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Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Hannah Peel

Brad Mehldau

FÁILTE

Welcome to our What’s on Guide for September and October 2023.

This autumn sees the exciting announcement of a new International Concert Series and National Symphony Orchestra Season, the two main strands of the National Concert Hall’s latest programme featuring a multitude of musical offerings to accompany these longer evenings and milder days.

Our International Concert Series

2023/24, inspired by European culture and values, commences with the renowned Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra on 19th of September; later that month on the 28th of September, the exquisite Danish String Quartet bring a programme of works by Schubert and more. October 14th sees the acclaimed Italian period-instrument ensemble Europa Galante with English soprano Nardus Williams taking to the NCH stage and iconic American pianist Richard Goode making his Irish debut on 23rd of October.

We continue to celebrate 50 years of Ireland’s membership of the European Union with two new series: Europe Here and Now, curated by Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, Kate Ellis who looks to the cutting-edge of contemporary European music-making while Echoes of Europe sees violinist David Tobin bring together some of Europe’s most exciting young chamber musicians.

The National Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Jaime Martín also announce their exciting season of concerts to start in September, featuring world renowned soloists and guest conductors in a rich and varied programme of classical greats and world and Irish premieres as well as live screenings with music, family concerts including ‘Symphony Shorts’ and so much more.

On September 22nd the NCH together with the National Symphony Orchestra

and Choirs celebrate Culture Night with a variety of free to attend percussion, choral and gamelan workshops; a choral performance by Cór Linn and Cór na nÓg and evening concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 1 Low and Simon Cullen’s MXXM Music for 18 Machines Reimagined , an electronic reimagining of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

The NCH Chamber Music Series makes a welcome return to the Kevin Barry Recital Room in September with performances by the Carducci and ConTempo Quartets in association with the National String Quartet Foundation.

The Perspectives Series sees the legendary Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve in concert on September 7th, Ivor Novello Award-winning artist Hannah Peel performing her Mercury-nominated album Fir Wave live on October 1st, and we welcome back Brad Mehldau with 14 Reveries as part of the series on September 17th .

In addition, Tradition Now, an initiative of the NCH and the Arts

Council, runs on October 7th and 8th with award-winning act Ye Vagabonds, revered concertina player Cormac Begley, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin, this year’s NCH Liam O’Flynn Award winner Strange Boy and many more.

Elsewhere on the bill Josh Ritter celebrates his legendary album

Hello Starling on October 25th, film music fans can enjoy The Music of Zimmer Vs Williams on September 2nd and all the family can enjoy Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel on October 21st and 22nd.

We hope you enjoy all the events on offer this September and October and we look forward to welcoming you to the National Concert Hall throughout the coming months.

Robert Read  CEO  National Concert Hall

NCH BOARD MEMBERS

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

September

Fri 1 JFR 1.05pm Ju st a La ugh at Lunchtime

Fri 1 S 8.30pm

Flotations: Mabe Fratti

Sat 2 MS 3pm & The Music of Zimmer vs. Williams 8pm

Sun 3 MS 8pm Rebecca Storm - G oin’ Back – A Lifetime of Song

Mon 4 MS 10am Composer Lab Public Workshop with the Na tional Symphony Orchestra

Tues 5 JFR 10.30am/ Bring Along a Baby 12.30pm

Wed 6 MS 8pm The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Thurs 7 KBRR 7.30pm Echoes of Europe: David Tobin & Friends

Thurs 7 MS 8pm Perspectives: Costello & Nieve in Concert

Fri 8 JFR 1.05pm Stella Sings Ella: A Tri bute to Ella Fitzgerald

Fri 8 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: Brahms, Byrne & Berlioz

Fri 8 S 8.30pm Flotations: La urel Halo

Sun 10 KBRR 3pm Chamber Music Series: Ca rd ucci Quartet

Mon 11 JFR 2pm Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Mon 11 JFR 7.30pm Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series

Wed 13 MS 8pm David Keenan

Thurs 14 MS 8pm Bonny Light Horseman and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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

Fri 15 JFR 1.05pm Ballyjamesduff: The Percy French Story

Fri 15 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: Holmès and Tchaikovsky

Sat 16 MS 8pm “Uh-O h, It’s The Ukulele Orchestra”

Sun 17 KBRR 3pm Schu bertreise XXVII

Sun 17 MS 7.30pm Perspectives: Brad Mehldau 14 Reveries

Mon 18 JFR 11am Special Schools Sing-Along

Mon 18 JFR 7.30pm Fei s Ceoil Young Platform Series

Tues 19 MS 8pm International Concert Series: Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra. András Keller, conductor.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Wed 20 KBRR 7.30pm Echoes of Europe: David Tobin & Friends

Fri 22 JFR 1.05pm Sea sons of Sinatra – Autumn

Fri 22 VAR From 5.15pm Culture Night: M usic Workshops

Fri 22 JFR 5.30pm Culture Night: Cór Linn and Cór na nÓg Choirs

Fri 22 MS 7pm Culture Night: MXXM Music for 18 Musicians Reimagined

Fri 22 MS 9pm Culture Night: NSO Philip Glass Symphony No. 1 Low

Sat 23 A34/A35 Mini Music Term 1

Sat 23 MS 7.30pm Jeff Mills presents Tomorrow Comes The Harvest

Sun 24 KBRR 3pm Chamber Music Series: C onTempo Quartet

Sun 24 MS 7.30pm The Bootleg Beatles

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mon 25 JFR 7.30pm Fei s Ceoil Young Platform Series

Tues 26 GR Ga melan Ensemble Term 1

Tues 26 103 Percussion Lab Term 1

Tues 26 MS 8pm John Grant Sings the Songs of Patsy Cline

Wed 27 103 NC H Sing Out! Choir Term 1

Wed 27 MS 8pm Paul Simon’s Graceland

Thurs 28 MS 8pm International Concert Series: Da n ish String Quartet

Fri 29 JFR 1.05pm Songs That Shaped the World

Fri 29 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: G linka, Barry and Stravinsky

Sat 30 MS 12.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: Sym phony Shorts

Sat 30 MS 7.30pm RTÉ Concert Orchestra Performs Beethoven

October

Sun 1 MS 8pm Perspectives: Ha nnah Peel

Mon 2 MS 9pm The C inematic Orchestra

Wed 4 MS 8pm Remembering Burt Bacharach

Wed 4 S 8.30pm Europe: Here and Now - Rakhi Singh

Thurs 5 KBRR 1pm Lied/S ongs - A Cappella

Thurs 5 KBRR 7.30pm Echoes of Europe: David Tobin, Arthur Stockel & Fiachra Garvey

Thurs 5 MS 7.30pm RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents 100 Years of Disney Music

Fri 6 JFR 1.05pm Anthony Byrne & Aaron Shore – Pia no Four Hands

Fri 6 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: B uckley, Bernstein and Strauss

Sat 7 VAR 7.30pm Tradition Now: Ye Vagabonds, Stra nge Boy and more

Sun 8 KBRR 3pm Chamber Music Series: Esposito Quartet

Sun 8 VAR 7.30pm Tradition Now: Cormac Begley, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin and more

