Ulster Orchestra 2015/16 Season Brochure

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Welcome From Your Arts Council When public money is invested in the arts, there is an expectation that those organisations reach out to wider audiences. The Ulster Orchestra’s commitment to developing new audiences for quality orchestral music underpins this new season, with a wide-ranging programme, touring events, schools and community concerts, a strong education and outreach programme engaging people and communities new to classical music, and now free tickets for under-16s.

The Arts Council, as principal public funder, congratulates the Ulster Orchestra for continuing its long and excellent record of providing audiences across Northern Ireland with much of the best music in the classical repertoire. They demonstrate once again the importance of professional orchestral music to the enrichment of our creative and cultural lives.

RoisĂ­n McDonough Chief Executive, Arts Council of Northern Ireland

The Ulster Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the major support from its principal funder, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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ORCHESTRA PHOTOGRAPHY BY BENJAMIN EALOVEGA

Your Journey Starts Here...

This Season join your Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, on an exciting, fourteen-concert musical adventure. Your main conductors for this voyage – Chief Conductor Rafael Payare and Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen – will be joined by very special guests and a glittering array of internationally renowned soloists, including Chloë Hanslip, Jonathan Biss and Ailish Tynan.

Season Highlights There’s so much to look forward to in Season 2015/16, including Bach’s uplifting St John Passion, Berlioz’s epic Symphonie fantastique, Beethoven’s revolutionary Eroica Symphony, Saint-Saëns’ barn-storming Organ Symphony and Mussorgsky’s dazzling Pictures at an Exhibition.

You’ll also hear some of the greatest concertos ever written, including Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto and Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto.

Rafael Payare continues his exploration of the music of arguably the greatest composer of them all – Ludwig van Beethoven – and you’ll find whole programmes packed with some of his best-known symphonies, concertos and overtures… as well as a few rare treats too!

Choose Your Subscription – and the more you book, the more you save!

As you browse the concerts in this subscription brochure, remember that the more concerts you add to your subscription package, the more you save… up to 25% if you book a Gold Subscription of all fourteen concerts!

You can start saving by subscribing to a minimum of four concerts – and it’s so easy to do: subscribe today using the simple pull-out booking form at the centre of the Turn to p17 for brochure. Just tick the concerts you want, complete your pull-out your details and we’ll do the rest!

Subscription Booking Form!

There’s More…

There’s something for everyone with the Ulster Orchestra!

Journey beyond the Season with some very special additional concerts that celebrate the magic of film, musicals, Christmastime, opera and much more. And, of course, for some daytime delight, there’s the Ulster Orchestra’s popular JTI Lunchtime Concert Series – nine perfectly programmed midweek concerts at 1.05pm in the Ulster Hall.

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Welcome to a musical journey!

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this new Season of wonderful music. I invite you to come on a journey with me and the Ulster Orchestra, as we explore familiar favourites and venture towards new horizons.

‘Muchas Gracias’ for the warm reception you gave me in my first year as Chief Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra. It has been so great to meet many of you and hear the stories of your journeys with the Orchestra. I believe that we are all part of something very special here in Northern Ireland and I hope you will be able to join the Orchestra and me for as many great evenings (and lunchtimes!) as you are able.

I will continue to explore my passion for the music of Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, and this season we will perform two concerts that are especially devoted to Beethoven’s ‘Seconds and Thirds’; his Second Piano Concerto and Second Symphony, as well as his Third Piano Concerto and his Third Symphony, the inimitable Eroica. We will conclude the Season with Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, paired with Berlioz’s great and hallucinatory Symphonie fantastique. This is only a taste of the great music that you can expect in the Season ahead!

Working with the audiences of tomorrow is close to my heart and so I am especially excited about some of the new learning and engagement initiatives that we will be launching for people of all ages and across all backgrounds this season.

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As you know, our Orchestra has been through a testing time during the last year and, on behalf of the musicians, staff, Board, Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen, Associate Conductor Christopher Bell and myself, we want to say ‘MUCHAS GRACIAS’!! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generous and gracious support and for all your messages of encouragement.

Please allow me to repeat something that I wrote to you last year, the belief that I was brought up with: ‘Tocar y Luchar’ or ‘to play and to struggle.’ In other words, to achieve anything worthwhile you must tackle it with passion and commitment.

Rest assured that our passion and commitment to bring you our best performances of the world’s greatest music has never been stronger.

Deseando verles en esta nueva temporada,

Rafael Payare Chief Conductor

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Jac van Steen

Chloë Hanslip

Colm Carey

OPENING NIGHT: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

THE GREAT SYMPHONIES: SAINT-SAËNS’ ORGAN

Dvořák The Noon-day Witch Stravinsky Violin Concerto Mussorgsky orch. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Ravel Suite: Mother Goose Poulenc Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 Organ

Jac van Steen Conductor Chloë Hanslip Violin

Rafael Payare Conductor Colm Carey Organ

Promenade into a brilliant new season with the Ulster Orchestra and Ravel’s colourful and spectacular orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition: ten varied musical paintings of – amongst other delights – witches, gnomes and chickens dancing in their shells and featuring, of course, the bombastic Great Gate of Kiev.

Chief Conductor Rafael Payare serves up a cordon bleu menu of fine French classics, celebrating the ‘King’ of instruments. Colm Carey, a soloist in demand around the world as much as in his role as Belfast City Organist, joins the Orchestra for this sparkling programme that reaches its climax in the glorious, spine-tingling final movement of Saint-Saëns’ mighty Organ Symphony – one of the world’s best-loved classics and a piece that simply has to be enjoyed – experienced – live!

Ulster Hall Friday 18 September 2015, 7.45pm

For this special opening concert Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen will be joined by one of the UK’s best-loved young violinists, Chloë Hanslip, performing Stavinsky’s beautifully lyrical Violin Concerto.

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen. These take place in the main hall and last around 15 minutes. All are welcome.

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add The Greats: Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto (29 Jan 2016) to your Subscription package.

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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

Ulster Hall Friday 25 September 2015, 7.45pm

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Chief Conductor Rafael Payare.

