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The Sixteen

WELCOME

Welcome to our Programme for May and June 2023.

Summer has finally arrived, with its promise of sunshine and long evenings. Nature is in full bloom and the world seems just that bit brighter. At the National Concert Hall, our May-June programme provides a virtual smorgasbord of events to add extra sparkle to these summer months.

Our International Concert Series returns with a performance by renowned German ensemble Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin on May 7 in a programme of works exclusively written in 1765. Acclaimed clarinettist Michael Collins with Michael McHale, piano and The Wigmore Soloists visits on May 21 and on June 20 revered choral group The Sixteen return to the NCH with conductor Harry Christophers for a concert that celebrates the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd.

The National Symphony Orchestra season continues with guests including rising American star Joshua Wellerstein on May 5. Award-winning conductor

Christian Reif and soprano Julia Bullock visit on May 19 and on May 26 Estonian conductor Mihhail Gerts leads the NSO for an evening of Rachmaninov and Tubin with soprano Mirjam Mesak.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra brings the ever-popular May the Fourth Be With You back to the NCH on May 4 and their activity during this time also includes The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber on May 11 and Queen: A Symphonic Rock Spectacular on June 2 and 3.

Elsewhere in the calendar, as part of our Perspectives series, seminal label Erased Tapes take over the NCH on May 20 for a multi-artist celebration which includes electronic producer Rival Consoles and the esteemed Penguin Cafe (which features Neil Codling (Suede), and Cass Browne (Gorillaz)).

We also welcome international guitar legend Robert Cray on June 14, host Camerata Ireland and Barry Douglas on June 1 and remember one of our

greatest men of letters on June 16 in Bloomsday – A Musical Celebration of Joyce’s Ulysses. In addition, the Irish Baroque Orchestra hold their first event here as an official Associate Ensemble of the National Concert Hall with Emotional Motivations - from Bach to Buxtehude.

Our new collaborative series Metronome continues in the NCH Studio with exciting acts such as R.Kitt who makes a welcome return on May 18 after his exceptional Haunted Dancehall set and Stephen Shannon who launches his highly anticipated new album with Crash Ensemble musicians on May 19.

We hope you enjoy all the events on offer during May and June and look forward to welcoming you to many more wonderful concerts in 2023.

NCH BOARD MEMBERS

Robert Read  CEO  National Concert Hall

Maura McGrath (Chairperson)

John Reynolds • Don Thornhill • Rebecca Gageby • James Cavanagh • Cliona Doris

Hilary Hough • Michelle O’Sullivan • Peter McKenna • Niamh Murray PATRON

Michael D. Higgins President of Ireland

Joshua Wellerstein - Fri. 5 May

Peter Broderick - Sat. 20 May

May

Tues 2, S 4 pm & 7pm A Celebration of Young Irish Jazz

Thurs 4 4 pm & 7pm & Fri 5 4 pm & 7pm

Wed 3 S 7.30pm Bes ide The Sea

Wed 3 M S 7.30pm An Audience with Liverpool Legends: Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon and Jan Molby

Thurs 4 M S 8 pm R TÉ CO Presents May the Fourth be with You –A Star Wars Celebration

Fri 5 J FR 1.05pm We’re O ld-Fashioned

Fri 5 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra and Joshua Wellerstein: Florence Price, Rachmaninov, Brahm s

Sat 6 M S 8 pm The Defi nitive Rat Pack

Sat 6 S 8.30pm M etronome: Roo Honeychild, E The Artist, Roibí

Sun 7 M S 7.30pm

International Concert Series: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin with Christina Landshamer, soprano

Mon 8 S 8.30pm Flotations: Ichiko Aoba

Thurs 11 M S 8 pm R TÉ CO: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Fri 12 J FR 1.05pm Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Fri 12 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra and Jaime Martín: Ian Wilson, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov

Sat 13 M S 7.30pm Irish Baroque Orchestra: Emot ional Motivations - from Bach to Buxtehude

Mon 15 J FR 7.30pm Introspection in Silk

Tues 16 J FR 10.30am & B ring Along a Baby 12.30pm

MS: Main Stage JFR: John Field Room KBRR: Kevin Barry Recital Room S: Studio

Wed 17 J FR 8 pm Look! I Made A Hat!A Ste phen Sondheim Celebration

Thurs 18 M S 8 pm R TÉ CO: Guy Barker’s A History of Soul

Thurs 18 S 8.30pm Metronome: R . Kitt

Fri 19 K BRR 11am-2pm S axophone Masterclass with Jess Gillam

Fri 19 J FR 1.05pm S ong s That Shaped The World

Fri 19 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra and Christian Reif: Brit ten, Graz˙yna Bacewicz, Prokofiev

Fri 19 S 8.30pm M etronome: Stephen Shannon with Crash Ensemble Musicians

Sat 20 M S/ 7pm Perspectives: Erased Tapes J FR/ KBRR/ S

Sun 21 M S 7.30pm International Concert Series: M ichael Collins, clarinet & Michael McHale, piano wit h Wigmore Soloists

Tues 23 M S 7.30pm Ba nff M ountain Film Festival Tour

Thurs 25 K BRR 7pm Evlana – Perfect Offering

Fri 26 J FR 1.05pm Harmony@Large@Lunchtime

Fri 26 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra and Mihhail Gerts: Rachmaninov, Eduard Tubin

Sat 27, M S 7.30pm The National Children’s Choir: Sun 28 The Joy of Singing & Mon 29

Tues 30 S 8.30pm M etronome: Da n iel Luke

Wed 31 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra: R IAM Concerto Concert

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June

Thurs 1 M S 7.30pm C amera ta Ireland & Barry Douglas, piano

Fri 2 J FR 1.05pm B oppin’ at the Drive-in

Fri 2 M S 7.30pm R TÉ CO: Queen: A Symphonic Rock Spectacular & Sat 3

S at 3 S 8.30pm Flotations: Roger Doyle

Tues 6 J FR 11am S pecial Schools Sing-Along

Wed 7 S 8.30pm M etronome: Dia mond Dagger and Howlbux

Thurs 8 J FR 7pm Newpark Academy Gala Concert 2023

Fri 9 J FR 1.05pm M us ical Romanticism

Fri 9 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra: S aoirse?

