is a pianist and producer from New York who has spent her career excavating the sonic possibilities of the piano. An accomplished and highly sought-after composer, she has collaborated with an array of visionary contemporaries including FKA twigs, Yves Tumor, Kelsey Lu, Oneohtrix Point Never, and the Avalanches.
As a solo artist, Moran's critically acclaimed albums, Bloodroot (2017) and Ultraviolet (2018) have explored a variety of extended piano techniques like John Cage-inspired prepared piano and exercises in improvisation. Her unique strand of experimental piano compositions, which conjure hypnotising textures and dramatic compositional arcs, have been included on year-end lists across classical, avant-garde, and metal genres. In 2018, Moran was signed as a Yamaha Artist and began composing with Yamaha’s technologically enhanced pianos, most notably the Disklavier player piano. Her releases Vesela (2023) and Moves in the Field (2024) showcase deeper sensitivity to the piano, with Moran merging her human restraint with the limitless possibilities of the disklavier. Moves in the Field, was praised by the New York Times for being “a softhearted but steel-skinned set of 10 piano pieces that are as rapturous as a waterfall or as delicate as vapor. Her first album in six years, it is the redemptive conclusion in an extended span of personal tragedy and professional doubt, all ingrained in its sweeping songs.”
In 2024, Moran created music for Tin Drum: Medusa at Pioneer Works. Her work expanded upon the score that Ryuichi Sakamoto originally composed for Medusa's first iteration, which spatialized and combined recordings of undersea drones. Sakamoto gave special permission to Moran to recompose his work, and the result is featured on 2024’s release Vesela.
Other recent collaborations include scoring Vanya, a one-man play starring Andrew Scott which recently completed successful runs in London and New York. In February 2025, Moran collaborated with Matthew Barney, Raven Chacon, Brian Jungen, and Brandon and Jake Stosuy for the interdisciplinary performance piece, Remains/Compound, that included a performance in which archers fired 300 arrows into a player piano played by Moran.
Moran's 2025 album Don't Trust Mirrors marked her return to synth and prepared piano, exploring the emotional experience of seeing yourself through distortion, reflection, and the slow work of piecing yourself back together. Featuring fellow Warp Records artist Bibio, the 10-track album unfolds through magnificent timbral refractions. Weaving together shimmering textures and sharp edges, Don't Trust Mirrors is an immersive journey toward self-reconnection and coming back into focus.
Don't miss this opportunity to experience an unforgettable solo piano performance. An intimate evening in the remarkable setting of Dublin's Unitarian Church, promising to stay with you long after the final note.
Tickets are on sale now, and availability is very limited. (All-ages concert, refund available in case date is rescheduled or cancelled).
Kelly Moran is a pianist and producer from New York who has spent her career excavating the sonic possibilities of the piano. An accomplished and highly sought-after composer, she has collaborated with an array of visionary contemporaries including FKA twigs, Yves Tumor, Kelsey Lu, Oneohtrix Point Never, and the Avalanches.
As a solo artist, Moran's critically acclaimed albums, Bloodroot (2017) and Ultraviolet (2018) have explored a variety of extended piano techniques like John Cage-inspired prepared piano and exercises in improvisation. Her unique strand of experimental piano compositions, which conjure hypnotising textures and dramatic compositional arcs, have been included on year-end lists across classical, avant-garde, and metal genres. In 2018, Moran was signed as a Yamaha Artist and began composing with Yamaha’s technologically enhanced pianos, most notably the Disklavier player piano. Her releases Vesela (2023) and Moves in the Field (2024) showcase deeper sensitivity to the piano, with Moran merging her human restraint with the limitless possibilities of the disklavier. Moves in the Field, was praised by the New York Times for being “a softhearted but steel-skinned set of 10 piano pieces that are as rapturous as a waterfall or as delicate as vapor. Her first album in six years, it is the redemptive conclusion in an extended span of personal tragedy and professional doubt, all ingrained in its sweeping songs.”
In 2024, Moran created music for Tin Drum: Medusa at Pioneer Works. Her work expanded upon the score that Ryuichi Sakamoto originally composed for Medusa's first iteration, which spatialized and combined recordings of undersea drones. Sakamoto gave special permission to Moran to recompose his work, and the result is featured on 2024’s release Vesela.
Other recent collaborations include scoring Vanya, a one-man play starring Andrew Scott which recently completed successful runs in London and New York. In February 2025, Moran collaborated with Matthew Barney, Raven Chacon, Brian Jungen, and Brandon and Jake Stosuy for the interdisciplinary performance piece, Remains/Compound, that included a performance in which archers fired 300 arrows into a player piano played by Moran.
Moran's 2025 album Don't Trust Mirrors marked her return to synth and prepared piano, exploring the emotional experience of seeing yourself through distortion, reflection, and the slow work of piecing yourself back together. Featuring fellow Warp Records artist Bibio, the 10-track album unfolds through magnificent timbral refractions. Weaving together shimmering textures and sharp edges, Don't Trust Mirrors is an immersive journey toward self-reconnection and coming back into focus.
Don't miss this opportunity to experience an unforgettable solo piano performance. An intimate evening in the remarkable setting of Dublin's Unitarian Church, promising to stay with you long after the final note.
Tickets are on sale now, and availability is very limited. (All-ages concert, refund available in case date is rescheduled or cancelled).
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