Vikingur Ólafsson

THE GREATS: TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO Ulster Hall Friday 16 October 2015, 7.45pm Smetana Overture: The Bartered Bride Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Schnittke Moz-Art à la Haydn Shostakovich Symphony No.9 Rafael Payare Conductor Vikingur Ólafsson Piano The moment the famous, triumphant opening chords announce the arrival of Tchaikovsky’s great Piano Concerto No.1, we’re on the edge of our seats for a thrilling musical journey through one of the most expressive – and popular – works in all of classical music.

Don’t miss this performance with ‘Iceland’s rising star of a pianist’ Vikingur Ólafsson.

And Shostakovich’s upbeat Ninth Symphony will form a fitting conclusion to this energetic evening of power, passion… and even a little Schnittke mayhem! Part of Belfast Festival 2015.

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with guest soloist Vikingur Ólafsson.

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add Shakespearean Fantasies (15 Apr 2016) to your Subscription package - and look out for more Tchaikovsky, including Symphony No.1 (29 Jan 2016).

“ Payare imbues Tchaikovsky with a sincerity that balances the Romantic exaggerations” - Philip Hammond, Culture Northern Ireland BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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James Crabb

THE GREATS: MENDELSSOHN’S ITALIAN SYMPHONY Ulster Hall Friday 27 November 2015, 7.45pm Verdi arr. C. Herrmann Symphony for Strings Piazzolla Bandoneon Concerto: Aconcagua Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 Italian Domingo Hindoyan Conductor James Crabb Accordion A concert to warm your heart and put a spring in your step!

Mendelssohn, during his short but intensely full 38 years, was an amazing conduit of Romantic energy. He so named his Italian Symphony as much for the happy, buoyant mood in which he composed the piece – a musical postcard from a traveller in the Mediterranean – as for the Italian dances that inspired it.

Piazzolla’s lofty Aconcagua carries a similarly ‘sunny’ disposition and is full of the passion and flavour of the South American tango.

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with guest soloist James Crabb.

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add Let Love Spring Forth! (22 Apr 2016) to your Subscription.

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NOVEMBER, DECEMBER & JANUARY

MESSIAH AT CHRISTMAS Belfast Waterfront Friday 11 December 2015, 7.30pm Saturday 12 December 2015, 7.30pm Handel Messiah Matthew Halls Conductor Sarah Tynan Soprano Christopher Ainslie Countertenor James Oxley Tenor Jonathan Lemalu Bass Belfast Philharmonic Choir Stephen Doughty Chorusmaster For over 200 years Handel’s Messiah has been leaving Belfast audiences stirred, uplifted – and humming the tunes. Ev’ry Valley, For Unto Us a Child is Born, The Trumpet Shall Sound… not forgetting the Hallelujah chorus itself! The Orchestra is once-again joined by a team of star soloists and the 140 year-old Belfast Philharmonic Choir. This unmissable Christmas institution is another opportunity to experience all the glory, celebration and joy of this timeless, inspirational masterpiece.

Alexander Gavrylyuk

THE GREATS: RACHMANINOV’S THIRD PIANO CONCERTO Ulster Hall Friday 29 January 2016, 7.45pm

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1 Winter Daydreams Rafael Payare Conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk Piano Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto is a favourite with audiences – and a sinew-stretching technical challenge that pushes any soloist to the limit. A block-busting epic of a concerto, it is grand, expansive in tone and style and full of all the melodic passion that we love from Rachmaninov. Since exploding onto the international stage a decade ago, pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk has been earning rave reviews for his interpretations of Rachmaninov’s concertos: ‘Technically, Alexander Gavrylyuk can do anything. In Rachmaninov’s Third... he showed how one note, warm and full, can float above the orchestra, in a state of natural free fall.’

(De Volkskrant, Netherlands) Tchaikovsky’s atmospheric First Symphony is full of the wistful melodies, rich orchestration, balletic rhythms and grand marches that make him one of the world’s most beloved composers.

PRECONCERT TALK

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add St John Passion at Easter (25 Mar 2016) to your Subscription.

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with guest soloist Alexander Gavrylyuk.

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add The Greats: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (6 May 2016) to your Subscription.

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Jonathan Biss

Inon Barnatan

BEETHOVEN TWOS

BEETHOVEN THREES

Beethoven Overture: Leonore No.2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 Timo Andres New Work for Piano & Orchestra Beethoven Symphony No.2

Beethoven Overture: Leonore No.3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica

Ulster Hall Friday 26 February 2016, 7.45pm

Rafael Payare Conductor Jonathan Biss Piano Experience Beethoven’s rise to ascendency as the world’s greatest composer. His Second Symphony is full of humour and vitality – Berlioz described it as ‘smiling throughout’, yet it was composed during the onset of his hearing problems and amidst much emotional turmoil.

Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto helped cement his position as Vienna’s most exciting new talent. And Leonore Overture No.2 announced his arrival on the operatic stage, heralding his great ode to freedom, Fidelio.

PRECONCERT TALK

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Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Chief Conductor Rafael Payare.

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Ulster Hall Friday 4 March 2016, 7.45pm

Rafael Payare Conductor Inon Barnatan Piano Beethoven’s revolutionary Third Symphony ushered in the new Romantic period of music, a time of heroes and heroines. Leonore Overture No.3 is his greatest overture, befitting of his daring, operatic heroine.

And the ‘hero’ of Beethoven’s elegant Third Piano Concerto is sure to be the star Israeli pianist, Inon Barnatan, who made his debut with the Ulster Orchestra in 2015.

‘A true poet of the keyboard: refined, searching, unfailingly communicative… This is musicianship of the highest calibre.’

(Evening Standard) PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with guest soloist Inon Barnatan.

LISTEN OUT FOR… BEETHOVEN’S EARLY SYMPHONIC REVOLUTIONS Symphony No.2

Each of Beethoven’s nine unique symphonies is a masterpiece in its own right and represents a fascinating stage in the unfolding history of not just the symphonic form but of music itself. In this sense, his Second Symphony (26 February 2016) forms a bridge between the old world of Haydn and his contemporaries and the new, revolutionary world that was just around the corner. To audiences of the time, even this ‘crossover’ symphony was startling and exciting and completely different from all that had gone before.