Thurs 12 KBRR 7.30pm Sarah Richmond, Bernadette Greevy Recital

Fri 13 JFR 1.05pm Songs of Tony Bennett

Fri 13 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: Beethoven

Sat 14 MS 8pm

International Concert Series: Europa Galante. Fabio Biondi conductor. Nard us Williams soprano

Sun 15 KBRR 3pm Schu bertreise XXVIII

Sun 15 MS 5pm Defence Forces Annual Gala Concert

Tues 17 MS 8pm Alfie Boe

Thurs 19 MS 8pm RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents Movie Music Masters

Fri 20 JFR 1pm Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Fri 20 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: NCH Friends Gala

Sat 21 & MS 7.30pm/ Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Sun 22 5pm

Sun 22 KBRR 3pm Chamber Music Series: Marmen Quartet

Mon 23 JFR 11am Special Schools Song-Along

Mon 23 MS 8pm International Concert Series: Richard Goode, piano

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tues 24 JFR 10.30am/ Bring Along a Baby 12.30pm

Tues 24 & Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band:

Wed 25 MS 8pm Performing the album Hello Starling & more

Thurs 26 MS 8pm RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents the Elements of Genius: Kreisler & McCormack

Fri 27 MS 7.30pm NSO 23/24 Season: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert

Sat 28 JFR 12pm Halloween Family Concert: Little Demons

Sat 28 MS 8pm Drawing from the Well: A Celebration of Tommy Peoples with Paul Brady, Dónal Lunny, Siobhán Peoples and more

Sun 29 MS 7.30pm The Dream of Gerontius with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Our Lady’s Choral Society

Tues 31 MS 8pm RTÉ Concert Orchestra Halloween Fantasy

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Mad, Bad And Dangerous

WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER, 8PM

Live on stage, Sir Ranulph will share stories from his legendary exploits and adventures, telling untold tales of the world’s most extraordinary feats of daring and exploration.

Tickets: €27.50, €32, €36

10% discount for Friends of NCH

Ute Lemper Rendezvous With Marlene

SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 8PM

Ute tells us Marlene Dietrich’s story, along with singing her fabulous songs from all the chapters of her life, from the Berlin cabaret years to her fabulous Burt Bacharach collaborations.

Tickets: €28.50, €35, €42.50

10% discount for Friends of NCH

10% discount for Groups of 10 or more

CONCERTO BUDAPEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Concerto

Budapest

Symphony

Orchestra with its conductor András Keller open the NCH

International Concert Series 23/24 on Tuesday

19 September at 8pm. Joining them for the performance is esteemed pianist

Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Here are five things to know about the acclaimed Orchestra:

1. Concerto Budapest is one of Hungary’s oldest ensembles, its history can be traced back to 1907 when it was founded under the name Postás (Post Office) Orchestra.

2. In 2007, András Keller, world-renowned Hungarian violinist, was appointed as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the orchestra. Keller is Professor of Violin and Béla Bartók International Chair at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

3. The Orchestra performs more than 80 concerts a year with 55 different concert programmes and is expanding its repertoire with more than 25 new pieces a year.

4. In 2015 the Orchestra set up a contemporary music festival called The Day of Listening and Silence. At the festival, music programmes are staged in several venues at the same time, during which visitors meet András Keller and artists of Concerto Budapest.

5. Amongst the renowned soloists who have guested with the Orchestra are Gidon Kremer, Krzysztof Penderecki, Sir James Galway, Isabelle Faust, Vadim Repin, Martha Argerich and Evgeni Koroliov.

Just a Laugh at Lunchtime

Friday 1 September 1.05pm

John Field Room

Jack Morrissey baritone

Brian McIvor bass & piano

Rodney Devitt tenor

Once again - fifty-five minutes of song, recitation and diversion, featuring Jack Morrissey, Brian McIvor and ‘the Major’, Rodney Devitt, with their celebrated blend of wit, musicality and sheer enjoymentincluding zany songs, quirky recitations and a scintillating script - this is a show to put a smile on your face.

Tickets: €20

Concessions available

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

15% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Jack & Mac Productions

Flotation s: Mabe Fratti

Friday 1 September 8.30pm

The Studio

Mabe Fratti

Se Ve Desde Aquí (It Is Seen from Here) marks another step in a remarkable run of releases from Guatemalan cellist and composer, Mabe Fratti. Her most revealing to date; showcasing a sinuous and tensile sound coupled with clear-eyed worldview.

Tickets: €20

Flotations is proudly supported by Imbibe Coffee Roasters.

Presented by Foggy Notions in association with NCH

The Music of Zimmer vs. Williams

The Music of Zimmer vs. Williams

Saturday 2 September 3pm and 8pm

Main Stage

Dublin Concert Orchestra

Following sold-out performances in 2021 and 2022, this epic concert returns to celebrate the very best scores from two of the greatest film music composers of all time, performed by the Dublin Concert Orchestra.

Tickets: €29.95, €39.95, €46.95, €49.95 20% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Raymond Gubbay Limited

Goin’ Back - A Lifetime of Song

Sunday 3 September 8pm

Main Stage

Rebecca Storm with special guests Mary Lowe and Alison Vard Millar, music by Kenny & The Jets

Ireland’s first lady of musical theatre, Rebecca Storm, returns to the concert stage in the autumn. Goin’ Back a Lifetime of Song will feature many of the great classics that Rebecca has made her own over the last twenty years.

Tickets: €38.50, €42.50, €49.50

Concessions Available

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

Presented by Pat Egan Sound Ltd.

Composer Lab 2023: Public Workshop with the National Symphony Orchestra

Monday 4 September, 10am -3.15pm

Main Stage

Gavin Maloney conductor

David Fennessy facilitator and Composer Lab 2023 mentor

Geoff Hannan composer

Daragh Black Hynes composer

Tom Lane composer

Amy Rooney composer

The National Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre and RTÉ lyric fm, present a public workshop of four new works-in-progress by Composer Lab 2023 participants

Geoff Hannan, Daragh Black Hynes, Tom Lane and Amy Rooney. Gavin Maloney conducts. The workshop will be facilitated by composer and Composer Lab mentor David Fennessy.

Tickets: This is a ticketed free event.

Presented by NCH

Rebecca Storm

Gavin Maloney

Bring Along a Baby

Tuesday 5 September 10.30am and 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: Adults: €13

Babies go Free!

All adults must be accompanied by a child.

Presented by NCH in association with Classical Kids

The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Wednesday 6 September 8pm

Main Stage

Celine Byrne

Anna-Jane Casey

Emmet Cahill

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Niall Kinsella conductor

A celebration of 80 years of the Rodgers & Hammerstein partnership, featuring songs from the hit musicals Oklahoma! Carousel , State Fair, South Pacific , The King and I and The Sound of Music. An unmissable evening of timeless Broadway classics.