Mon 12 - VAR 9.45 - Q uavers to Quadratics

Fri 23 2pm

Tues 13 M S 1.05pm N SO Summer Lunchtime: Viva ldi, Puccini & Verdi

Wed 14 M S 8 pm Ro bert Cray Band

Thurs 15 M S 8 pm Hi bernian Orchestra Summer Gala Concert

Fri 16 J FR 1.05pm B loomsday – A Musical Celebration of Joyce’s Ulysses

Fri 16 & M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra: S at 17 Su perman in Concert

Tues 20 M S 1.05pm NSO Summer Lunchtime at Pipeworks Festival

Tues 20 M S 8 pm International Concert Series: The Sixteen - A Celebration of Byrd

Fri 23 J FR 1.05pm In C oncert with Didzis Kalnins ‚ ˇ

Fri 23 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra: & Sat 24 S pectre in Concert

Sat 24 M S 7.30pm Alea String Quartet

Tues 27 J FR 10.30 & B ring Along a Baby 12.30pm

Fri 30 J FR 1pm Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Fri 30 M S 7.30pm N ational Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Harry Potter

IRISH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

On May 13 at 7.30pm the Irish Baroque Orchestra take to the main stage of the NCH with Emotional Motivations - from Bach to Buxtehude featuring an exciting programme of works by Bach, Buxtehude, Muffat and Hoffman. It marks their first performance since becoming an Associate Ensemble of the National Concert Hall.

Ten Things to Know About the Irish Baroque Orchestra (IBO):

1. T he Irish Baroque Orchestra is Ireland’s only professional period instrument orchestra. It was established in 1996 by Mark Duley and Thérèse Timoney as Christ Church Baroque.

2. I n 2013 the Irish Baroque Orchestra became a resident organisation of the National Concert Hall and moved into the Earlsfort Terrace complex.

3. T he IBO’s Irish heritage recording cycle began in 2019 with Welcome Home Mr Dubourg. The collection explores music in Ireland under Matthew Dubourg who served as concert master in Dublin from 1728 to 1764. Dubourg led the orchestra for the first performance of Handel’s Messiah in 1742.

4. IBO Artistic Director Peter Whelan studied music at Trinity College before going to Basel to study bassoon and harpsichord. Acclaimed for his exhilarating approach to historical performance, he also boasts a remarkable career as a conductor, keyboardist and solo bassoonist.

5. The IBO’s second album, The Trials of Tenducci , with Tara Erraught, is based on the music the titular soprano castrato from Sienna would have heard and performed during his visit to Ireland in 1765. Whilst here he caused a national scandal by eloping to Cork to marry a teenage singing student and spent time in Cork Gaol before the couple eloped to Britain.

6. I BO Associate Director Claire Duff is an internationally acclaimed baroque violinist much in demand

as soloist, chamber musician, leader and director. Claire has an extensive discography, including a highly acclaimed CD of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto with Monica Huggett and IBO.

7. The Orchestra’s third release - The Hibernian Muse with Sestina (2022)examines music by Johann Sigismund Cousser and Henry Purcell. Cousser was a Hungarian composer who spent the last twenty years of his life in Dublin. He was one of the most knowledgeable and respected operatic directors in Europe. His Serenata ‘The Universal Applause of Mount Parnassus’ was composed for the birthday celebrations of Queen Anne in 1711.

8. T he IBO is committed to developing historically informed performance and works with a number of partner organisations across the country to ensure its continued growth for future generations. The award-winning Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra (delivered in partnership with the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras) gives students the opportunity to work intensively on elements of period style

9. I n February 2022 the IBO made its debut to critical acclaim at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London with Vivaldi’s Bajazet, a co-production from Irish National Opera and the Royal Opera House. In April 2022 they were awarded an Olivier Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Opera’ for their work on this project.

10. This year the IBO’s relationship with the NCH was further enhanced when it became an Associate Ensemble of the National Concert Hall.

A Celebration of Young Irish Jazz

Tuesday 2, Thursday 4 and Friday 5 May 4pm & 7pm

The Studio

An exciting opportunity to see the best of young Irish jazz, as DCU’s BA in Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance students take to the stage to perform in front of a live audience to showcase their talents, as part of their final assessments.

Expect the unexpected at this unique event - an absolute must for all jazz fans!

Free but ticketed

Presented by DCU in association with the NCH

Beside The Sea

Wednesday 3 May 7.30pm

The Studio

Dušica Mladenovic´ violin

‘Beside the Sea’ is an ambitious and innovative work for violin and soundtrack staged within a specially-built set that evokes a dock by the sea. Irish composer Ian Wilson wanted to make this piece as his father Jim died in 2018 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Tickets €7.50

Beside the Sea was created with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland

Presented by Ian Wilson in partnership with NCH & Bealtaine Festival

Dušica Mladenovic´ - Wednesday 3 May

TOGETHER, ARTISTS CAN INSPIRE CHANGE

ESB has a long heritage in supporting the arts. We believe the arts play a significant role in both documenting and harnessing social change and in creating a brighter future for all.

Head to esb.ie/arts to find out more.

An Audience with Liverpool

Legends: Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon and Jan Molby

Wednesday 3 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

This evening will give you a full insight into their careers, from previous clubs, to putting on the famous red jersey, to representing their national country.

There will be 100 limited opportunities for Meet and Greet pre-show for photos and signatures. Don’t miss out on your chance to be one of those.

Tickets €35

Meet and Greet: €100 (Limited availabilityprice includes ticket)

Presented by Floodlight Entertainment

RTÉ CO: May the Fourth be with You - A Star Wars Celebration

Thursday 4 May 8pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Joshua Gersen conductor

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents epic music from Star Wars movies for the day that’s in it! Dynamic young American conductor Joshua Gersen makes his Irish debut for this annual tradition, always fast to sell out. The force is strong with this one!

Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

We’re Old-Fashioned

Friday 5 May 1.05pm

John Field Room

Honor Heffernan

Jim Doherty piano

Dave Fleming bass

Myles Drennan drums

Twenty years on from the first ‘We’re Old-Fashioned’ concert, Honor Heffernan, Jim Doherty and the trio bring you a selection of Great American Songs from composers Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and many more.

Tickets €18

Concessions Available

Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more €16

Presented by Jim Doherty

Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon and Jan Molby

RTÉ CO

National Symphony Orchestra and Joshua Wellerstein: Florence Price, Rachmaninov, Brahms

Friday 5 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Joshua Weilerstein conductor Martin James Bartlett piano

Florence Price Ethiopia’s Shadow in America

Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Brahms Orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet No. 1

Joshua Weilerstein, ‘one of the most promising podium presences of his generation’ (LA Times) and Martin James Bartlett, ‘a prodigy of the piano’ (Nice Matin) come together for an evening of stirring, soulful, surprising music in which vibrant colour and searing drama is all.

Tickets €15, €23.50, €31, €38.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

The Definitive Rat Pack

Saturday 6 May 8pm

Main Stage

The Definitive Rat Pack are best known as the original cast members of The Rat Pack – Live from Las Vegas who have now created their own and more personal show. They are undoubtedly some of the world’s finest interpreters of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.

Tickets €35, €45, €55

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Pat Egan

Martin James Bartlett

The Definitive Rat Pack

Metronome: Roo Honeychild, E The Artist, Roibí

Saturday 6 May 8.30pm

The Studio

Roo Honeychild (Live, DJ)

E The Artist (Live) Roibí (Live)

Celebrating the launch of Gash Collective’s second compilation - GASH

TRAX VOL.2: An evening showcasing some of Ireland’s most innovative electronic and experimental club artists with Roo Honeychild, E The Artist and Roibí.

Tickets €10

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH and Gash Collective

International Concert Series: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin with Christina Landshamer, soprano

Sunday 7 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

W.A. Mozart Symphony No. 1 in E flat Major, K 16

Christoph Willibald Gluck Recitative and Aria of Circe from Il Telemaco, ossia L’isola di Circe

Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 28 in A major, Hob.I:28

Georg Philipp Telemann Ino - Cantata drammatica for Soprano and Orchestra, TWV 20:41

Hailed for its versatility with exciting concert projects and musical voyages of discovery, the NCH début of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin sees this award-winning ensemble with renowned soprano Christina Landshamer present a fascinating selection of works by Mozart, Haydn, Gluck and Telemann all penned in the year 1765.

Pre-Concert Talk for ticketholders 6.15pm

Tickets €19.50, €27.50, €36.50

10% Discount for Friends of NCH & Groups of 8 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by NCH

Roo Honeychild

Flotations:

Ichiko Aoba

Monday 8 May 8.30pm

The Studio

Ichiko Aoba

Aoife Wolf

As part of Flotations series, we welcome critically acclaimed Japanese singer, guitarist and composer Ichiko Aoba back to Ireland on her Saison Des Fleurs Tour.

Tickets €25

Presented by Foggy Notions in association with NCH

RTÉ CO: The Music of Andrew

Lloyd Webber

Thursday 11 May 8pm

Main Stage

Killian Donnelly soloist Louise Dearman soloist

Stephen Bell conductor

For more than half a century, no one has dominated musical theatre quite like Andrew Lloyd Webber. Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra with leading West End stars Killian Donnelly and Louise Dearman, for an evening packed with Lloyd Webber’s greatest hits.

Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available 10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Ichiko Aoba

Killian Donnelly

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Friday 12 May 1.05pm

John Field Room

Aoife Mulholland vocals

Francis Foreman vocals

Niall Kinsella piano

A bewitching roll call of the essential songs of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, performed by Irish West End star Aoife Mulholland, Francis Foreman and pianist

Niall Kinsella. Programme to include ‘Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered’, ‘Manhattan’, ‘My Funny Valentine’, ‘The Lady is a Tramp’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Have You Met Miss Jones’ and others.

Tickets €20

Concessions Available

20% Discount for Friends of the NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Triple Threat Productions

National Symphony Orchestra and Jaime Martín: Ian Wilson, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov

Friday 12 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Jaime Martín conductor

Kirill Gerstein piano

Ian Wilson Man-o’-War

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

The acclaimed Kirill Gerstein makes a long-awaited return to the National Symphony Orchestra with a luxuriant Rachmaninov piano concerto as Chief Conductor Jaime Martín conjures exotic Arabian Nights fantasies in an hypnotic orchestral jewel.

Tickets €15, €23.50, €31, €38.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

Kirill Gerstein - Friday 12 May

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

On Thursday 11 May the RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with soloists Killian Donnelly and Louise Dearman under conductor Stephen Bell. Lloyd Webber is one of the most talented and well-known composers of musicals in history, several of which have run for over a decade both in London and on Broadway.

Ten things to know about the seminal composer:

1. A ndrew Lloyd Webber was born into a musical household on 22 March 1948. His late father William was a composer and director fo the London College of Music and his mother Jean played violin and piano. He started writing music at a young age and when he was 15 he began studies at the Eric Gilder School of Music.

2. At the age of 17 he was introduced to his best-known creative partner, lyricist Tim Rice. Their first collaboration was The Likes of Us , a musical based on the true story of Thomas John Barnardo, the Irish-born philanthropist who founded the children’s charity.

3. I n 1967, a family friend of Lloyd-Webber’s, music teacher Alan Dogget, commissioned him and Tim Rice to write a piece for the Colet Court school choir. He requested a ‘pop cantata’ and the result became Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

4. I n 1970, Lloyd-Webber and Rice collaborated on the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar based on the Gospels’ accounts of the Passion. Initially unable to get funding, it was released as a concept album. The success of which led to its Broadway debut in 1971.

5. I n a similar manner, Lloyd-Webber and Rice’s following project, Evita (based on the life of Eva Peron), also began as a concept album

before debuting in the West End’s Price Edward theatre in 1978. It then transferred to Broadway.