On hearing it one person wrote: “It is a noteworthy, colossal work, of a depth, power, and artistic knowledge like very few. It has a level of difficulty, both from the point of view of the composer and… quite certainly unlike any symphony that has ever been made known. It demands to be played again and yet again… until the astonishing number of original and sometimes very strangely arranged ideas

becomes closely enough connected, rounded out, and emerges like a great unity, just as the composer had in mind.”

But even these ‘original’ and ‘strangely arranged’ ideas were nothing compared to the musical revolution that was about to hit the world…

Symphony No.3 Eroica

Hyperbolically described today as ‘The Symphony that Changed the World’, Beethoven’s monumental Third Symphony, Eroica (4 March 2016) is one of the masterworks of classical music. Written in 1803 it was (at the time) the largest, most radical and most complex symphony ever written and one which grabbed classical listeners by their ears and dropped them slap bang into the new century! But of course to modern audiences it is simply a marvellous musical adventure and a favourite of many (including Beethoven himself).

Symphony No.4

How to follow that? After all this revolution, a maturing Beethoven entered what has been dubbed his ‘middle period’, where some of his most attractive works were composed – his Violin and Fourth Piano Concertos and... his Fourth Symphony (27 May 2016), which Schumann described as “a slender Grecian maiden between two Nordic giants [the 3rd and 5th Symphonies]”. Nevertheless, the lean, strong and lively Fourth Symphony is unmistakably Beethoven, always moving forwards, always evolving, always enjoyable.

Join Rafael Payare and the Ulster Orchestra as they continue to explore Beethoven’s symphonies in Season 2015/16!

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ST JOHN PASSION AT EASTER Ulster Hall Friday 25 March 2016, 7.30pm JS Bach St John Passion BWV245 Jac van Steen Conductor Ellie Laugharne Soprano Claudia Huckle Alto Daniel Norman Evangelist Rupert Charlesworth Tenor Quirijn de Lang Christus Marcus Farnsworth Pilate/Bass Belfast Philharmonic Choir Stephen Doughty Chorusmaster Bach’s most dramatic work, his St John Passion, vividly recounts the events leading to the crucifixion of Christ. The Orchestra is joined by an outstanding array of soloists and the Belfast Philharmonic Choir for what promises to be a moving and memorable concert experience for Good Friday.

Belfast Philharmonic Choir

Ellie Laugharne

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MARCH & APRIL

Tamás Kocsis

SHAKESPEAREAN FANTASIES

LET LOVE SPRING FORTH!

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Hamlet Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: The Tempest Prokofiev Suite: Romeo and Juliet

Rautavaara Cantus Articus: Concerto for Birds and Orchestra Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2 Mahler Blumine Schumann Symphony No.1 Spring

Ulster Hall Friday 15 April 2016, 7.45pm

Rafael Payare Conductor Be transported to fantastical lands by the sumptuous and dramatic music of two Russian masters of melody, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Sword fights, romance, brooding drama, tragedy and the storms of life… there’s so much to enjoy for everyone in these timeless classics, inspired by the writing of the greatest of playwrights, in his 400th anniversary year.

Various concert suites of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet ballet music exist, but no performance is ever complete without the inclusion of the menacing stomp of Montagues and Capulets as the feuding families do battle. TV viewers will recognise the theme from the intimidating soundtrack to The Apprentice.

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk on the subject of Shakespeare and music at 7pm.

AND IF YOU LIKE THIS… …make sure you add Ailish Tynan Sings Mozart and Stravinsky (13 May 2016) to your Subscription.

Ulster Hall Friday 22 April 2016, 7.45pm

Rafael Payare Conductor Tamás Kocsis Violin Allow this evening of luxurious and beautiful music to wash all your troubles away! Soak in the musical sounds of Cantus Articus, a remarkable blend of breathtakingly atmospheric orchestral colours with the recorded sounds of birdsongs and calls from the Arctic.

Relax and savour Wieniawski’s lush and romantic Violin Concerto No.2, as Ulster Orchestra Leader, Tamás Kocsis, takes centre stage.

Bathe in a sea of passionate melodies, including Blumine – Mahler’s impassioned love serenade – and Schumann’s Symphony No.1, composed during the blossoming spring of his marriage – an overflow of joy and happiness.

PRECONCERT TALK

Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Chief Conductor Rafael Payare.

And, for a completely different take on Romeo and Juliet, don’t miss Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet: in the JTI Lunchtime Concert on 20 April 2016.

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Annelien van Wauwe

Ailish Tynan

THE GREATS: MOZART’S CLARINET CONCERTO

AILISH TYNAN SINGS MOZART & STRAVINSKY

Sibelius Pelléas et Mélisande Mozart Clarinet Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5

Stravinsky Symphony in C Mozart Ah t’invola: aria for soprano Stravinsky No word from Tom... I go to him from The Rake’s Progress Hadyn Symphony No.104 London

Ulster Hall Friday 6 May 2016, 7.45pm

Jac van Steen Conductor Annelien van Wauwe Basset Clarinet Regularly voted one of the country’s favourite pieces of music, Mozart’s tender and melodic Clarinet Concerto is familiar to many from its use in the soundtrack to the film Out of Africa.

Enjoy a rare performance this evening by internationally acclaimed clarinettist and period instrument specialist Annelien van Wauwe on the basset clarinet, the instrument for which it was originally composed.

The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is another national favourite and his Fifth Symphony is widely regarded as one of his finest achievements.

Ulster Hall Friday 13 May 2016, 7.45pm

Jac van Steen Conductor Ailish Tynan Soprano ‘…stunning performances by Irish soprano Ailish Tynan.’

(Belfast Telegraph) Don’t miss Ailish Tynan’s return to the Ulster Hall for an evening of fine arias, framed by two popular symphonies.

Symphony in C is a 20th Century hail to the great works of the classical era, such as those by Haydn – whose last symphony forms the fitting conclusion to this sparkling evening of musical entertainment.

PRECONCERT TALK

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Free pre-concert talk at 7pm with Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen.