Tickets: €15, €30, €45

Concessions Available

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

Presented by Triple Threat Productions, Ireland

International Concert Series:

Echoes of Europe:

David Tobin & Friends

Thursday 7 September 7.30pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

David Tobin violin

Anouchka Hack cello

Susana Gómez Vázquez piano

Beethoven Trio No. 5 in D-major Op. 70 No. 1 Ghost

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn Fantasie for cello and piano

Victor Herbert Petite Valse for cello and piano

Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and cello

Nadia Boulanger Trois Pièces for cello and piano

Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

The opening concert of David Tobin’s Echoes of Europe series features two of the greatest piano trios ever written, Beethoven’s Ghost and Brahms’ Opus 8. There is also a focus on the music of two great female composers, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn and Nadia Boulanger.

Tickets: €20

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH

Perspectives:

Costello and Nieve in Concert

Thursday 7 September 8pm

Main Stage

Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve perform a rare concert as a duo at the NCH covering work from Elvis’ solo career, with The Attractions, The Imposters, Burt Bacharach and more.

Tickets: €70, €85

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

Presented by NCH

Elvis Costello - Thursday 7 September

Jaime Martín - Friday 8 September

Stella Sings Ella: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

Friday 8 September 1.05pm

John Field Room

Stella Bass vocals

Johnny Taylor piano

Barry Donohue double bass

Dominic Mullan drums

Ella Fitzgerald is probably the most beloved jazz singer of all time, with hits like Manhattan , Summertime, Bewitched and Lady is a Tramp. Stella Bass and The Johnny Taylor Trio celebrate the incredible 60-year career of The First Lady of Song.

Tickets: €20

Concessions Available

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

Presented by Stella Bass

2023–2024 Season Opening: National Symphony Orchestra: Brahms, Byrne and Berlioz

Friday 8 September 2023, 7.30pm Main Stage

Jaime Martín conductor

Mark Redmond uilleann pipes

Brahms Academic Festiva l Overture

Brian Byrne The NSO’s Bus Journey Through Scotland (That May Or May Not Have Happened) World Premiere. NSO Commission.

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Chief Conductor Jaime Martín launches the new season in style with two magnificent orchestral showcases and a world premiere featuring uilleann pipes virtuoso Mark Redmond. Brahms at his most boisterous in the Academic Festival Overture, Berlioz at his most exhilarating in the spectacular and sensuous Symphonie fantastique, and a Brian Byrne world premiere jam-packed with colour, joy and a touch of silliness await you.

Tickets: €15, €24.50, €32, €38.50

Limited concessions available

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

Limited €10 Student Tickets Available

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

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Flotations: Laurel Halo presents Atlas

Friday 8 September 8.30pm The Studio

Laurel Halo is an electronic music composer drawing from a range of music lineages. Her considered approach has enabled her to maintain a signature aesthetic across a stylistically diverse output, traversing pop, ambient, leftfield club, experimental electronica and film score.

Tickets: €26

Flotations is proudly supported by Imbibe Coffee Roasters

Presented by Foggy Notions in association with NCH

NCH Chamber Music Series:

Carducci Quartet

Sunday 10 September 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Carducci Quartet

Matthew Denton violin

Michelle Fleming violin

Eoin Schmidt-Martin viola

Emma Denton cello

Shostakovich Quartet No. 1

Donnacha Dennehy Pushpulling

Peter Gregson Three Parallels (Irish premiere)

Beethoven Quartet in Op. 59 No. 2 Rasumovsky

The acclaimed Carducci Quartet opens this series with Shostakovich’s charming and brilliant first quartet. Donnacha Dennehy’s Pushpulling is followed by the Dublin premiere of Peter Gregson’s beautiful and evocative Three Parallels . Beethoven’s second Rasoumovky quartet rounds off a stunning programme.

Tickets: €17.50

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

Laurel Halo Carducci Quartet

Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Monday 11 September 2pm

John Field Room

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

Tickets: €2.50

Tickets on sale 16 August 10am

Kindly supported by Michael and Loret O’Brien and Dublin City Council North Central Area

Presented by NCH

Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series

Monday 11 September 7.30pm

John Field Room

The Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series, supported by the RDS, is a showcase of some of the most outstanding winners from Feis Ceoil 2023. Featuring soloists, choirs and ensembles across all disciplines, the series provides a prestigious performance opportunity for a number of highly talented young musicians.

Tickets: €12

Concessions Available

Friends of NCH €8

Presented by Feis Ceoil Association

David Keenan

Wednesday 13 September 8pm Main Stage

David Keenan and Special Guests

David Keenan has been among the most fascinating new Irish artists of the past ten years. He has a way of connecting people in story and song with an inimitable emotional depth that is rarely found. You get the feeling these songs will be sung and referenced long into the future, this is a live gathering not to be missed.

Tickets: €26.90, €29.90

Presented by MCD Productions

Feis Ceoil - Monday 11 September

David Keenan

HANNAH PEEL

Ivor Novello-winning composer Hannah Peel performs her Mercury Prize-nominated album Fir Wave live in the National Concert Hall on October 1st at 8pm.

Here are five things to know about lauded the Northern-Irish artist:

1. Hannah was born in Craigavon in 1985. When she was eight her family moved to Barnsley in South Yorkshire. She studied violin, trombone and piano at the Liverpool Institue for Performing Arts.

2. In addition to the Mercury-nominated Fir Wave, Hannah has a slew of successful album releases to her name including 2016’s Awake But Always Dreaming , 2017’s Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia and most recently The Unfolding , with Charles Hazelwood’s Paraorchestra, which reached No. 1 in the Classical Charts.

3. Earlier this year Peel won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Television Soundtrack for The Midwich Cuckoos . Other notable scores include Game of Thrones: The Last Watch for which she earned an Emmy nomination and The Deceived written by Derry Girls’ creator Lisa McGee.

4. Hannah has collaborated on numerous occasions with Paul Weller. She arranged strings and woodwind for his 2018 album True Meanings and orchestrated his 2019 live album Other Aspects: Live at the Royal Festival Hall as well as 2020’s On Sunset and 2021’s Fat Pop

5. Since 2019, Peel has been a weekly presenter on the BBC Radio 3 show Night Tracks .

Bonny

Light Horseman and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Thursday 14 September 8pm

Main Stage

Bonny Light Horseman

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Robert Ames conductor

Mixing transatlantic traditional folk music with a contemporary stroke, Bonny Light Horseman present work from across their catalogue with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ames.

Tickets: €22.50, €28.50, €35.50, €42.50

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in partnership with Sounds from a Safe Harbour and Barbican (London)

Ballyjamesduff: The Percy French Story

Friday 15 September 1.05pm

John Field Room

Alan Carney piano/singer

Linda Kenny singer

Alf McCarthy narrator

Damian Smith singer

Ballyjamesduff: The Percy French Story celebrates the exquisite talent of the Roscommon poet, author, songwriter and artist. The Great Singalong Songbook team sprinkle their trademark magic over his story and bring to life some of his most iconic songs.

Tickets: €19

Presented by The Great Singalong Songbook

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2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Holmès and Tchaikovsky

Friday 15 September 2023, 7.30pm

Main Stage

Lio Kuokman conductor

Barry Douglas piano

Augusta Holmès Irlande

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1, ‘Winter Daydreams’

No one plays Tchaikovsky like Barry Douglas, whose ‘powerful playing always compels’ (The Guardian) and is not to missed in the bold, bracing, heart-on-sleeve First Piano Concerto.

