November Highlights
ECM 2026: Arvo Pärt at 90 Sun. 1st 8pm NSOI Schools Concerts: The Magical Harp of the Dagda
Tues. 3rd 10.30am & 12.30pm
ECM 2026: Savina Yannatou & Arcanum Tues. 3rd 8pm NSOI: Bomsori plays Korngold’s Violin Concerto Fri. 6th 7.30pm ECM 2026: Vijay Iyer – Solo Piano Sat. 7th 8pm Perspectives: Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane
Sun. 8th 8.30pm
International Orchestras & Recitals: Camerata Ireland & Barry Douglas Play Beethoven Tues. 10th 8pm
Perspectives: Coltrane 100: - Both Directions at Once Sat. 14th 7.30pm
Perspectives: Kronos Quartet - Steve Reich at 90 Sun. 22nd 8pm International Orchestras & Recitals: Camerata RCO and Matthias Goerne - Winterreise Tues. 24th 8pm
NCH Discover Mini Music Term 1 starts Sat 12th Sept. Sing Out! Choir Term 1 starts Wed 23rd Sept. Percussion Lab Term 1 starts Tues 22nd Sept. and Wed 23rd Sept.
Tickets €23
Fri 4 September 8pm – Main Stage André de Ridder conductor Tickets €15, €30 €40, €50
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Fri 4 September 1.05pm – John Field Room
Táimid ag tnúth go mór le fáilte a chur romhat chuig réimse leathan léirithe den scoth sna míonna amach romhainn.
Haunted Dancehall also returns on October 24 and 25 with performances by Kelela and Circuit des Yeux with Low’s Alan Sparhawk and more. In addition our ECM series celebrating the trailblazing independent German label takes place at this time and Slí na Samhlaíochta remembers Manchán Magan on October 5.
Gamelan Ensemble Term 1 starts Tues 22nd Sept.
Seasons of Sinatra – Ode to Autumn
Perspectives: Black Country, New Road with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Welcome to our What’s On Guide for September-October which includes an impressive variety of concerts and recitals and sees the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland launch their 2026/27 when Alexander Shelley conducts Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ on September 11. This period also sees the return of Tradition Now with headline shows by Ispini na hEireann, Ye Vagabonds and SIRENS featuring Lisa O’Neill, Loah and more from September 25 – 27.
NCH Landmarks: The Jimmy Cake – Brains Sat. 28th 8pm
Music for Peace Sun 6 September 3pm – Main Stage
NCH Board Members Peter McKenna Chair Edel Creely
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Clíona Doris Paul Horan Hilary Hough Harry Martin
Niamh Murray Michelle O’Sullivan
Fri 11 September 7.30pm – Main Stage
Tickets €12 on sale Tues 4 August
5.15pm/6.45pm/8.15pm –
Recital of Flamenco Guitar
Kevin Barry Recital Room
Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ Tickets €15, €27.50, €35, €42.50, €49
Tickets Children €5 / Adults €25, €32, €40
Sat 12 September 8pm – Main Stage
Metronome: the next new low - Album Launch
Former BellX1 bandmates celebrate debut album Wintering.
Tues 8 September 8.30pm – The Studio
Chamber Music Series: ConTempo Quartet Of Woods and Water
Fri 11 September 1.05pm – John Field Room Tickets €22
Tickets €25, €35, €45
Sun 13 September 3pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room Programme includes Haydn, Judith Ring, Dvořák, Janáček and Beethoven. Tickets €17.50
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Tues 15 September 8pm – John Field Room Virtuoso Juan José Manzano presents an intimate and unforgettable experience. Tickets €25
Metronome: Daniel Luke / Louise Gaffney Wed 16 September 8.30pm – The Studio Tickets €20
NCH Landmarks: Hothouse Flowers Thurs 17 September 8pm – Main Stage The Legendary Hothouse Flowers perform acclaimed second album Home in its entirety. Tickets €28, €36.50, €45
Keep it Country: 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry Fri 18 September 1.05pm – John Field Room Tickets €22
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Tradition Now: Neil Ó Lochlainn’s Immram
Sat 19 September 3pm & 8pm – Main Stage
Thurs 24 September 8.30pm – The Studio
Dublin Concert Orchestra Anthony Inglis conductor
Eithne Ní Chatháin voice Erin Hennessey fiddle Aisling Lyons harp Neil Ó Lochlainn flute, bass.
Culture Night: Discover Workshops
The Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series is a showcase of some of the outstanding winners from Feis Ceoil 2026.