A FANTASTIQUE PAYARE FINALE! Ulster Hall Friday 27 May 2016, 7.45pm Beethoven Symphony No.4 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Rafael Payare Conductor Chief Conductor Rafael Payare brings Season 2015/16 to a thrilling conclusion with a blockbuster programme of music by two of the heavyweights of the Romantic era. The lively Fourth Symphony is Beethoven at the peak of his powers and Berlioz’s epic masterpiece of obsessive desire, Symphonie fantastique, is truly huge in every way! Its five fantastic movements (including the famous March to the Scaffold and Witches’ Sabbath) are a unique musical juggernaut of expressive force. Unmissable!

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PULL-OUT BOOKING FORM

Subscribe to Season 2015/16 Subscribe and save today!

Why not go for GOLD?

Subscribing to the Ulster Orchestra is the only way to ensure you get the seats you want at the best value prices.

A GOLD Subscription (all fourteen season concerts) to the Ulster Orchestra is the brightest ticket in town and is the best way to secure your favourite seats in the hall, as we prioritise popular seats based on the number of concerts you’re booking and by the date we receive your booking form.

Anyone can subscribe and start to save – book just four or more concerts of your choice and you’ll begin to save.

The more you book, the more you save!

The more concerts you choose to add to your subscription package, the bigger the savings – up to as much as 25% off your tickets for a full season Gold Subscription.

Save 10% on other concert tickets Subscribers are entitled to a 10% discount off the price of other Ulster Orchestra concerts in 2015/16, including the JTI Lunchtime Concerts and the ‘Popular Favourites’ concerts. You can book these concerts at the same time as you book your subscription using this form.

The choice is yours…

New for Season 2015/16… you now have total freedom to choose which concerts – and how many – to add to your subscription package. Whether it’s four, five, six, right up to twelve, thirteen or the full GOLD fourteen, the choice of concerts is yours! Simply tick the concerts you want on the booking form overleaf, then use the handy Subscription Pricing Table to see how much you’ll save!

You’re our priority Subscribers benefit from an exclusive priority booking period (22 May - 22 June 2015), giving you plenty of time to book the concerts you want, in the seating area you want. We know how important your favourite seats are to you. Let us know where you like to sit and we’ll do our best.

Tickets for individual concerts go on sale on Monday 29 June 2015.

You’ll be first to know

So start your subscription journey with the Ulster Orchestra today!

Ulster Orchestra Subscribers are always the first to know! By subscribing this year, you’ll ensure that you receive next Season’s brochure ahead of everyone else.

You can spread the cost You can choose how you would like to pay for your subscription – cheque, card payment… or you can spread your payments across six months

by Standing Order.

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1. CHOOSE WHERE YOU’D LIKE TO SIT

It’s so easy to save!

We’ve made it easier than ever to subscribe to the Ulster Orchestra in 2015/16! All you need to do is complete this booking form and return it to us using the Freepost address on the form. Please note that subscription bookings need to be processed carefully and so cannot be completed by phone or while you wait at the box office counter.

Please note that this booking form is for SUBSCRIPTION bookings only. If you would like to book individual concert tickets (available from 29 June 2015 onwards) please see pages 28 and 29 of your brochure for details.

Subscription Pricing Table

If you are a previous subscriber and already know your usual row and seat, please specify here.

Please note: we cannot guarantee this seat, although priority consideration will be given to early Subscribers who are booking for a GOLD Subscription or are booking for the majority of concerts.

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If you’re not sure of your favourite seat please indicate with a mark on the seating plan below in the general area where you would like to sit or simply circle a price band and we’ll do the rest. We will do our best to accommodate you as close to this position as possible, within your chosen price band. You do not have to be exact!

This handy pricing table will help you complete your subscription booking form.

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PRICE BAND B: £24.50 (Balcony Blocks D & E)

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CONCERTS

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PRICE BAND C: £22 (Balcony Blocks C & G)

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CONCERTS

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GOLD 14

PRICE BAND A: £27 (Balcony Blocks B,E & H)

PRICE BAND E: £14.50 (Ground Floor sides under balcony and Row 6) PRICE BAND F: £10 (Ground Floor front row (Row 5) and rear seating)

Please note that The Messiah at Christmas (11 or 12 December 2015) will take place in Belfast Waterfront and you will be allocated a seat within the same price band as your choice for the Ulster Hall. A seating plan of Belfast Waterfront can be found on page 28 of the brochure. If you have a particular seat preference, please indicate it here:

2. MAKE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT CHOICES

4. ADD ‘POPULAR FAVOURITES’ CONCERTS

You can select as many concerts as you want to create your subscription (minimum of four concerts).

Remember, the more you book, the more you save. Tick all fourteen concerts for a full GOLD Subscription package (saving 25%).

In addition to your subscription concerts, you can also use this form to book for the Ulster Orchestra’s other fantastic concerts in 2015/16 , including Popular Favourites and the JTI Lunchtime Concerts.

As a Subscriber you SAVE 10% on the regular ticket price!

Opening Night: Pictures at an Exhibition

FRI 18 SEP 2015

The Greats: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

FRI 25 SEP 2015

The Greats: Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto

FRI 16 OCT 2015

The Greats: Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony

FRI 27 NOV 2015

Messiah at Christmas (Belfast Waterfront)

FRI 11 DEC 2015 OR

The Greats: Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Conc.

PRICE PRICE BAND A BAND B £24 £22

PRICE PRICE BAND D BAND E £16 £13

PRICE BAND F £9

Your Favourite FRI 2 OCT John Williams Movie 2015 Themes Your Favourite Rodgers and Hammerstein

FRI 13 NOV 2015

Your Favourite New Year Viennese Classics

FRI 8 JAN 2016

FRI 29 JAN 2016

SAT 9 JAN 2016

Beethoven Twos

Your Favourite New Year Viennese Classics

FRI 26 FEB 2016

Beethoven Threes

FRI 4 MAR 2016

Burns Night with SAT 23 JAN the Ulster Orchestra 2016 and Friends

St John Passion at Easter

FRI 25 MAR 2016

Shakespearean Fantasies

FRI 15 APR 2016

Let Love Spring Forth!