Lio Kuokman leads Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony, ‘Winter Daydreams’, a virtual ride through a magical landscape of snow and ice, and Augusta Holmès’ Irlande, a sweeping tribute to her Irish heritage, brimming over with poetry, drama and colour.

Tickets: €15, €24.50, €32, €38.50

Limited concessions available

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

Limited €10 student tickets available

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

“Uh-Oh, It’s The Ukulele Orchestra”

Saturday 16 September 8pm

Main Stage

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is witty, quirky and irreverent. The concert provides a memorable evening of laughter and musical delight with music ranging from rock, punk and grunge hits, folk melodies, through to spaghetti western film themes and catchy classical tunes.

Tickets: €37.50, €42.50

Presented by GHUM LLP in association with Pat Bryne

Schu bertreise XXVII

Sunday 17 September 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Conor Biggs vocals

Michel Stas piano

Baritone Conor Biggs and pianist Michel Stas continue their epic multi-annual journey through the complete songs of Franz Schubert.

Tickets: €17.50

Presented by NCH

Barry Douglas

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Perspectives:

Brad Mehldau 14 Reveries

Sunday 17 September 7.30pm

Main Stage

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path, which embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure. In his newly commissioned work, 14 Reveries for Piano, Mehldau reflects on the interior experience that we create from our own consciousness, independently of others.

Tickets: €29.50, €36, €42.50

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

Presented by NCH

Special Schools Sing-Along

Monday 18 September 11am

John Field Room

We invite special schools (pupils with moderate, severe and 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

Brad Mehldau

Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series

Monday 18 September 7.30pm

John Field Room

The Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series, supported by the RDS, is a showcase of some of the most outstanding winners from Feis Ceoil 2023. Featuring soloists, choirs and ensembles across all disciplines, the series provides a prestigious performance opportunity for a number of highly talented young musicians.

Tickets: €12

Concessions Available

Friends of NCH €8

Presented by Feis Ceoil Association

International Concert Series: Concerto Budapest Symphony

Orchestra with András Keller, conductor & Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Tuesday 19 September 8pm

Main Stage

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K550

Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 BB127

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Eroica

The NCH International Concert Series opens with one of Hungary’s leading orchestras, and the acclaimed French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard under the baton of the inspirational conductor András Keller. The acclaimed Orchestra’s playing is characterised by the passion, energy, and commitment that its dynamic musicians give to their performance.

Pre-Concert Talk: 6.45pm - 7.15pm

Tickets: €55, €39.50, €25

20% Discount available for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons & 15% Discount for General Bookers when purchasing the full package (i.e. all 8 main stage concerts excluding the String Quartet Weekend).10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends, Patrons & Groups of 8 or more

Limited €10 Student Tickets available

Presented by NCH

International Concert Series:

Echoes of Europe:

David Tobin & Friends

Wednesday 20 September 7.30pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

David Tobin violin

Elly Suh violin

Nathalia Milstein piano

Mozart Sonata for piano and violin

No. 20 K303

Franck Sonata for violin and piano in A major

Paganini Caprice No. 24

Waxman/Bizet Carmen Fantasie

Gráinne Mulvey Interference Patterns (2014)

Bartók 44 Duos for two violins (a selection)

Shostakovich Five pieces for two violins and piano

Tickets: €20

10% Discount for NCH Friends

Presented by NCH

Season s of S inatra: Autumn

Friday 22 September 1.05pm

John Field Room

Seán Hession vocals

Myles Drennan piano

Dave Fleming double bass

Tom Dunne drums

Punctuate the year with a selection of seasonal Frank Sinatra interludes. In this lunchtime concert, leading Sinatra exponent Seán Hession and his stellar jazz trio perform autumnal classics from the Great American Songbook, evoking a mellow mood.

Tickets: €20

Concessions Available

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

Presented by Seán Hession & Devised by Michele Rock

International Concert Series

2023/2024

EXPLORE, IMAGINE, EXPERIENCE EUROPE IN MUSIC

Tuesday 19 September 2023, 8pm

Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra

András Keller conductor

Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano

Programme: Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven

Thursday 28 September 2023, 8pm

Danish String Quartet

Programme: Schubert and Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Saturday 14 October 2023, 8pm

Europa Galante

Fabio Biondi conductor

Nardus Williams soprano

Nature’s Voice

Programme: Vivaldi, Handel and Purcell

Monday 23 October 2023, 8pm

Richard Goode piano

Programme: J.S. Bach, Chopin, Fauré

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Thursday 7 December 2023, 8pm

Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

Bremen

Paavo Järvi conductor

Fabian Müller piano

Programme:

Beethoven and Haydn

Sunday 18 February 2024, 7.30pm

Britten Sinfonia

Abel Selaocoe cello

Programme:

Beethoven, Bartók, Tavener

Thursday 7 March 2024, 8pm

Miloš Karadaglic´ guitar

Arcangelo Ensemble

Programme: Vivaldi, Marcello, Boccherini, Bach, Pachelbel, Rameau, Couperin, Weiss

Thursday 6 June 2024, 8pm

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Tõnu Kaljuste conductor

Programme: Works by Arvo Pärt see www.nch.ie for tickets.

20% Discount available for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons and 15% Discount for General Bookers when purchasing the full package (i.e. all 8 main stage concerts excluding the String Quartet Weekend). 10% discount for NCH Friends on individual concerts.

Culture Night: Percussion Workshops

Friday 22 September 5.45pm / 7.30pm / 8.45pm

Room 103

Avail of the opportunity to part-take in these engaging percussion workshops and explore and improve your rhythmic ability. No experience necessary, all are welcome.

For adults and children aged 6+. Workshops approx. 45minutes duration.

Tickets: FREE for Culture Night

Tickets available (in person) 30 minutes before the start of the workshop. Limited availability for all workshops.

Presented by NCH

Culture Night: Gamelan Workshops

Friday 22 September 6.15pm / 7.45pm / 9.15pm

Gamelan Room

Ever wanted to explore the unique sounds of the Indonesian Gamelan instrument, now is your chance! No experience necessary, all are welcome.

For adults and children aged 6+. Workshops approx. 45minutes duration.

Tickets: FREE for Culture Night

Tickets are available (in person) 30 minutes before the start of the workshop. Limited availability for all workshops.

Presented by NCH

Percussion Workshops Gamelan Workshops

Culture Night: Choral Workshops

Friday 22 September 5.15pm / 6.45pm / 8.15pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Experience the joy of singing and music making in the round with these choral workshops. No experience necessary, all are welcome.

For adults and children aged 6+. Workshops approx. 45 minutes duration.

Tickets: FREE for Culture Night

Tickets are available (in person) 30 minutes before the start of the workshop. Limited availability for all workshops.