Alexander Shelley conductor Tara Erraught soprano Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano / National Symphony Chorus Ireland David Young chorus director
The Music of Zimmer vs Williams
Tickets €29.95, €39.95, €46.95, €49.95
NSOI Season Opening: Shelley conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’
Featuring The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland with MC Oliver Callan
La Dolce Roma
Nigel Flegg CEO
Mon 14, 21 & Tuesday 29 September 7.30pm – John Field Room
NCH presents PILGRIMS – Paul Noonan and Brian Crosby
Tickets €20
National Concert Hall Earlsfort Terrace, Saint Kevin’s Dublin, D02 N527
September
Feis Ceoil Young Platform Series
Tickets €39.50
Fillfidh Haunted Dancehall freisin ar an 24 agus an 25 Deireadh Fómhair, le léirithe ó Kelela agus Circuit des Yeux, in éineacht le Alan Sparhawk ó Low agus go leor eile. Chomh maith le sin, beidh ár sraith ECM, a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar an lipéad neamhspleách ceannródaíoch Gearmánach, ar siúl le linn na tréimhse seo, agus cuimhneoidh Slí na Samhlaíochta ar Mhanchán Magan ar an 5 Deireadh Fómhair.
Welcome
Metronome: Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw Mon. 16th 8.30pm
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Thurs 3 September 8pm – Main Stage
Fáilte chuig ár dTreoir Cad atá Ar Siúl do Mheán Fómhair–Deireadh Fómhair, ina bhfuil réimse suntasach ceolchoirmeacha agus aithriseacha agus ina seolann Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann a séasúr 2026/27 nuair a stiúrfaidh Alexander Shelley Siansa Uimh. 2 Mahler, ‘Aiséirí’, ar an 11 Meán Fómhair. Le linn na tréimhse seo freisin, filleann Tradition Now le príomhcheolchoirmeacha ó Ispíní na hÉireann, Ye Vagabonds agus SIRENS, ina mbeidh Lisa O’Neill, Loah agus go leor eile, ón 25 go dtí an 27 Meán Fómhair.
2026
September
An Audience with Julian & Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
What’s on Fáilte September October Lisa Hannigan
NSOI: Daniel Müller-Schott plays Elgar Cello Concerto
Fri. 13th 7.30pm
September
Tradition Now: David Murphy
Pop-Up Choir
Fri 25 September 6pm – The Studio
Fri 18 September
Percussion Workshops Fri 18 September 5.45pm/7.30pm/8.45pm Room 103 Gamelan Workshops Fri 18 September 6.15pm/7.45pm/9.15pm Gamelan Room For adults & children aged 6+. Workshops approx. 45mins in duration. Tickets FREE for Culture Night available, in person, 30 minutes before the start of the workshop.
NSOI: Culture Night with Alexander Shelley & Jess Gillam Fri 18 September 6.30pm & 8.30pm – Main Stage Alexander Shelley conductor Jess Gillam saxophone Programme includes Bernstein, Holmes and Williams. Tickets FREE for Culture Night (Booking Advised)
Tickets €10
Family Screening with NSOI: The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child
David Murphy pedal steel guitar / Ether Ensemble Tickets €10
Sun 20 September 12.30pm & 3pm Huw Davies guitar Terry Davies conductor The Gruffalo: © Orange Eyes Limited 2009 / The Gruffalo’s Child: © Orange Eyes Limited 2011. All adults must be accompanied by a child. Tickets Child €23 / Adult €30 / Family €94
Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert Mon 21 September 12pm – John Field Room Tickets €4 on sale Mon 17 August
Tradition Now: Ispíní na hÉireann
Tradition Now: Ye Vagabonds with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland Fri 25 September 7.30pm – Main Stage Robert Ames conductor Tickets €15, €28, €34, €40
Tradition Now: Nia Byrne Fri 25 September 8pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room
Thurs 24 September 8pm – Main Stage
Nia Byrne fiddle / Cathal Ó Curráin bouzouki and vocals
Dublin’s own feral Alternative-Folk collective blend virtuosic original compositions with bold re-imaginings of classic tunes, fusing technical mastery with sharp wit.