FRI 22 APR 2016

The Greats: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

FRI 6 MAY 2016

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Ailish Tynan Sings Mozart & Stravinsky

FRI 13 MAY 2016

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A Fantastique Payare Finale!

FRI 27 MAY 2016

SAT 12 DEC 2015

PRICE BAND C £19.50

Your Favourite SUN 14 FEB Romantic Valentine’s 2016 Classics Your Favourite Arias with Noah Stewart

FRI 29 APR 2016

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3. CALCULATE THE COST OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Cost of one subscription package (see Subscription Pricing Table opposite)

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The Snowman – Your Favourite Christmas Classics BELFAST WATERFRONT

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Number of children’s tickets (£9 each – saving 10%)

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SAT 5 DEC 2015 AT 2PM SAT 5 DEC 2015 AT 4.30PM

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JTI Lunchtime Concert: Lunchtime Cornucopia

WED 30 SEP 2015

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Brunch with Brahms

WED 14 OCT 2015

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Viennese Delights

WED 25 NOV 2015

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Seasons North & South

THURS 17 DEC 2015

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Three Course Feast

WED 20 JAN 2016

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Make Time for Schubert & Haydn

WED 3 FEB 2016

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Schubert’s Unfinished

WED 2 MAR 2016

JTI Lunchtime Concert: Shakespeare for Lunch

WED 20 APR 2016

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Enjoy more great music in the afternoon with the Ulster Orchestra…

JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Wednesdays or Thursdays at 1.05pm in the Ulster Hall All Tickets Only £6.00 10% Discount For Subscribers Available

Treat yourself to an hour of the world’s finest music in the company of the Ulster Orchestra.

Take time out from your busy day to relax and be transported to foreign lands, dive into dramatic stories and spend time with the best musicians from around the world – and much closer to home.

For the last six years, the JTI Lunchtime Concert Series has been filling the Ulster Hall with just the right amount of music to satisfy your early afternoon appetite. Beginning at 1.05pm, lasting just under an hour, and with tickets only £6 for any seat in the house, be sure to make a lunch date in your diary with the Ulster Orchestra!

Wednesday 30 September 2015

LUNCHTIME CORNUCOPIA Enjoy Mozart at his glorious best, preceded by the Orchestra’s charismatic Principal Clarinettist, Francesco Paolo Scola, performing music by fellow Italian Saverio Mercadante.

Mercadante Clarinet Concerto in B flat Mozart Serenade for Orchestra No.9 Posthorn Paul Goodwin Conductor Francesco Paolo Scola Clarinet

Wednesday 14 October 2015

BRUNCH WITH BRAHMS Vikingur Ólafsson performs one of the best-loved piano concertos in the repertoire. Part of Belfast Festival 2015.

Smetana Tábor from Ma Vlast Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Rafael Payare Conductor Vikingur Ólafsson Piano

Wednesday 25 November 2015

VIENNESE DELIGHTS Two composers from very different musical traditions, but Webern’s arrangement of Schubert’s Dances is an admiring act of homage from one Viennese master to another.

Schubert arr. Webern Six German Dances Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra Schubert Symphony No.4 Tragic Domingo Hindoyan Conductor

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Thursday 17 December 2015

Wednesday 2 March 2016

North and South; Baroque and Tango. The Four Seasons – as you’ve heard them before… and as you may have never heard them before!

It might only be two movements long, but Schubert’s mysterious Unfinished Symphony is still one of the best ever written.

SEASONS NORTH & SOUTH

SCHUBERT’S UNFINISHED

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Nos.1-4 Piazzolla arr. Desyatnikov The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Weber Overture: Der Freischütz Rossini Overture: Semiramide Schubert Symphony No.8 Unfinished

Daniel Rowland Violin/Director

Rafael Payare Conductor

Wednesday 20 January 2016

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Music from France, Romania and Bohemia by way of this trio of musical highlights from the careers of three national heroes.

The passion, drama and romance of Shakespeare’s plays have long inspired musical responses from composers. Enjoy three of the best!

THREE COURSE FEAST Saint-Saëns Symphony No.2 Enescu Prélude à l’unisson Dvořák Symphonic Variations Neil Thomson Conductor

SHAKESPEARE FOR LUNCH Beethoven Coriolan Overture Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Intermezzo, Nocturne and Scherzo Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet Rafael Payare Conductor

Wednesday 3 February 2016

MAKE TIME FOR SCHUBERT AND HAYDN Tick, tock! Make time for Haydn’s Clock Symphony, so-called because of its ticking rhythm in the second movement. And the Orchestra will also squeeze some satisfying Schubert into your lunch hour!

Schubert Rosamunde: Overture, Entr’acte No.3 and Ballet Music No.2 Haydn Symphony No.101 The Clock

Wednesday 25 May 2016

IDYLLIC AFTERNOON Contrasting emotions – Wagner’s intimate musical present to his wife and Strauss’s grief-stricken response to the war-time destruction of the Vienna State Opera.

Wagner Siegfried Idyll R. Strauss Metamorphosen for solo strings Rafael Payare Conductor

Christoph Altstaedt Conductor BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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Popular Favourites with the Ulster Orchestra There’s something for everyone in these extra special concerts in 2015/16

YOUR FAVOURITE JOHN WILLIAMS MOVIE THEMES

YOUR FAVOURITE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

Ernst van Tiel Conductor

Christopher Bell Conductor

Enjoy cinema’s biggest hits in this evening of spectacular themes from the most popular film composer of all time – including, of course, Star Wars… just ahead of its return to the big screen!

The hills will be alive with the sound of your favourite songs in this homage to one of the greatest songwriting partnerships ever, conducted by Ulster Orchestra Associate Conductor Christopher Bell. Enjoy classic songs from the golden age of musicals such as The Sound of Music, The King and I, Oklahoma!, Carousel and South Pacific.