Presented by NCH

Culture Night: Cór Linn and Cór na nÓg Choirs

Friday 22 September 5.30pm

John Field Room

Join Cór Linn and Cór na nÓg in the John Field Room for their traditional “Sing on the Steps” and let the uplifting harmonies of 100 young voices get your Culture Night off to a great start! Conducted by Mary Amond O’Brien and Jennifer McMahon, this popular event celebrates the joy of singing and is suitable for all ages.

Tickets: Free and unticketed Entry on a first come and first serve basis

Presented by NCH

Philip Glass

NCH Culture Night:

Reich & Glass

MXXM Music for 18 Musicians

Reimagined

Friday 22 September 7pm

Main Stage

MXXM is a new version of the live audio-visual performance Music for 18 Machines , a reimagining of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians . Part programmed, part live response, with a new approach to visualizing the patterns, rhythms and phrases of Music for 18 Musicians , this performance channels the spirit of the original work.

Performance concept by Simon Cullen. Visual design created and produced by Kevin Freeny.

Tickets: Free (seating unreserved)

Tickets will be available from mid-August with a limited number available 30 minutes before the start time of the performance

Presented by NCH

Cór Linn

NCH Culture Night: Reich & Glass

National Symphony Orchestra: Philip Glass Symphony No. 1 Low

Friday 22 September 9pm

Main Stage

National Symphony Orchestra

David Brophy conductor

The Low Symphony, composed in the spring of 1992, is based on the record Low by David Bowie and Brian Eno first released in 1977. Glass takes themes from three of the instrumentals on the record and, combining them with material of his own, has used them as a basis of three movements of the Symphony.

Tickets: Free (unreserved seating)

Tickets will be available from mid-August with a limited number available 30 minutes before the start time of the performance

Presented by NCH

Mini Music Term 1

Saturday 23 September Start of 10-week Term

A34/A35

Mini Music is an action-packed music workshop experience for youngsters aged 3 months to 8 years old.

30-minute class tickets: €120 for 10-week term

Mini Maestro workshop tickets: €155 per 10-week term

Presented by NCH

Jeff Mills presents Tomorrow Comes the Harvest

Saturday 23 September 7.30pm

Main Stage

Jeff Mills electronics

Jean-Phi Dary keyboard

Prabhu Edouard tabl

The figurehead of the Detroit techno scene Jeff Mills brings his Afrofunk-electro-jazz ensemble, Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, to the National Concert Hall.

Tickets: €49.50

Presented by District 8 & Subject

David Brophy

Jeff Mills - Saturday 23 September

NCH Chamber Music Series: ConTempo Quartet

Sunday 24 September 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

ConTempo Quartet

Bogdan Sofei violin

Ingrid Nicola violin

Andreea Banciu viola

Adrian Mantu cello

Haydn Quartet Op .33/2 Joke

Rebecca Clarke Poem for string quartet

Jane O’Leary ConTempo ConVersations

Schubert Quartet in G major D. 887

Rebecca Clarke’s serenely beautiful Poem from 1924 and Jane O’Leary’s 2005 ConTempo Conversations are framed in the ConTempo Quartet’s programme by two of the quartet greats, Haydn’s witty Joke quartet and Schubert’s epic masterpiece, his posthumously published G major quartet.

Tickets: €17.50

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by NCH in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

The Bootleg Beatles

Sunday 24 September 7.30pm

Main Stage

It’s time to ‘Come Together’ to see The Bootleg Beatles perform live at the National Concert Hall! It’s all here...the iconic mop tops and the Chelsea boots, the Sgt Pepper tunics and the Chesterfield suits.

Tickets: €38, €42

Presented by Darryl Downey

Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series

Monday 25 September 7.30pm

John Field Room

The Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series, supported by the RDS, is a showcase of some of the most outstanding winners from Feis Ceoil 2023. Featuring soloists, choirs and ensembles across all disciplines, the series provides a prestigious performance opportunity for a number of highly talented young musicians.

Tickets: €12

Concessions Available

Friends of NCH €8

Presented by Feis Ceoil Association

The Bootleg Beatles - Sunday 24 September

Percussion Lab Term 1

Tuesday 26 September

Start of 8-week Term Room 103

Percussion Lab is a drumming ensemble for anyone over the age of 16. There are no entry requirements, and no previous experience is required – all you need to bring is your enthusiasm!

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term

Presented by NCH

Gamelan Ensemble Term 1

Tuesday 26 September

Start of 8-week Term

Gamelan Room

The Gamelan is a terrific instrument for both learning and performing. We encourage anyone to join our beginners’ group, where there is no requirement of previous musical experience.

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term

Presented by NCH

John Grant Sings the Songs of Patsy Cline

Tuesday 26 September 8pm

Main Stage

One of the most dynamic and revered live artists, John Grant, comes to Dublin for a celebration of the late legendary country star - Patsy Cline. Drawing from a songbook full of classics like Walkin’ After Midnight and Crazy, audiences will hear the crème de la crème of country pop.

Tickets: €35

Presented by Foggy Notions

NCH Sing Out! Choir Term 1

Wednesday 27 September

Start of 8-week Term Room 103

Come together and find your voice! There are no auditions or other criteria for enrolment, other than an open mind and the will to sing. Book early to avoid disappointment!

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term

Presented by NCH

John Grant - Tuesday 26 September

Paul Simon’s Graceland

Wednesday 27 September 8pm

Main Stage

London African Gospel Choir, backed by live musicians, will perform Paul Simon’s classic record Graceland live from start to finish, alongside a collection of African classics. On this occasion, the Graceland show will be enhanced by an additional 10 vocalists from African Gospel Choir Dublin.

Tickets: €32.50

London African Gospel Choir in collaboration with African Gospel Choir Dublin

Presented by Selective Memory

International Concert Series: Danish String Quartet

Thursday 28 September 8pm

Main Stage

Schubert String Quartet in A minor, D. 804 Rosamunde

Schubert String Quartet in C minor, D 703 Quartettsatz

Anna Thorvaldsdottir Rituals

Schubert Gretchen am Spinnerade D. 118 (arr. Danish String Quartet)

Having thrilled NCH audiences with their ‘rampaging energy’ (The New Yorker) in 2014, the Danish String Quartet makes a welcome return to perform works by Schubert and the award-winning Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir, ‘one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music’. (NPR).

Pre-Concert Talk 6:45pm

Tickets: €22.50, €30, €39.50 20% Discount available for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons and 15% Discount for General Bookers when purchasing the full package (i.e. all 8 main stage concerts in the International Concert Series). 10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends, Patrons & Groups of 8 or more Limited €10 Student Tickets available

Presented by NCH

London African Gospel Choir

Danish String Quartet - Thursday 28 September

Songs That Shaped the World

Friday 29 September 1.05pm

John Field Room

Tom Cole Jr vocals

Shane O’Connor piano

Derek O’Connor sax

Gary O’Connor drums

Adam Taylor double bass

Tom Cole Jr is Back after 3 sell out shows in the John Field Room. With his unique style of swing, combined with his distinctive vocal tones. Tom Jr endeavors to keep alive the timeless evergreen songs from the golden age of swing, big band and The Great American Song Book.