6. L loyd-Webber’s next global success –Cats (1981) - was based on T.S. Eliot’s 1939 poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats . The show is credited with starting the ‘mega musical’ (large-scale, long running and hugely successful) phenomenon and ran for 21 years in London and 18 in New York.

7. The Phantom of the Opera , which opened in London’s West End in 1986 and on Broadway in 1988, is the longest-running show in Broadway history. The celebrated 80s production featured Sarah Brightman (who was married to Lloyd Webber at the time) and Michael Crawford. Ireland’s very own Colm Wilkinson played the role of Phantom in the original Canadian production of the musical.

8. H is later successes include The Beautiful Game (2000), about a group of teenagers growing up in Belfast, The Woman in White (2004), an adaptation of the Wilkie Collins’ novel, The Wizard of Oz (2011), School of Rock (2015), inspired by the 2003 Jack Black film about an out-of-work musician who becomes a teacher and Cinderella (2021).

9. A ndrew Lloyd Webber composed the theme music to the long-running programme The South Bank Show. The piece was written in 1977 for his cellist brother Julian and is based on the theme from Paganini’s 24th Caprice.

10. L loyd Webber and his wife

Madeleine Gurdon (former equestrian sportswoman) whom he married in 1991 are the current owners of Kiltinan Castle near Fethard in Tipperary. They also own and run Kiltinan Castle Stud.

Irish Baroque Orchestra: Emotional Motivationsfrom Bach to Buxtehude

Saturday 13 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Irish Baroque Orchestra

John Butt director

Hugo Hymas tenor

Miriam Kaczor flute

Emma Black oboe

Muffat Sonata No.2 from Armonico Tributo Buxtehude Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele (BuxWV 71)

Hoffmann/Bach Meine Seele rühmt und preist (BWV 189)

Buxtehude Quemadmodum Desiderat Cervus (BuxWV 92)

Bach Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sündenknecht (BWV 55)

With Bach’s cantata ‘Ich Armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht’ BWV 55 as the centrepiece, ‘Emotional Motivations’ offers the opportunity for audiences to be transported and inspired, through deep and reflective calm.

Tickets €25, €30

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

€10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by IBO as part of the NCH Associate Ensemble Partnership.

Introspection in Silk

Monday 15 May 7.30pm

John Field Room

Gediminas Karkauskas piano

Riccardo Marenghi drums

Following the release of his acclaimed album Lost Suite, jazz pianist Gediminas

Karkauskas, accompanied by drummer Riccardo Marenghi, will bring audiences on a deeply connective musical journey of contemporary original compositions and jazz favourites.

Tickets €18

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Sponsored by Monaghan Music and Piano Centre

Presented by Offpitchrecords

Bring Along a Baby

Tuesday 16 May 2023 10.30am & 12.30pm

John Field Room

Bring Along a Baby is an informal, relaxed, accessible chamber music recital of the highest standard, aimed primarily at parents, while babies or very young children sleep, feed and play.

Of course, the babies benefit from the music as well, so it’s a win-win.

Tickets €13

B abies go free!

Presented by NCH

John Butt

Gediminas Karkauskas

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Look! I Made a Hat!A Stephen Sondheim Celebration

Wednesday 17 May 8pm

John Field Room

Tracy Armstrong | Frank Beadle

John Furlong | Mary-Beth Jennings

Jenny McCabe | Lizzy Morrissey

Ray O’Hare | Sharon Osborne

Philip Walsh

Bryan Mullen piano

Berginald Rash clarinet

After four long years Bobby Productions is returning home to the John Field Room to celebrate the life and works of Stephen Sondheim. Enjoy an evening packed full of his greatest work.

Tickets €22

Concessions Available

Presented by Bobby Productions

RTÉ CO: Guy Barker’s A History of Soul

Thursday 18 May 8pm

Main Stage

Tommy Blaize vocalist

Vanessa Haynes vocalist

Guy Barker conductor/arranger

Jazz supremo Guy Barker conducts classic songs from Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles and more – all in his own brilliant arrangements. With Strictly Come Dancing singing star Tommy Blaize and acclaimed vocalist Vanessa Haynes.

Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Tommy Blaize - Thursday 18 May

Metronome: R.Kitt

Thursday 18 May 8.30pm The Studio

Robbie Kitt

Aisling Phelan visual artist Kev Freeney visual artist

An evening of cutting-edge electronica from R.Kitt with a fully immersive A/V show by visual artists Aisling Phelan and Kev Freeney as part of Metronome - the exciting new series based in the NCH Studio.

Tickets €15 10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH and Homebeat

Saxophone Masterclass with

Jess Gillam

Friday 19 May 11am – 2pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival and the National Concert Hall are delighted to host a saxophone master class with trail blazing saxophonist Jess Gillam.

Jess Gillam has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms .

Observer tickets €5

Presented by NCH in partnership with West Wicklow Festival

R.Kitt

Jess Gillam

INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2023 SPRING

MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023, 8PM

PAUL LEWIS PIANO

Programme:

Schubert Piano Sonatas, 7, 14 & 17.

“A superlative interpreter of his (schubert’s) work”

The Guardian

Tickets from €19.50 (10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+

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SUNDAY 7 MAY 2023, 7.30PM

AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE

MUSIK BERLIN

Christina Landshamer

soprano

Programme: Mozart, Gluck, Haydn, Telemann

“A magnificent chameleon of an ensemble”

The New York Times

Tickets from €19.50 (10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+)

SUNDAY 21 MAY 2023, 7.30PM

MICHAEL COLLINS CLARINET

MICHAEL MCHALE PIANO

WIGMORE SOLOISTS

Programme: Brahms, Robert & Clara Schumann, Mozart

“A world class clarinettist” BBC Music Magazine

Tickets from €17.50 (10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+)

TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2023, 8PM

THE SIXTEEN

Harry Christophers conductor

Programme: A Celebration of Byrd

“For 40 years…the Sixteen has set the gold standard” The Times

Tickets from €27.50 (10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8+)

Songs that shaped the World

Friday 19 May 1.05pm

John Field Room

Tom Cole vocals

Shane O’Connor grand piano

Derek O’Connor saxophone

Garry O’Connor drums

Adam Taylor double upright bass

Songs that shaped the world is a show that celebrates the music of the great American songbook, and the golden age of swing. Performed on the day by Sunshine Radio’s Tom Cole Jr and the Shane O’Connor quartet.