Ulster Hall Friday 2 October 2015, 7.45pm

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Ulster Hall Friday 13 November 2015, 7.45pm

THE SNOWMAN – YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS

Belfast Waterfront Saturday 5 December 2015, 2.00pm Saturday 5 December 2015, 4.30pm Christopher Bell Conductor Howard Blake’s magical score to The Snowman is the timeless centrepiece to this family concert of Christmas favourites. Start the festive season with this child-friendly-length concert – you’ll be walking in the air!

FAMILY TICKET ONLY £45 – SEE P28 FOR MORE DETAILS

BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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Popular Favourites with the Ulster Orchestra There’s something for everyone in these extra special concerts in 2015/16

YOUR FAVOURITE NEW YEAR VIENNESE CLASSICS Ulster Hall Friday 8 January 2016, 7.45pm Saturday 9 January 2016, 7.45pm

Millenium Forum, Derry~Londonderry Sunday 10 January, 7.30pm Christopher Bell Conductor Cara O’Sullivan Soprano Vienna! The city of the whirling waltz, pretty polka and attractive aria, as epitomised by the sparkling music of the Strauss dynasty.

Set your New Year off to the best possible start with all your favourite light classical pieces, such as Blue Danube Waltz and the Thunder and Lightning Polka.

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BURNS NIGHT WITH THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA AND FRIENDS Ulster Hall Saturday 23 January 2016, 7.45pm John Logan Conductor Join the Orchestra and friends for a ceilidh’s-worth of toe-tapping traditional tunes, the romance of Robert Burns’ poetry and song set to music and a visual spectacle that celebrates Burns Night perfectly! This annual concert celebrating the rich cultural links between Scotland and Northern Ireland is the hottest ticket in town – book early to avoid disappointment!

Presented in association with the Ulster Scots Agency.

YOUR FAVOURITE ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S CLASSICS

YOUR FAVOURITE ARIAS WITH NOAH STEWART

Music, the food of love! A sumptuous concert of your favourite romantic orchestral works, featuring some of the most passionate and beautiful themes that the great composers have ever written.

Play on!

Christopher Bell Conductor Noah Stewart Tenor

Ulster Hall Sunday 14 February 2016, 7.45pm

Ulster Hall Friday 29 April 2016, 7.45pm

Join tenor Noah Stewart and the Ulster Orchestra for an uplifting evening of popular operatic arias and hit songs from the golden era of Hollywood film musicals, including Serenade from The Student Prince, You Stepped Out of a Dream, Be My Love and much more!

BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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ULSTER ORCHESTRA PARTNERS NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA

TURANDOT

Giacomo Puccini Grand Opera House, Belfast 30, 31 October & 1 November 2015 David Brophy Conductor Calixto Bieito Director Rebecca Ringst Designer Ingo Krügler Costume Designer Ulster Orchestra Co-produced by the State Theatre of Nuremberg / Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse / Northern Ireland Opera “This is a show that needs to be seen. It may well be the definitive Turandot of this decade” (Opera Traveller) Award-winning Northern Ireland Opera present a rare opportunity to see Puccini’s final masterpiece, Turandot, fully staged in Northern Ireland. This radical and provocative new production from internationally-acclaimed director Calixto Bieito will shock and enthral in equal measure. Having previously worked to great acclaim with English National Opera and soon to open at The Met in New York, Bieito is a director with a world-wide reputation for producing opera as spectacle. Featuring the aria Nessun Dorma, and an international and Irish cast including: Turandot (Miriam Murphy/Orla Boylan), Calaf (Neal Cooper/Marc Heller) and Liu (Hye-Youn Lee/ Anna Patalong), the combined vocal forces of 90 singers and of course, the Ulster Orchestra (now in its fourth year of partnership with NI Opera), this production of Turandot is sure to be one of the most spectacular performances on an Irish stage this year.

Sung in English. Contains graphic scenes. Suitable for ages 16+ Part of Belfast Festival 2015 Tickets: £18-£46 (concs available) Tickets available from the Grand Opera House Box Office: 028 9024 1919 / www.goh.co.uk

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ULSTER ORCHESTRA REGIONAL CONCERTS

Bringing live orchestral music to the heart of communities in Northern Ireland A key aspect of the Ulster Orchestra’s work across Northern Ireland is our annual touring programme of regional concerts.

Here are just some of the regional concerts taking place in 2015/16...

We also run a variety of other regional concerts and workshops which are made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and partners, as well as the dedicated teams working in the theatres, leisure centres, churches and schools that accommodate our performances.

Everyone is welcome! Keep an eye out on our website at www.ulsterorchestra.com or in the local press for details of when the Ulster Orchestra is coming to a town near you!

CHRISTMAS & COMMUNITY CONCERTS Ballymena Monday 30 November 2015 Strabane Tuesday 1 December 2015

YOUR FAVOURITE NEW YEAR VIENNESE CLASSICS Derry~Londonderry Sunday 10 January 2016 Supported by JTI

Bangor Thursday 3 December 2015 Ulster Hall – Community Concert Friday 4 December 2015 Supported by JTI

BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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MOVE TO THE MUSIC

Helping isolated elderly people in rural areas access live orchestral music October 2015 – May 2016 The Ulster Orchestra’s award-winning Move to the Music scheme is for people aged seventy and over who live alone in rural areas and may have trouble getting out and about. Move to the Music provides access to selected Season 2015/16 concerts, including bus transport (picked up from home), concert programmes and a hot drink.

This service is provided for free, thanks to the generous support of JTI. Feedback from our current Move to the Music patrons is extremely positive – they enjoy seeing each other and making new friends at the orchestra concerts as well as appreciating the music; many cite the Move to the Music evenings as some of the only social events they are able to get out to.

If you know someone who might meet the criteria and would enjoy being a part of our Move to the Music scheme, why not pick up one of our application forms in the Ulster Hall, visit www.ulsterorchestra.com or call us on 028 9023 9900 to request an application form.

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FRIENDS OF THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA

Playing a vital role in supporting the Orchestra The Ulster Orchestra’s vision is to make classical music accessible to everyone in Northern Ireland through live concerts, radio and television broadcasts, education and outreach work, and our highly acclaimed recordings.