Tickets: €24

Concessions available

Presented By Tom Cole

2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Glinka, Barry and Stravinsky

Friday 29 September 7.30pm

Main Stage

Jaime Martín conductor

Matthew McDonald double bass

Glinka Ruslan & Lyudmilla Overture

Gerald Barry Aus Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant for double bass and orchestra Irish premiere Stravinsky The Firebird (Complete Ballet)

Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture fizzes with breath-taking excitement, Stravinsky’s masterpiece The Firebird a blazing display of orchestral vim and verve. The Berlin Philharmonic’s Matthew McDonald joins Jaime Martín for the Irish premiere of Gerald Barry’s passionate double bass concerto. Setting a scene from Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, it brings the instrument’s unique voice and virtuosity to brilliant life.

Tickets: €15, €24.50, €32, €38.50

Limited concessions available 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 student tickets available

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

Matthew McDonald - Friday 29 September

2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Symphony Shorts

Saturday 30 September 12.30pm

Main Stage

For children and families

Jessie Grimes presenter

Jaime Martín conductor

Stravinsky The Firebird (selections)

Dynamic musician and presenter Jessie Grimes leads an interactive musical exploration bringing the infernal dance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird to life! For this family friendly concert, the National Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor, Jaime Martín perform highlights from this neon-bright masterpiece to help ignite a love of classical music in children and adults alike.

Designed for families with children aged 8+, all are welcome.

This is a relaxed, ASD-friendly performance.

Tickets: €20 Adult, €15 child, Family Ticket €65 (4 tickets, maximum 2 adults)

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

RTÉ Concert Orchestra performs Beethoven

Saturday 30 September 7.30pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Joshua Gersen conductor

John O’Conor piano

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus

Overture

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is delighted to present an evening of Beethoven, featuring internationally renowned pianist John O’Conor and conducted by Joshua Gersen.

Tickets: €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

John O’Conor - Saturday 30 September

Perspectives:

Hannah Peel – Fir Wave Live

Sunday 1 October 8pm

Main Stage

Ivor Novello award-winning electronic artist and composer Hannah Peel performs music from her Mercury Music Prize shortlisted album, Fir Wave Live at NCH.

Tickets: €27

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

Presented by NCH

The Cinematic Orchestra

Monday 2 October 9pm

Main Stage

This performance celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Cinematic Orchestra’s seminal 2003 album Man with a Movie Camera. The live show will feature songs from the album with all new visuals, celebrating the release of a special reissue.

Tickets: €34.50

Presented by Selective Memory

Remembering Burt Bacharach

Wednesday 4 October 8pm

Main Stage

Mary Byrne

Ronan Collins

Chloe Agnew

Melanie McCabe

The Runaways

The annual concert presented by Pat Egan celebrates the brilliance of hit makers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Tickets: €38.50, €42.50, €49.50

Concessions Available

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

Presented by Pat Egan Promotions

Hannah Peel

The Cinematic Orchestra

International Concert Series: Europe:

Here and Now - Rakhi Singh

Wednesday 4 October 8.30pm

The Studio

Rakhi Singh violin

Programme includes:

Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata No. 5

Kurtág A selection from Signs, Games and Messages

Saariaho Nocturne

Alex Groves Alula for violin and drone

Danish traditional tunes

Edmund Finnis Elsewhere

Emily Hall Outshifts

Andrew Hamilton In Beautiful May

Rakhi Singh is a violinist, collaborator, composer and music director. In addition to her work with Manchester Collective - which she co-founded in 2016 - she is a frequent collaborator with artists such as Clark, Vessel, Fever Ray and Blackhaine.

Tickets: €17.50

10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons

Series curated by Kate Ellis with special thanks to Diamanda Le Berge Dramm & Romain Bly.

Presented by NCH

Lied/Songs - A Cappella

Thursday 5 October 1pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Ensemble Nobiles

This special concert by Leipzig-based vocal quintet Ensemble Nobiles features works by contemporary composers and euphonies of the Baroque and Romantic periods. The concert also showcases the versatility of the Lied, showing its origin in the folk song.

Tickets: €15

Friends of NCH: €10

Presented by the German Embassy Dublin and the City of Leipzig.

International Concert Series:

Echoes of Europe: David Tobin & Friends

Thursday 5 October 7.30pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

David Tobin violin

Arthur Stockel clarinet

Fiachra Garvey piano

Programme includes:

Elgar Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op. 82

Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano

FP 184

Clara Schumann Three Romances (arr. for clarinet and piano)

Rhoda Coghill Gaelic Phantasy

William V. Wallace L’Absence

Khachaturian Trio for violin, clarinet and piano

David Tobin and Fiachra Garvey join forces for the very first time to present a rich and diverse programme of music. They will be joined by international prize-winner Arthur Stockel for a concert that sees performances of Elgar’s beautiful Sonata for Violin and Piano, Poulenc’s dazzling Clarinet Sonata, Three Romances by Clara Schumann and more.

Tickets: €20

10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends and Patrons

Presented by NCH

Fiachra Garvey

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents 100 Years of Disney Music

Thursday 5 October 7.30pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Stephen Bell conductor

Presented by Aedín Gormley RTÉ lyric fm

Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, conductor

Stephen Bell and a fantastic line-up of singers for a magical, musical adventure through 100 years of Disney music.

Celebrate 100 Years of Disney in a whole new way, live in concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra!

Tickets: €12, €22, €27, €33, €39.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Anthony Byrne and Aaron Shore: Piano Four Hands

Friday 6 October 1.05pm

John Field Room

Anthony Byrne piano

Aaron Shorr piano

Mozart Sonata for Four Hands in C K521

Ravel Ma mere l’Oye

Chabrier Espana arr A. Messager

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue arr Henry Levine

Anthony Byrne and the brilliant New York pianist Aaron Shorr return for a recital of virtuoso piano duets including Chabrier’s fabulous Espana and Henry Levine’s wonderful four-hand arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Tickets: €18

Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Anthony Byrne

RTÉ CO

2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Buckley, Bernstein and Strauss

Friday 6 October 2023, 7.30pm Main Stage

Jaime Martín conductor Baiba Skride violin

Linda Buckley Fall Approaches Bernstein Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium)

Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra

An epic journey through nature, the heart and the imagination. Chief Conductor Jaime Martín partners with Baiba Skride for Bernstein’s vivacious Serenade, a work she has made her own. Inspired by Icelandic poetry, Linda Buckley’s mesmerising Fall Approaches mimics a traditional narrative chanted song, Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra (memorably featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey ) music of astonishing and visionary imagination.