Tickets €22

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by Tom Cole Jr

National Symphony Orchestra

and Christian Reif: Britten, Graz˙yna Bacewicz, Prokofiev

Friday 19 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Christian Reif conductor

Julia Bullock soprano

Britten Les illuminations

Graz˙yna Bacewicz Concerto for String Orchestra

Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

Christian Reif, ‘a conductor of considerable stature’ (San Francisco Chronicle), teams up with soprano Julia Bullock whose ‘voice is certainly one of the most beautiful lyric instruments of her generation’ (Opera News) for a heightened, hypnotic song cycle, an inventive concerto glancing towards the past, and a symphony ‘of the greatness of the human spirit’.

Tickets €15, €23.50, €31, €38.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

Julia Bullock - Friday 19 May

Metronome: Stephen Shannon with Crash Ensemble Musicians

Friday 19 May 8.30pm

The Studio

Stephen Shannon synths, electronics

Matthew Nolan synths, electronics

Max Greenwood piano

Mary Barnecutt cello

Kate Ellis cello

Cora Venus Lunny violin

Lisa Dowdall viola

Maria Ryan violin

May 19 marks the release date of Fathoms by Stephen Shannon on the Irish label, 251 Records. This work was recorded with musicians from the Crash Ensemble, a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today.

Tickets €20

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH and Matthew Nolan Music

Perspectives: Erased Tapes

Saturday 20 May 7pm

Main Stage, Kevin Barry Room, John Field Room, Studio

Rival Consoles | Penguin Café

Peter Broderick | Hatis Noit

Qasim Naqvi | Anne Müller

Crayon DJ | Kiasmos DJ (JR)

After marking their 15-year history with a sold-out festival at the iconic Printworks in London, renowned record label Erased Tapes take over the National Concert Hall. This special one-off event will be headlined by UK electronic producer Rival Consoles and legendary ensemble Penguin Cafe.

Tickets €35 10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH

Erased Tapes - Saturday 20 May

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT…

Setting the gold standard for over 40 years, The Sixteen are one of the world’s finest and most renowned early music choral ensembles. As part of the NCH International Concert Series 2023, they make a much-anticipated return to the NCH on Tuesday 20 June at 8pm with its pioneering founder/conductor, Harry Christophers. Their chosen programme, entitled - Song In The Wilderness - marks the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, William Byrd.

1. T he Sixteen was founded by Harry Christophers in 1979 to perform the music of the English polyphony through contemporary choral music. The Sixteen are regarded as peerless interpreters of Renaissance, Baroque and modern choral music.

2. Christophers also founded a period-instrument ensemble to accompany The Sixteen, referred to as The Orchestra of the Sixteen.

3. T he Sixteen are the official ‘Voices of Classic FM’. They are also Artistic Associates of King’s Place, London and from 2016-2017 were Artists in Residence at Wigmore Hall.

4. S ince 2000 The Sixteen have undertaken an annual Choral Pilgrimage, which sees them performing sacred music in Britain’s great cathedrals and abbeys, the settings for which it was created.

5. T he Sixteen’s touring credits include performances at the BBC Proms, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s Musikverein and Cité de la musique in Paris. Noteworthy festival appearances include Hong Kong, Wellington, Granada, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Istanbul, Prague, Bremen, La Chaise-Dieu and Salzburg.

6. I n 2001 The Sixteen launched its own record label, CORO. Since then, they have released over 90 titles including albums of choral works by Francis Poulenc, Purcell’s Royal Welcome Songs for King James II and the world premiere recording of MacMillan’s Stabat mater.

7. T he ensemble’s many awards include a Classical Brit Award for Renaissance (2005), The Classic FM Gramophone Artist of the Year 2009, The Gramophone Best Baroque Vocal Award for its recording of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and The Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Ensemble (2018).

8. T he Sixteen featured in the BBC-produced series Sacred Music which aired between 2008 and 2015. In addition, they were the subject of A Choral Odyssey, a specially curated series of online films presented by Simon Russell Beale.

9. H arry Christophers was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s 2012 Birthday Honours for his services to music. He is an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, as well as the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

10. T he Sixteen’s period-instrument orchestra has drawn critical acclaim for its work in semi-staged performances of Purcell’s Royal Welcome Songs in London, a production of Purcell’s King Arthur in Lisbon and new productions of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse at Lisbon Opera House.

International Concert Series:

Michael Collins, clarinet

Michael McHale, piano

Wigmore Soloists

Sunday 21 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Michael Collins clarinet

Michael McHale piano

Natalia Lomeiko violin

Sini Simonen violin

Rachel Roberts viola

Johannes Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat major op. 120 No. 2

Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Major op. 44

Clara Schumann Three Songs, arranged for piano quartet

WA Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581

The NCH is delighted to present the Irish début of this exciting new ensemble in a programme of chamber music greats featuring an indisputable favourite of Irish audiences, clarinettist, Michael Collins, his regular duo partner, Irish pianist, Michael McHale and some of the leading lights in the world of chamber music.

Pre-Concert Talk for ticketholders 6.15pm Tickets €17.50, €24.50, €29.50

10% discount for NCH Friends, Patrons & Groups of 8 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by NCH

Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour

Tuesday 23 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography. Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet.

This is a screening of the 2023 Red Film Programme.

Tickets €18

Concessions Available

Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more €15.50

Sponsored by Keen and Cotswold Outdoor

Presented by Snowline Media

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Michael Collins and Wigmore Soloists - Sun. 21 May

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Evlana – Perfect Offering

Thursday 25 May 7pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Isabelle O’Connell piano

Sylvia O’Brien soprano

William Dowdall flute

Paul Roe clarinet

Keith Pascoe violin

Lynda O’Connor violin

Nathan Sherman viola Yseult Cooper Stockdale cello

Jonathan Nangle Granular Dust (2022)

John Corigliano Mr Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (2000)

Jessie Montgomery Strum (2006, rev. 2012)

Jane O’ Leary beneath the dark blue waves (2019)

Cassandra Miller Perfect Offering (2020, rev. 2021)

Evlana present an exciting programme of 21st century works for chamber ensemble including Cassandra Miller’s poignant Perfect Offering , John Corigliano’s intriguing settings of Tambourine Man: Seven poems of Bob Dylan , Jessie Montgomery’s extraordinary Strum and two captivating works by Irish composers Jane O’Leary and Jonathan Nangle.