The Friends of the Ulster Orchestra play a vital role in making this work possible, providing ongoing support throughout each season through volunteering, advocacy and helping us to promote the orchestra. In return we provide: • access to selected rehearsals • acknowledgment of support in our literature and programme • organised back stage tours • a special newsletter to keep our Friends informed about what’s happening at the Ulster Orchestra • invitations to exclusive events throughout the season

We also have a special Young Friends of the Ulster Orchestra to encourage as many young people and students to become involved in our work and to gain valuable volunteering experience, helping us at our concerts and with our education and outreach activities, as well as learning about the running of a professional symphony orchestra.

Membership of the Friends of the Ulster Orchestra ensures you get closer to our work, our performances and our players.

To play your part in our work and our future, please become a Friend of the Ulster Orchestra. For more information contact us at info@ulsterorchestra.com or telephone 028 9023 9900.

BOX OFFICE: 028 9033 4455

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OUR GREAT VALUE TICKET PRICES ULSTER HALL / BELFAST WATERFRONT

SEASON 2015/16 CONCERTS: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10 ULSTER ORCHESTRA POPULAR FAVOURITES: £27, £24.50, £22, £18, £14.50, £10 THE SNOWMAN (5 DEC 2015): £15 (£10 children), £45 family ticket (2 ADULTS/2 CHILDREN - ADDITIONAL CHILDREN £5) JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERTS: All seats only £6 ULSTER HALL PRICE BAND A: £27 (Balcony Blocks B,E & H) PRICE BAND B: £24.50 (Balcony Blocks D & E) PRICE BAND C:

£22 (Balcony Blocks C & G)

PRICE BAND D: £18 (Ground Floor)

Row 5 (Restricted view)

PRICE BAND E:

£14.50 (Ground Floor sides under balcony and Row 6)

PRICE BAND F:

£10 (Ground Floor front row (Row 5) and rear seating)

Choir Area: please note that public seating in the Choir Area behind the Orchestra will not be opened unless a concert is nearing capacity.

Ground Floor, Rows 1-4: please note that for all concerts in 2015/16 the Ulster Orchestra will be utilising an extension to the stage. This will enhance the concert experience, improving acoustics, musician comfort and allow for the performance of larger works with larger ensembles. The front row for all concerts will therefore be Row 5 (restricted view).

BELFAST WATERFRONT Messiah at Christmas 11 Dec 2015 7.30pm / 12 Dec 2015 7.30pm PRICE BAND A: £27 PRICE BAND B: £24.50 PRICE BAND C:

£22

PRICE BAND D: £18 PRICE BAND E:

£14.50

PRICE BAND F:

£10

NEW! CHILDREN UNDER 16 GO FREE! Now it’s even easier for all the family to enjoy the world’s best music. Children aged 15 or under go free to all Season 2015/16 Concerts, Lunchtime Concerts and most Ulster Orchestra Popular Favourites (excludes The Snowman*).

HOW IT WORKS: Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of two free children’s tickets per adult. Additional children £5 each. Children’s tickets for both performances of The Snowman (5 December 2015) are £10 each.

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BOOKING INFORMATION

Choir Area: please note that public seating in the Choir Area behind the Orchestra will not be opened unless a concert is nearing capacity.

The Snowman (5 Dec 2015): All seats are £15 (adult) and £10 (child). A family (2 adults/2 children) ticket is £45, with additional children £5.

UNDER 26s ONLY £5 If you’re aged between 16 and 25, or are in full-time education (including mature students), you can purchase tickets at any time for only £5.

HOW IT WORKS: You must sign-up online at www.ulsterorchestra.com in advance.

Can be booked at any time. Applies to all concerts (Season, Popular Favourites, Lunchtime Concerts) excluding The Snowman and is subject to availability. Under 26s tickets for both performances of The Snowman (5 December 2015) are £10 each. The Box Office will allocate seats subject to availability*. Proof of age or valid full-time student card may be requested.

Booking for four or more concerts in Season 2015/16?

Why not subscribe and save?

As an Ulster Orchestra Subscriber you’ll benefit from: • The seats you want* at the best value prices • Discounts of up to 25% • Freedom to choose the concerts in your Subscription package • 10% off tickets for JTI Lunchtime Concerts and Popular Favourites concerts • Priority booking period • The option to spread the cost by Standing Order • You’ll be the first to hear about new concerts and seasons To find out more about Subscribing to Season 2015/16, go to the pull-out Subscription Booking Form in the centre of your brochure.

OTHER CONCESSIONS Great value tickets starting from £10 are now available for all Season and Popular Favourites concerts and all tickets are £6 for the JTI Lunchtime Concerts. In addition, Subscription discounts are available to frequent concert attenders.

CONCERT PROGRAMMES ARE FREE

The Ulster Orchestra provides free concert programmes for each performance – pick up yours at the concert!

TO BOOK CONCERT TICKETS ULSTER HALL / BELFAST WATERFRONT

Subscriptions can be booked from 22 May 2015. Booking for individual concerts opens Monday 29 June 2015.

Phone: 028 9033 4455 Open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday Online: www.ulsterorchestra.com

In Person: Visit the Box Office at: Ulster Hall, Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF. Open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday. On performance evenings the box office will remain open until 8.30pm.

The Box Office at Belfast Waterfront (Lanyon Place) is only open on performance days/evenings – two hours before performances.

Other Venues: Booking details for concerts outside Belfast can be found on our website www.ulsterorchestra.com or call for assistance 028 9023 9900 Vouchers: Gift vouchers are available in a variety of amounts. Please contact the Box Office on 028 9033 4455 or visit in person.

Special Assistance: The Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront are fully accessible for patrons with disabilities. Please call the Box Office on 028 9033 4455 for wheelchair access details. Should a patron with a disability require essential assistance from a carer to attend a performance, the carer is entitled to free admittance.

Patrons aged 60 and over are entitled to a concession discount of £2 off seats in Price Bands D, E and F. Please note that concession discounts are not available in conjunction with a Subscription discount.

If you are of working age and in receipt of unemployment benefit you can purchase tickets to Season 2015/16 for £5*.

BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS * Seating area restrictions may apply to some performances.

Subject to availability. Unemployed concession does not apply to ‘Popular Favourites’ concerts.