Tickets €10
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September
October
October
October
Mary Beard: More Secret Histories of Ancient Rome
Metronome: TILT Thurs 1 October 8.30pm – The Studio Tickets €8
Tradition Now: SIRENS
Tradition Now: Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy Fri 25 September 9.30pm – The Studio Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy blend deep roots in Irish traditional music with classical, jazz, and contemporary influences. Tickets €15
Tradition Now: Amano Sat 26 September 6pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room Amano is a singer and multidisciplinary artist with roots in Kerry and Kyūshū (Japan). Tickets €10
Tradition Now: Ceol Ársa Cláirsí
Fri 2 October 7.30pm – Main Stage
SIRENS is a celebration of music, connection, and collaboration. Hosted by Lisa Hannigan, with Loah, Amanda Bergman, Anna Mieke, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, Kate Stables, Angie McMahon and choral arrangements by Theodora Byrne performed alongside her trio.
John Wilson conductor Emanuil Ivanov piano Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 Tickets €15, €25, €30, €35, €39
Sat 26 September 8pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room
Tradition Now: Shovel Dance Collective Sat 26 September 9.30pm – The Studio Tickets €15
Chamber Music Series: Lir Quartet – Young at Heart
Tickets €15
Tickets €17.50
Sun 27 September 3pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room Programme includes Haydn, Linda Buckley and Mendelssohn
NSOI: Jonathan Biss plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 Fri 9 October 7.30pm – Main Stage
NCH presents Muldoon’s Picnic Tues 6 October 8pm – Main Stage
Sat 3 October 8pm & Sunday 4 October 3.30pm & 8pm – Main Stage Tickets €45
NCH presents Slí na Samhlaíochta | The Way of Imagination Mon 5 October 8pm – Main Stage With Lisa O’Neill, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Crash Ensemble, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Myles O’Reilly and more. Simon O’Reilly musical director Celebrating Manchán Magan. Tickets €29.50, €37.50, €45
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Haydn Symphony No. 22, ‘The Philosopher’ Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17
ECM 2026: IBO & Crash Ensemble – Heiner Goebbels Songs of Wars I Have Seen Sun 11 October 8pm – Main Stage
Metronome: Xenia Pestova Bennett Thurs 15 October 8.30pm – The Studio Tickets €17
Bring Along A Baby Fri 16 October 10.30am & 12.30pm
Mozart Symphony No. 41, ‘Jupiter’ Tickets €15, €25, €30, €35, €39
Tickets €15, €25, €30, €35, €39
A Celebration of the Songwriting Genius of Barry Gibb
International Orchestras & Recitals: Bach Collegium Japan plays Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos
Tea Dance Tunes Dementia Friendly Concert
Wed 7 October 8pm – Main Stage
Sat 10 October 8pm – Main Stage
Featuring Rebecca Storm Melanie McCabe / The Runaways
Masato Suzuki conductor
Metronome: Momoko Gill
Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos 1-6
Tues 13 October 8.30pm – The Studio
Tickets €15, €28.50, €36, €44, €55
Tickets €25
Chamber Music Series: Raja Quartet - A World of Quartets
The Song of the Singing Horseman Jimmy MacCarthy
Tickets €20, €30 on sale Tuesday 1 September 10am.
Sun 11 October 3pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room
Wed 14 & Thursday 22 October 8pm – Main Stage
Tom Cole Jr. and the Shane O’Connor Quartet
Programme includes Prokofiev, Webern, Aloys Fleischmann and Ginastera.
Revered songwriter Jimmy MacCarthy and his band The Acoustic Horsemen.
Tickets €25
Tickets €17.50
Tickets €35, €42.50, €49.50
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Tickets €15, €29.50, €32.50, €45
Ólafur Arnalds - Falling Apart Together
Peter Whelan conductor Jonathan Biss piano
Tickets €29.50, €36, €45
Irish Baroque Orchestra Crash Ensemble / Geoffrey Patterson conductor
With Paul Brady, Paul Muldoon, Anne Enright, Neil Jordan, Iarla Ó Lionáird and Aldoc Poetry, prose and music, devised and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon.
Tradition Now: The Weaving
Tickets €10
Renowned historian Mary Beard steps into the world of Ancient Rome.
Grażyna Bacewicz Overture
Tickets €15, €28, €34, €40
Sat 26 September 6.30pm – The Studio Cormac Breatnach Susato whistles / Steve Cooney guitars / Aisling Ennis Irish harp / Malachy Robinson viola da gamba / Eamon Sweeney early guitars, lute, bandora Helen Barry & Cormac O’Connor visuals
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NSOI: Ivanov plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Sat 26 September 7.30pm – Main Stage
Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich accordion, vocals / Owen Spafford fiddle / Cáit Ní Riain piano, vocals
Thurs 15 October 8pm – Main Stage
Aonghus McAnally host Tickets €30, €38.50, €42.50, €49.50
Songs That Shaped the World Fri 9 October 1.05pm – John Field Room
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Tues 13 October 12pm – John Field Room Tickets €4 on sale Monday 21 September 10am
Tickets €13, babies go free!