Tickets €15

Limited Concessions Available

Friends of NCH €12

Presented by Evlana Ensemble

Harmony@Large@Lunchtime

Friday 26 May 1.05pm

John Field Room

The Musical Suspects return to The John Field Room with an exciting programme of close harmony choral music, including a cappella arrangements of Schubert, The Beatles and Coldplay favourites. The Musical Suspects promise a delightful lunchtime experience.

Tickets €15

Concessions Available

Groups of 10 or more €12

Presented by The Musical Suspects

National Symphony Orchestra and Mihhail Gerts: Rachmaninov, Eduard Tubin

Friday 26 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Mihhail Gerts conductor

Mirjam Mesak soprano

Valentyn Dytiuk tenor

Andrei Bondarenko baritone

National Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead

Eduard Tubin Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs

Rachmaninov The Bells

An evening of Eastern European romance and drama courtesy of five remarkable talents from Estonia and Ukraine, a soaring orchestral homage to Estonian folksong and two brilliant fantasies by a Russian master.

Tickets €20, €30, €36, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student tickets available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

Mihhail Gerts- Friday 26 May

The National Children’s Choir: The Joy of Singing

Saturday 27, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

The National Children’s Choir has enjoyed tremendous success since its foundation in 1985 by Dr Seán Creamer to celebrate International Music Year. Looking forward to performing once again in the National Concert Hall, these concerts mark the high point of a musical journey with a repertoire boasting a range of music from Mozart to U2!

Tickets €25 On Sale 8th of May 10am

Presented by The National Children’s Choir

Metronome:

Daniel Luke

Tuesday 30 May 8.30pm

The Studio

Daniel Luke

Gareth Quinn Redmond

Daniel Luke is a pianist, composer and arranger hailing from Cabra, Dublin. In early 2020, Daniel embarked on a new and personal project: a collection of solo piano compositions that would eventually become his debut album, Shadow Dance. Recorded in his childhood home, on the piano he learned to play on, this album represents a labour of love and a lifetime of learning.

Tickets €15 10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH and Matthew Nolan Music

National Children’s Choir

Daniel Luke

Camerata Ireland - Thursday 1 June

National Symphony Orchestra: RIAM Concerto Concert

Wednesday 31 May 7.30pm

Main Stage

Gavin Maloney conductor

Lauren McCann soprano

Kalle Peura piano

Emma Power mezzo-soprano

Rachel Nolan flute

Mozart Exsultate jubilate

Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Ravel Shéhérazade

Nielsen Concerto for Flute and Orchestra

Join four of RIAM’s most exciting emerging artists as they make their concerto debut with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland as part of the Maura Dowdall Competition.

Tickets €10

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

Barry Douglas & Camerata Ireland

Thursday 1 June 7.30pm

Main Stage

Barry Douglas conductor

Camerata Ireland

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, op. 26 Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op. 75 Emperor

Camerata Ireland is delighted to be returning to the NCH for this programme of much-loved music featuring Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Mozart’s 40th Symphony, with Barry Douglas as director and soloist for Beethoven’s majestic Emperor Concerto.

Tickets €17.50, €23.50, €27.50 10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by Camerata Ireland

Boppin’ at the Drive-in

Friday 2 June 1.05pm

John Field Room

Alf McCarthy story

Linda Kenny singer

Damian Smith singer

Alan Carney singer/musical director

1950’s USA, the old world was fading fast & kids were a hoppin’ and a boppin’ to Elvis, Buddy Holly, and Rock ‘n Roll. Hear the story of that exciting era and singalong to a hit parade of chart-topping songs.

Tickets €19

Presented by The Great Singalong Songbook

2O22 2O23 NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FRIDAY 5 MAY, 7.30pm

RACHMANINOV 15O

FLORENCE PRICE Ethiopia’s Shadow in America

RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 orch. Schoenberg

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor • Martin James Bartlett, piano

FRIDAY 12 MAY, 7.30pm

IAN WILSON Man-o’-War

RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Chief Conductor Jaime Martín • Kirill Gerstein, piano

ALSO IN LEISURELAND, GALWAY, SATURDAY 13 MAY, 8pm

FRIDAY 26 MAY, 7.30pm • SEASON FINALE

RACHMANINOV The Isle of the Dead

EDUARD TUBIN Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs

RACHMANINOV The Bells

Mihhail Gerts, conductor • Mirjam Mesak, soprano

Valentyn Dytiuk, tenor • Andrei Bondarenko, baritone

National Symphony Chorus • David Young, chorus director

RTÉ CO: Queen: A Symphonic Rock Spectacular

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 June 7.30pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Stephen Bell conductor

Enjoy Queen’s greatest hits as you’ve never heard them before! Featuring stars past and present from the West End hit musical We Will Rock You , performing with a rock band, backing vocalists and the ever-versatile RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Produced in association with West End International Ltd

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Flotations:

Roger Doyle

Saturday 3 June 8.30pm

The Studio

Roger Doyle was born in Dublin and studied composition on scholarships at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Institute of Sonology at the University of Utrecht and the Finnish Radio Experimental Music Studio.

Tickets €24

Presented by Foggy Notions in association with NCH

Special Schools Sing-Along

Tuesday 6 June 11am

John Field Room

We invite special schools (pupils with moderate to profound general learning disabilities) to join us for this interactive, multi-sensory concert-workshop.

This is a free but ticketed event; early booking is advised.

Tickets are limited to a maximum of 9 tickets online, if you require more tickets, please contact our Box Office team on 01 417 0000.