All discounts and price bands are subject to availability.

The Ulster Orchestra reserves the right to introduce ticket discounts at any time. We regret no refunds or exchanges can be made once tickets have been purchased.

All details in this brochure were correct at time of print. The Ulster Orchestra reserves the right to change performance details without prior notice.

You should be aware that when you book your details will be held on the Belfast City Council Box Office computer system. If your consent has previously been indicated or is given at the time of purchase, this information will be passed to the Ulster Orchestra and from time to time we may contact you with information from the Orchestra. We do not pass your details to any third party organisations.

If you feel your consent has been wrongly applied, your details are incorrect or you would like to withdraw from the Ulster Orchestra marketing list, please write to us: Marketing Dept., Ulster Orchestra, Ulster Hall, Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF. We welcome feedback and are always pleased to hear from our patrons, both new and long-standing. If you have any comments or questions about any aspect of the Ulster Orchestra, please contact us by post at the address above, online at www.ulsterorchestra.com or by phone on 028 9023 9900. We’re also on Facebook and Twitter!

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ULSTER ORCHESTRA PARTNERS & OFFICIAL SPONSORS

BBC LOCAL AND NATIONAL COVERAGE

THANK YOU!

A very warm thank you to all our sponsors, funders and partners MAJOR FUNDING PARTNERS

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The BBC supports music-making in all its different forms and variety. Orchestral music has been part of the BBC’s work since the early 1920s – nurturing talent, showcasing excellence and making all of this accessible for everyone.

BBC Northern Ireland has a long-established and productive partnership with the Ulster Orchestra. This includes a busy programme of broadcast concerts and events, and helps to bring great music to audiences at home and around the UK. Quality, innovation and fun are the heart of this special relationship – providing musical experiences that inform, educate and entertain.

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

CONCERT PARTNERS

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For regularly updated information about upcoming BBC concerts involving the Ulster Orchestra, please visit the BBC’s website at bbc.co.uk/tickets. You can also find out about these events on Twitter @bbcnievents and at www.ulsterorchestra.com FUNDING PARTNERS

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CONCERT DIARY

All concerts are in the Ulster Hall, Belfast unless otherwise stated.

To book for concerts in the Ulster Hall and Belfast Waterfront call 028 9033 4455 or visit www.ulsterorchestra.com 18 Sep 2015: 7.45pm OPENING NIGHT: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

Ulster Hall

9 Jan 2016: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE NEW YEAR VIENNESE CLASSICS Ulster Hall

25 Sep 2015: 7.45pm THE GREATS: SAINT-SAËNS’ ORGAN SYMPHONY

Ulster Hall

10 Jan 2016: 7.30pm YOUR FAVOURITE NEW YEAR VIENNESE CLASSICS Millennium Forum

30 Sep 2015: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: LUNCHTIME CORNUCOPIA

Ulster Hall

20 Jan 2016: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: THREE COURSE FEAST Ulster Hall

2 Oct 2015: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE JOHN WILLIAMS MOVIE THEMES

Ulster Hall

23 Jan 2016: 7.45pm BURNS NIGHT WITH THE ULSTER ORCHESTRA & FRIENDS

Ulster Hall

14 Oct 2015: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: BRUNCH WITH BRAHMS

Ulster Hall

29 Jan 2016: 7.45pm THE GREATS: RACHMANINOV’S THIRD PIANO CONCERTO

Ulster Hall

16 Oct 2015: 7.45pm THE GREATS: TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO

Ulster Hall

3 Feb 2016: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: MAKE TIME FOR SCHUBERT AND HAYDN Ulster Hall

30 Oct–1 Nov 2015

Grand Opera House

14 Feb 2016: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE ROMANTIC VALENTINE’S CLASSICS Ulster Hall

13 Nov 2015: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

Ulster Hall

26 Feb 2016: 7.45pm BEETHOVEN TWOS Ulster Hall

25 Nov 2015: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: VIENNESE DELIGHTS

Ulster Hall

2 Mar 2016: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: SCHUBERT'S UNFINISHED Ulster Hall

27 Nov 2015: 7.45pm THE GREATS: MENDELSSOHN’S ITALIAN SYMPHONY

Ulster Hall

4 Mar 2016: 7.45pm BEETHOVEN THREES Ulster Hall

30 Nov 2015

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The Braid, Ballymena

25 Mar 2016: 7.30pm ST. JOHN PASSION AT EASTER Ulster Hall

1 Dec 2015

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The Alley, Strabane

15 Apr 2016: 7.45pm SHAKESPEAREAN FANTASIES Ulster Hall

3 Dec 2015

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Bangor Aurora Complex

20 Apr 2016: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: SHAKESPEARE FOR LUNCH

4 Dec 2015

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Ulster Hall

22 Apr 2016: 7.45pm LET LOVE SPRING FORTH! Ulster Hall

5 Dec 2015: 2pm

THE SNOWMAN – YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS Belfast Waterfront

NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA: TURANDOT

29 Apr 2016: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE ARIAS WITH NOAH STEWART & FRIENDS

Ulster Hall Ulster Hall

5 Dec 2015: 4.30pm THE SNOWMAN – YOUR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS Belfast Waterfront

6 May 2016: 7.45pm THE GREATS: MOZART’S CLARINET CONCERTO Ulster Hall

11 Dec 2015: 7.30pm MESSIAH AT CHRISTMAS

Belfast Waterfront

13 May 2016: 7.45pm AILISH TYNAN SINGS MOZART AND STRAVINSKY Ulster Hall

12 Dec 2015: 7.30pm MESSIAH AT CHRISTMAS

Belfast Waterfront

25 May 2016: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: IDYLLIC AFTERNOON Ulster Hall

17 Dec 2015: 1.05pm JTI LUNCHTIME CONCERT: SEASONS NORTH & SOUTH

Ulster Hall

27 May 2016: 7.45pm A FANTASTIQUE PAYARE FINALE! Ulster Hall

8 Jan 2016: 7.45pm YOUR FAVOURITE NEW YEAR VIENNESE CLASSICS

Ulster Hall

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