Tickets: €15, €24.50, €32, €38.50

Limited concessions available 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Limited €10 student tickets available Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

Tradition Now: Ye Vagabonds

Saturday 7 October 7.30pm

Main Stage and Various venues at NCH

Ye Vagabonds headline the first night of Tradition Now. The multi-room NCH takeover also includes performances by Liam O’Flynn Award recipient Strange Boy, Damien O’Kane and Ron Black and Cathal McConnell’s Variations with Nuala Kennedy, Tara Breen and Tony Byrne. Performances are complimented by John Field Room Sessions

Tickets: €25 (unreserved seating). One Ticket for all concerts. 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Tradition Now is an initiative of NCH and The Arts Council

Baiba Skride

Ye Vagabonds

©Louise Gaffney

NCH Chamber Music Series: Esposito Quartet

Sunday 8 October 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Esposito Quartet

Mia Cooper violin

Anna Cashell violin

Joachim Roewer viola

William Butt cello

Haydn Quartet Op. 17 No. 5

Kinsella Quartet No. 3

Rhiannon Giddens At the Purchaser’s Option

Brahms Quartet in B Flat major Op. 67

This Esposito Quartet performance features one of John Kinsella’s finest works, his 1977 third quartet, and Grammy Award-winning Rhiannon Giddens’ At the Purchaser’s Option. They open with Haydn’s quartet No. 5 and end with Brahms’ joyful B Flat major quartet.

Tickets: €17.50

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by the NCH in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

Tradition Now: Cormac Begley

Sunday 8 October 7.30pm

Main Stage and Various Venues at NCH

Cormac Begley headlines the second night of Tradition Now. The multi-room NCH takeover also includes performances by Doireann Ní Ghlacáin , Hack-Poets Guild and Brìghde Chaimbeul , complimented by John Field Room Sessions

Tickets: €25 (unreserved seating). One Ticket for all concerts. 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Tradition Now is an initiative of NCH and The Arts Council

Sarah Richmond, Bernadette Greevy Recital

Thursday 12 October 7.30pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Join 2021 winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary, Sarah Richmond for an evening of song. Sarah’s winning performance was adjudicated by conductor David Brophy and opera singer Naomi Louisa O’Connell. The evening’s programme will include Manuel de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Españolas , and works by Gustav Mahler and Conor Mitchell.

Tickets: €15

Concession available

Friends of NCH: €12.50

Presented by NCH

Cormac Begley

Esposito Quartet

Songs of Tony Bennett

Friday 13 October 1.05pm

John Field Room

Jim Doherty piano

Dave Fleming bass

Myles Drennan drums

Nigel Mooney guitar and vocals

Jim Doherty, with special guest Nigel Mooney, presents a lunchtime of songs made famous by singing legend Tony Bennett, who passed away recently following a career that lasted an incredible seventy years.

Tickets: €20

Concessions Available. 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Presented by Jim Doherty

2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven

Friday 13 October 2023, 7.30pm

Main Stage

Diego Matheuz conductor

Sarah Fox soprano

Martina Belli alto

Norman Reinhardt tenor

Nicola Ulivieri bass

National Symphony Chorus

David Young chorus director

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Beethoven Mass in C

Two masterpieces by the musical Titan that was Beethoven: the fiery Fifth Symphony and the magisterial Mass in C. From its thunderous opening through to its euphoric conclusion, Beethoven’s Fifth is a monumental work of exultant power and heroic grandeur.

Tickets: €20, €29.50, €37.50, €45

Limited concessions available

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

Limited €10 student tickets available

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

National Symphony Chorus - Friday 13 October

International Concert Series: Europa Galante: Nature’s

Voice

Saturday 14 October 8pm

Main Stage

Fabio Biondi director

Nardus Williams soprano

Vivaldi The Four Seasons / le quattro stagioni

Arias by Handel and Purcell

Founded in 1990 by its musical director and internationally distinguished violinist Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante has quickly established itself as the foremost Italian period instrument ensemble, breathing new life into baroque and classical repertoire. This performance sees Vivaldi’s much-loved Four Seasons performed alongside arias by Purcell and Handel highlighting the splendours of nature.

Pre-concert talk 6:45pm – 7.15pm

Tickets: €22.50, €30, €39.50 20% Discount available for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons and 15% Discount for General Bookers when purchasing the full package (i.e. all 8 main stage concerts in the International Concert Series). 10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends, Patrons & Groups of 8 or more Limited €10 Student Tickets available

Presented by NCH

Schu bertreise X XVIII

Sunday 15 October 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Conor Biggs vocals

Michel Stas piano

Baritone Conor Biggs and pianist Michel Stas continue their epic multi-annual journey through the complete songs of Franz Schubert.

Tickets: €17.50

Presented by NCH

Defence Forces Annual

Gala Concert

Sunday 15 October 5pm

Main Stage

Combined military bands, pipes and drums and special guest soprano, Anna Devin, join forces for an evening of military favourites and popular arias. This is the highlight of the year for all band enthusiasts! The proceeds of this concert are donated to the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund and Soldiers Aid Fund.

Tickets: €15, €30

Presented by the Defence Forces and sponsored by Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Alfie Boe

Tuesday 17 October 8pm

Main Stage

Award-winning tenor Alfie Boe returns to Dublin with a solo show not to be missed. Having sold out numerous concerts around the globe, led the cast of Les Misérables for nearly a year and wowed at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace, he has proven himself one of today’s most popular performers.

Tickets: €52

Presented by MCD

Alfie Boe - Tuesday 17 October

©Bertie Watson

RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents Movie Music Masters

Thursday 19 October 8pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Gavin Maloney conductor

Presented by Sean Rocks , RTÉ Radio 1

Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conductor Gavin Maloney for a night of movie music masterpieces from masters of the Movie genre, Bernard Hermann, Danny Elfman, Rachel Portman and Alexandre Desplat, presented by Sean Rocks.

Tickets: €15, €28.50, €42.50

Limited Concessions Available

10% Discount for Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert

Friday 20 October 1pm

John Field Room

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

Tickets: €2.50

Tickets on sale 11 September 10am

Presented by NCH

NCH Friends Gala Concert: National Symphony Orchestra: Smyth, Korngold and Bernstein

Friday 20 October 2023, 7.30pm

Main Stage

Patrik Ringborg conductor

Ray Chen violin

Smyth The Wreckers Overture

Korngold Violin Concerto in D major Bernstein Fancy Free (Ballet)

Korngold Straussiana

Music to quicken the pulse, stir the soul, and set feet dancing. Ray Chen partners with ‘masterful’ conductor Patrik Ringborg for Korngold’s romantically sumptuous Violin Concerto. Ethel Smyth’s Cornish fantasia, the dramatic and moving The Wreckers Overture, Bernstein’s vivacious, jazz-tinged salute to New York, Fancy Free, and Korngold’s Straussiana , his luxuriously melodic tribute to the ‘Waltz King’, complete an exhilarating evening of contrasts and extremes.

Tickets: €20, €29.50, €37.50, €45

Limited concessions available 25% Discount for Friends of NCH

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

Ray Chen

Sean Rocks

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Saturday 21 Oct at 7.30pm / Sunday 22 October 5pm

Main Stage

Sarah Richmond Hansel

Eimear Harper Gretel

Carolyn Holt Mother

Dan De Souza Father

Rhonde Browne The Witch

Aimee Kearney Sandman

Samantha Brady The Dew Fairy

Toby Purser Conductor

Vivian J Coates Director / Designer

Jack Weir Lighting Designer

Lyric Opera presents Humperdinck’s glorious masterpiece Hansel and Gretel - a magical children’s fairytale with two neglected children eventually overcoming the devious machinations of an evil witch. This production features a truly star-studded cast of Irish and International singers, accompanied by the Lyric Opera Orchestra.