Presented by NCH

RTÉ CO: Queen

Roger Doyle

Metronome: Diamond Dagger & Howlbux

Wednesday 7 June 8.30pm

The Studio

Join us in The Studio for the latest installation of Metronome - the new series shining a light on the rich and diverse collection of music and artists existing just below the surface. We are joined on this occasion by the spectral and atmospheric sounds of Cork duo Howlbux, and the groove laden house-tinged live electronica of Wicklow’s Diamond Dagger.

Tickets €15

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH and Homebeat

Newpark Academy

Gala Concert 2023

Thursday 8 June 7pm

John Field Room

Newpark Junior Choir

Flying Recorders

Newpark Academy of Music presents its acclaimed Newpark Festival Gala Awards Concert, featuring 2023 Trophies and Cups Winners. This Gala Concert is a celebration of young talented musicians, performing classical and modern repertoire, and showcasing their unique talents.

Performers on the night will include Newpark Festival 2023 Trophy and Cup prize winners, as well as Newpark Junior Choir & Performing Groups.

Tickets €20

Concessions Available

Presented by Newpark Academy of Music

Diamond Dagger

Newpark Academy Gala Concert

ConTempo Quartet

Musical Romanticism

Friday 9 June 1.05pm

John Field Room

ConTempo Quartet:

Bogdan Sofei violin

Ingrid Nicolai violin

Andreea Banciu viola

Adrian Mantu cello

Didzis Kalnin ‚ š piano

Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in c minor, D. 703, Quartettsatz

Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34

Mystery and Appreciation of Schubert & Brahms with ConTempo Quartet & pianist, Didzis Kalnin‚š.

Tickets €25

Concessions Available

10% Discount of Friends of NCH

20% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by KenDu Music

Saoirse?

National Symphony Orchestra: Saoirse?

Friday 9 June 7.30pm

Main Stage

Gavin Maloney conductor /stiúrthóir

Mick O’Brien uilleann pipes / píb uilleann

SAOIRSE? (directed by George Morrison, 1961)

Film screening with performance of Seán Ó Riada score

Léiriú den scannán ar scáileán agus an fuaimrian ceoil le Seán Ó Riada á sheinm ag ceolfhoireann shiansach

Irish narration with English subtitles

Tráchtaireacht i nGaeilge le fotheidil as Béarla

Tickets/ticéid €15 (restricted view), €20, €25, €30

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra in partnership with IFI and Gael Linn

Quavers to Quadratics

Monday 12 – Friday 23 June 9.45am – 2pm Various Rooms

Quavers to Quadratics sees children in 3rd - 6th classes play with ideas that are common to music and science. This version of Quavers to Quadratics sees our team visit your school and then your class visiting us in the National Concert Hall.

Email education@nch.ie for further information on the programme.

Free, but ticketed for DEIS schools, any remaining places will be opened for all schools to book on May 18.

Presented by the National Concert Hall, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin Schools of Education, generously supported by Science Foundation Ireland and ESB.

NSO Summer Lunchtime Concert: Vivaldi, Puccini & Verdi

Tuesday 13 June 1.05pm

Main Stage

Adam Hickox conductor Sinéad Farrell piccolo

Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C major Puccini ‘La Tregenda’ from Le Villi Verdi The Sicilian Vespers Overture

A veritable musical smorgasbord for the first of the National Symphony Orchestra’s appetising Summer lunchtime concerts with three very different pieces by a trio of Titans: pirouetting Vivaldi, frenzied Puccini and Verdi at his most dramatic.

Tickets €15

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

Sinéad Farrell - Tuesday 13 June

Robert Cray Band –That’s What I Heard

Wednesday 14 June 8pm

Main Stage

Robert Cray guitar and vocals

Richard Cousins bass guitar

Dover Weinberg keyboards

Terrence F. Clark drums

Steve Jordan drums and percussion

Blues guitar maestro, Robert Cray, along with his band, will return to Ireland for the first time since 2010 to perform tracks from his latest Grammy-Nominated album

That’s What I Heard.

Tickets €40, €45, €55

Presented by Singular Artists Ltd

Hibernian Orchestra Summer Gala Concert

T hursday 15 June 8pm

Main Stage

The Hibernian Orchestra

John Finucane conductor

Billy O’Brien piano

Verdi Overture to La forza del destino

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

Dvorˇák Symphony No. 9 From the New World

The Hibernian Orchestra presents an evening of romantic classics.

Billy O’Brien, winner of the orchestra’s annual concerto competition, will perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, between Verdi’s Overture to La forza del destino and Dvorák’s Symphony No 9.

Tickets €20

Concessions Available 10% Discount on Groups of 10 or more

Presented by The Hibernian Orchestra

Robert Cray

Billy O’Brien

Bloomsday – A Musical Celebration of Joyce’s Ulysses

Friday 16 June 1.05pm

John Field Room

Sandra Oman soprano

Mary McEvoy actress

Simon Morgan baritone

David Wray piano

A joyous celebration of Bloomsday.

Soprano Sandra Oman and renowned actress Mary McEvoy, as Molly Bloom and Nora Barnacle, celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses in song, prose and conversation. Baritone Simon Morgan joins them, as J.C. Doyle, with David Wray accompanying.

Ticket €20

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Sheldon Nulty Music

National Symphony Orchestra: Superman in Concert

Friday 16 & Saturday 17 June, 7.30pm

Main Stage

National Symphony Orchestra

Anthony Gabriele conductor

You’ll believe a man can fly as Superman in Concert arrives in the NCH accompanied by the power of the National Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ triumphant original score live to picture!

Tickets €24.50 (restricted view), €34.50, €44.50, €49.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

NSO - Superman - Fri. 16 & Sat. 17 June

NSO Summer Lunchtime Concert at Pipeworks Festival

Tuesday 20 June 1.05pm

Main Stage

National Symphony Orchestra

David Leigh conductor

Valentine Laporte flute

David Goode organ

Dupré Cortège et Litanie

Ibert Flute Concerto

Saint-Saëns Cyprès et lauriers

The ‘king of instruments’, the organ, shares the lunchtime limelight with the flute as both take centre stage in a delectable trio of French fancies by Dupré, Ibert and Saint-Saëns as part of this year’s Pipeworks Festival.