RTÉ CO Presents: Peter Gabriel Jazz Rock Suite Fri 16 October 7.30pm – Main Stage Reinout Douma conductor Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50
Defence Forces Annual Gala Concert Sat 17 October 8pm – Main Stage Bands of the Defence Forces / The Pipes and Drums / Molly Lynch special guest
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October
The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein
RTÉ CO Presents: A Little Fright Music
Sun 18 October 3.30pm – Main Stage
Sat 31 October 8pm – Main Stage
Celine Byrne, Julian Ovenden & Summer Strallen vocalists The Niall Kinsella Orchestra Niall Kinsella conductor
Naomi Banks vocalist Joe Stilgoe vocalist Laura London magician
NCH and Foggy Notions present Haunted Dancehall
Tickets €24.50, €34.50, €44.50, €54.50
Eliades Ochoa – Star of Buena Vista Social Club Mon 19 October 8pm – Main Stage Eliades Ochoa performs on his 80th birthday tour. Tickets €45, €50, €55
Sun 25 October 2.30pm – Main Stage
NSOI: Garcia plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez Fri 23 October 7.30pm – Main Stage Julio García Vico conductor Thibaut Garcia guitar
Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
Camille Pépin Laniakea (Irish premiere)
Tues 20 October 7.30pm – John Field Room
Falla Interlude and Dance from La vida breve
Tickets €22
Metronome: Antoni O’Breskey & Consuelo Nerea Breschi - A Wild Inhabitation (Album Launch) Thurs 22 October 8.30pm – The Studio Tickets €20
Musicals Please Maestro! Fri 23 October 1.05pm Róisín Sullivan singer, presenter / Brian Gilligan special guest singer / David Wray grand piano Tickets €20
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Ravel Boléro Tickets €15, €25, €30, €35, €39
NCH and Foggy Notions present Haunted Dancehall Sat 24 October 2.30pm – Main Stage Haunted Dancehall - a convergence of world-builders, sonic visionaries, and boundary-breakers featuring Kelela, Voice Actor, Proc Fiskal, TURNSPIT, A Good Year, Felicity J Lord, Robocobra Quartet, Nashpaints and Shampain Tickets €45
Haunted Dancehall - a convergence of world-builders, sonic visionaries, and boundary-breakers featuring Nosferatu - live score by Circuit des Yeux (featuring Alan Sparhawk) keiyaA, thredd, feeo, Scrata (Colm Ó Cíosóig), Midwife, E the Artist, Caitlin Orla Eve Tickets €35
Chamber Music Series: Esposito Quartet White Man Sleeps Sun 25 October 4.30pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room Programme includes Haydn, Kevin Volans and Dvořák Tickets €17.50
Ralph McTell – Somewhere Down the Road Wed 28 October 8pm – Main Stage Tickets €35, €40, €45
LEVI.SCT Thurs 29 October 8pm – Main Stage Witness the fusion of classical virtuosity and modern rhythm with genre-bending German pianist LEVI.SCT. Tickets €15, €22, €27, €35
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ECM 2026: Craig Taborn Solo & Craig Taborn Peter Evans Duo
Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50
Thurs 29 October 8.30pm – The Studio Craig Taborn piano Peter Evans trumpet Tickets €30
Pigalle – Music of Edith Piaf Fri 30 October 1.05pm – John Field Room Derby Browne and Café Ensemble perform a tribute to The Little Sparrow. Tickets €22
ECM 2026: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Fri 30 October 7.30pm – Main Stage Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / National Symphony Orchestra Ireland Anja Lechner cello Tõnu Kaljuste conductor Programme includes Tüür, Kõrvits and Pärt. Tickets €15, €28.50, €36, €44, €55
Family Concert: Little Demons Sat 31 October 1pm – John Field Room Tickets Child €10 / Adult €12 / Family €37 / Under 3s go free!
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ECM 2026: Jordina Millà & Barry Guy Sat 31 October 8.30pmThe Studio Jordina Millà piano Barry Guy double bass The duo of Catalan pianist Jordina Millà and British bassist Barry Guy shape fluid, highly detailed music. Tickets €27
ECM Series: NCH celebrates the trailblazing independent German label, ECM. NCH presents this special series as part of the Cultural Programme for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.