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

Tickets: €38, €45, €55

25% Discount for Children

10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more. 10% Discount for Friends of Lyric Opera

Presented by Lyric Opera Ireland

NCH Chamber Music Series: Marmen Quartet

Sunday 22 October 3pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Marmen Quartet

Johannes Marmen violin

Laia Braun violin

Bryony Gibson-Cornish viola

Sinéad O’Halloran cello

Haydn Quartet Op. 33 No. 6

Schubert Quartetsatz

Garth Knox Secret Letters *

Janácˇek Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters

*Commissioned by the Marmen Quartet with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland

Cork cellist Sinead O’Halloran’s remarkable Marmen Quartet opens with Haydn’s D major quartet Op.33/6 and Schubert’s ephemeral Quartetsatz. Garth Knox’s newly commissioned Secret Letters is followed by Janácˇek’s Intimate Letters , his famously vivid and impassioned story of spiritual love.

Tickets: €17.50

10% Discount for Friends of NCH

Presented by the NCH in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

Hansel and Gretel

Special Schools Sing-Along

Monday 23 October 11am

John Field Room

We invite special schools (pupils with moderate, severe and 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 4170000.

Presented by NCH

International Concert Series: Richard Goode, piano

Monday 23 October 8pm

Main Stage

J.S. Bach Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

Chopin Three Mazurkas, Op. 59

Fauré Barcarolle No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 42

Fauré Nocturne No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 3

Fauré Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63

Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Having celebrated his 80th birthday earlier this year, Richard Goode continues to perform at the highest level, including appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall, in addition to major concert halls and festivals across Europe and the USA. His National Concert Hall début features works by some of the finest European composers JS Bach, Chopin and Fauré.

Pre-concert talk 6.45pm - 7.15pm

Tickets: €22.50, €30, €39.50 20% Discount available for NCH Friends, Season Friends & Patrons and 15% Discount for General Bookers when purchasing the full package (i.e. all 8 main stage concerts in the International Concert Series). 10% Discount for NCH Friends, Season Friends, Patrons & Groups of 8 or more Limited €10 Student Tickets available

Presented by NCH

Richard Goode - Monday 23 October

Josh Ritter - Tue. 24 & Wed.25 September

Bring Along a Baby

Tuesday 24th October 10.30am and 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: Adults: €13 Babies go Free!

All adults must be accompanied by a child.

Presented by NCH in association with Classical Kids

Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band: Performing the Album Hello Starling and more

Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 October 8pm

Main Stage

Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band

Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2003 breakthrough record Hello Starling. This performance will include the album in its entirety plus additional songs, including work from his acclaimed new Spectral Lines album.

Tickets: €40

Presented by Foggy Notions

RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents

The Elements of Genius: Kreisler & McCormack

Thursday 26 October 8pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Anna Sułkowska-Migon´ conductor

Gavan Ring tenor

Patrick Rafter violin

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra invites you to join Gavan Ring and Patrick Rafter, two of the brightest stars in Irish classical music, for a unique evening celebrating the genial collaborations of the great Irish tenor John McCormack and the Austrian-American virtuoso violinist Fritz Kreisler.

Tickets: €15, €28.50, €42.50

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

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Patrick Rafter

2023–2024 Season: National Symphony Orchestra: Raiders of The Lost Ark in Concert

Friday 27 October 2023, 7.30pm

Main Stage

LIVE SCREENING IN CONCERT

Caleb Young conductor

The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure… Raiders of the Lost Ark… with John Williams’ epic score performed live to picture by a full symphony orchestra!

The year is 1936, and professor of archaeology and “obtainer of rare antiquities” Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is

tasked by U.S. Army Intelligence to recover the legendary Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis. Indy’s quest takes him to Nepal and Egypt, reuniting him with an old friend (John Rhys-Davies), an old foe (Paul Freeman), and an ex-flame (Karen Allen) who falls somewhere in between. Armed with his hat, whip and wits, our intrepid hero must face formidable enemies – and impossible odds – to save the day and the world.

© 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Presentation licensed by Bantha Music c/o Walt Disney Music Company. © 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

Tickets on sale Tuesday 15 August at 10am

Presented by NCH

Raiders of The Lost Ark

Paul Brady - Saturday 28 October

Hallowe’en Family Concert: Little Demons

Saturday 28 October 12pm

John Field Room

Join us for this spook-tacular interactive Halloween family concert featuring the ghoulish ECO Band. Don’t forget to dress in your Halloween best!

11.15am Foyer activities, 12pm Concert

Tickets: Child €10, Adult €12, Family €37 (4 tickets, maximum 2 adults)

Presented by the National Concert Hall

Drawing from the Well: Tommy Peoples

With Paul Brady, Dónal Lunny, Paddy Glackin , Paddy Keenan , Siobhán Peoples , Matt Molloy and many more

Saturday 28 October 8pm

Main Stage

Matt Molloy flute

Dónal Lunny bouzouki

Paddy Glackin fiddle

Maighréad and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill singers

Paul Brady singer, guitar

Paddy Keenan uilleann pipes

Siobhán Peoples fiddle

Ciarán Ó Maonaigh fiddle

Conor Caldwell fiddle

Theo Dorgan poet

Seán Potts uilleann pipes

Bríd Harper fiddle

Seosamh Ó Neachtain dancer

Megan Nic Fhionnghaile fiddle and many more

An exceptional line-up of Ireland’s leading traditional musicians, singers and dancers will perform at the Drawing from the Well concert celebrating the life and music of Tommy Peoples. Featuring soloists, singers, dancers, ensemble performances and poetry, the artists will celebrate their work inspired by the historical collections house in ITMA.

Tickets: €20, €25, €30 10% Discount for Friends of NCH and Groups of 10 or more

Presented by the National Concert Hall in association with ITMA

The Dream of Gerontius

Sunday 29 October 7.30pm

Main Stage

Our Lady’s Choral Society (with semi chorus)

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Proinnsías Ó Duinn conductor

Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano (finalist in BBC

Cardiff Singer of the World 2023)

Norbert Ernst tenor

Tuomas Pursio bass

The Dream of Gerontius is one of the most popular works in Our Lady’s Choral Society’s repertoire. This presentation with world class soloists under the baton of the maestro, Proinnsías Ó Duinn, promises to be a magnificent choral and musical experience.

Tickets: €30, €36

Presented by Our Lady’s Choral Society

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Hallowe’en Fantasy

Tuesday 31 October 8pm

Main Stage

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Roderick Dunk conductor

From Harry Potter to The Witches of Eastwick , Final Fantasy, Psycho, Batman and more. This Halloween, let the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conductor Roderick Dunk transport you with the most atmospheric, spine-tingling fantasy themes from the worlds of film, television and games.

Tickets: €12, €22, €27, €33, €39.50

Limited Concessions Available

Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Beth Taylor

RTÉ CO

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

OVATION ENCORE

Earlsfort Group

CORPORATE MEMBERS APPLAUSE

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 find 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

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