Tickets €15

Presented by National Symphony Orchestra

International Concert Series: The Sixteen - A Celebration of Byrd

Tuesday 20 June 8pm

Harry Christophers conductor

Arise Lord into thy rest

Philip van Wilder O doux regard

Ne irascaris/Civitas sancti tui

Philippe de Monte O suavitas et dulcedo

Dobrinka Tabakova Arise Lord into thy rest (New Commission)

Jacobus Clemens Non Papa Tristitia et

Tristitia et anxietas

Turn our Captivity

Jacobus Clemens Non Papa

Dobrinka Tabakova Turn our Captivity (New Commission)

Philippe de Monte Super Flumina

William Byrd Quomodo Cantabimus?

William Byrd Vigilate

The Sixteen, one of the world’s finest and most renowned choral ensembles, returns to the NCH to present its pioneering founder/conductor, Harry Christophers with a special programme Song In The Wilderness marking the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, William Byrd.

Tickets €27.50, €34.50, €42.50 10% Discount for NCH Friends & Groups of 8 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by NCH

David Goode

In Concert with Didzis Kalnin‚š

Friday 23 June 1.05pm

John Field Room

Didzis Kalnin ‚ š piano

Luˉcija Garuˉta Four Etudes for the Sostenuto Pedal

Rhona Clarke World premiere of a piece which explores the device of the ‘third’ pedal.

Franz Liszt Sonata in B minor

Pianist Didzis Kalnin‚š returns to the National Concert Hall with a solo recital. This exciting programme includes the Irish premiere of the Etudes for the Sostenuto Pedal by Luˉcija Garuˉta and the world premiere of a commissioned piece by Rhona Clarke which will also explore the device of the ‘third’ pedal.

Tickets €18

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

15% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by KenDu Music

National Symphony Orchestra: Spectre in Concert

Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June 7.30pm Main Stage

Anthony Gabriele conductor

Film Concerts Live! proudly presents the third installment in our James Bond Concert Series, Spectre in Concert, produced in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM). For the first time, audiences around the world will be able to experience composer Thomas Newman’s super-charged musical score performed live by a full symphony orchestra in sync to director Sam Mendes’ thrilling motion picture. SPECTRE © 2015 Danjaq, MGM, CPII. SPECTRE, and related James Bond Trademarks, TM Danjaq. All Rights Reserved.

Tickets €24.50 (restricted view), €34.50, €44.50, €49.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

NSO - Spectre

Alea String Quartet

Saturday 24 June 7.30pm

The Studio

Sigrid Praesent violin

Igmar Jenner violin

Wolfgang Stangl viola

Tobias Stosiek violoncello

Franz Schubert Rosamunde String Quartet No. 13 D 804

Ludwig Van Beethoven The Rage Over The Lost Penny op. 129

Gerhard Praesent Big Apple String Quartet No. 4 op. 53 (Irish Premiere)

David Ernest Mc Carthy String Quartet No. 1 (2012)

Igmar Jenner Majaa (2010) (Irish Premiere)

The Alea String Quartet from Graz in Austria perform Schubert’s Rosamunde and Beethoven’s Rage Over The Lost Penny arranged for string trio by Gerhard Praesent (Irish Premiere) in addition to new music by Gerhard Praesent, David Ernest McCarthy and Igmar Jenner.

Tickets €23.50

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Presented by David Ernest McCarthy

Bring Along a Baby

Tuesday 27 June 10.30am & 12.30pm

John Field Room

Bring Along a Baby is an informal, relaxed, accessible chamber music recital of the highest standard, aimed primarily at parents, while babies or very young children sleep, feed and play.

Of course, the babies benefit from the music as well, so it’s a win-win.

Tickets €13 B abies go free!

Alea String Quartet

Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Friday 30 June 1pm

John Field Room

We invite people living with dementia, their carers and families to enjoy a concert of favourite songs and music.

“Each one, even the most reserved guests, brighten and react with the music, on their own individual way. And then, when the concert is over, there is an atmosphere of contentment and calm.” – Nancy Previs, Journalist

Tickets €2.50

Presented by NCH

National Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Harry Potter

Friday 30 June 7.30pm

Main Stage

Richard Kaufmann conductor

Tickets €15, €23.50, €31, €38.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Presented by the National Symphony Orchestra

NSO - Friday 30 June

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

We would like to acknowledge with appreciation and gratitude the generous support of our Corporate Partners, Corporate Members, Patrons, John Field Society Members and Friends.

PROGRAMME PARTNERS

TRUST & FOUNDATION PARTNERS

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Earlsfort Group

Hospitality Partners

PATRONS & JOHN FIELD SOCIETY MEMBERS

Deirdre Baneham, Frank & Ivy Bannister, James Billett, Kathleen & Al Brown, Michael Bourke, Sharon Burke, Dr Tom Carey, John Carr, Brid Cannon & Juan Pablo Cortes Ocampo, Bernadette Coggins, Denis & Grainne Cremins, Matthew Farrelly, Dr Crona Gallagher & Jim Clery, Sir James & Lady Jeanne Galway, Gerard Gillen, Diana Jamieson, Brian Kingham, Mary Mac Aodha, Brian McElroy, Sinead Ni Oireachtaigh, Prof Deirdre O Grady, Tiernan O hAlmhain, Dr Rachel Patton, Beverly Sperry, Kieran Tobin, Stephen Vernon, Peter & Elva Wyatt

FRIENDS, SEASON FRIENDS AND SUPPORTING FRIENDS

Please get in touch with a member of the Partnerships & Philanthropy Team to learn more and nd out how you can support your National Concert Hall today:

Aisling Kennedy Corporate Development Executive aisling.kennedy@nch.ie

Emmet McSwiney Individual Giving Executive emmet.mcswiney@nch.ie

PERSPECTIVES

ERASED TAPES

Penguin Cafe

Rival Consoles

Kiasmos DJ (JR)

Peter Broderick

Qasim Naqvi

National Concert Hall Presents 20.05.23 7—11PM 4 ROOMS OF MUSIC

Anne Müller

Crayon DJ

Hatis Noit

Tickets €35

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