The National Concert Hall December 2012 - February 2013 Calendar of Events by National Concert Hall

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Suitable for young children, this is an opportunity for the whole family to share the magic of Christmas. Featuring Walking in the Air, and a selection of popular Christmas Songs, bring your jingle bells, wear your fancy dress, and make sure you book early! There may also be a surprise a visit from Santa!

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This phenomenally popular show, returns to the National Concert Hall following its sell-out success in recent years. A magical concert designed for all the family, Raymond Briggs’s captivating film has established itself as part of the Christmas festivities for young and old, accompanied by Howard Blake’s score played live by the Orchestra of the National Concert Hall.

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THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL DECEMBER 2012 - FEBRUARY 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THE SNOWMAN MOVIE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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CONTENTS December listings January listings February listings December Highlight - Choirs Provide Good Cheer And Good Health December Concerts - Main Auditorium December Concerts - John Field Room January Highlight - Nicola Benedetti January Concerts - Main Auditorium January Concerts - John Field Room February Highlight - Hugh Tinney European Masterworks February Concerts - Main Auditorium February Concerts - John Field Room Forthcoming Highlights March - May Friends of The National Concert Hall Events Education Events Booking and General Information Getting Here and Parking Seating Plan

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RTÉ Concert Orchestra Christmas Family Gala, Dublin County Choir Christmas with The Priests RTÉ Concert Orchestra: RTÉ lyric fm Choirs for Christmas The “Great” Christmas Concert, Dublin Choral Foundation A Glorious Choral Christmas!, The Culwick Choral Society DIT Chamber Choir and Choral Society Stephen Triffitt Performs Sinatra at Christmas & All The Hits It’s a Wonderful Musical Life… a century of Broadway magic at Christmas, Glasnevin Musical Society Christmas with the Palestrina Choir A Boy was born, Goethe Institute Choir RTÉ Concert Orchestra: A Celebration of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Rodgers & Hart Handel’s Messiah, Our Lady’s Choral Society Carols with New Dublin Voices! Handel’s Messiah, Our Lady’s Choral Society The Snowman Movie Christmas Special A Baroque Christmas RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Mooney Tunes at Christmas The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra presents The Three Sopranos Christmas Gala In Association with The John Murrary Show, RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Sunday Miscellany Live at Christmas in association with RTÉ Radio One Christmas Gala with RTÉ Concert Orchestra Carols by Candlelight Glory of Christmas with RTÉ Concert Orchestra The Sound of Music, Festival Productions New Year’s Eve Gala Concert with Michel Legrand, Claire Martin and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Strictly come Waltzing (New Year’s Day Celebration) The Sound of Music, Festival Productions RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: The Lord of the Ring: Wagner celebration National Youth Orchestra of Ireland: New Year Gala Glenn Miller - Greatest Hits RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers Piano Trio Gerbera RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: To Life! To Love! Dublin Youth Orchestras Annual Concert Reeling in the Showband Years Thérèse Fahy - Debussy Preludes Christine Tobin’s Sailing To Byzantium Finbar Furey in Concert RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Celestial Fields Swing’s Greatest Hits Dublin Master Classes Young Artists Series RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Horizons 2013: Linda Buckley We’re Old Fashioned 10th Anniversary Show Waltons World Masters - Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: Nicola Benedetti, The Silver Violin Pigalle - The Life and Music of Edith Piaf RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and The National Concert Hall: Pipeworks: David Adams RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: The Agony and the Ecstasy Anton & Erin Go to Hollywood RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Horizons 2013: Jonathan Nangle The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Piano Masters Series: Nikolai Lugansky, piano RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Final of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition

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A Night at the Oscars with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra One Night in Vienna RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Horizons 2013: Raymond Deane Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) RTÉ Concert Orchestra: You Should be Dancing! A Tribute to the Bee Gees Elizaveta Ivanova, piano recital RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Affairs of the Heart 18th Festival of Youth Orchestras RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Horizons 2013: Ann Cleare UCD Ad Astra Music Scholars Just a Song at Twilight RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: Ute Lemper Spring is Here RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Journeys of the Imagination The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera Productions International Concert Series 2012/2013: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor; Agata Szymczewska, violin European Masterworks: Celebrating Irelands Presidency of the European Union Conor Linehan, piano RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Landmarks of Emotion International Concert Series 2012- 2013: Míc˙eál O’Rourke, piano & Stephen Ackert, narrator RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Beethoven for Mozart Lovers The Spirit of Russia - Sacred and Profane, DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Super Troupers – The Music of Benny and Björn

Main Auditorium John Field Room

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The Marriage of Presents

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Figaro By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Claudia Boyle As Susanna

Jennifer Davis As The Countess

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David Jones Cav. Vivian Coates

With the Lyric Opera Chorus Miriam Murphy as Marcellina

Chorus Master Tom Kehoe In Partnership with

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17th February 2013 Sung in Italian with English Surtitles John Molloy As Figaro

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DECEMBER HIGHLIGHT Goethe-Institut Choir Monday 10 December 8pm Mozart Festival Chorus Sat 22 December 3.15pm/8pm

The Glasnevin Musical Society Chorus Saturday 8 December 3pm/8pm

CHOIRS PROVIDE GOOD CHEER AND GOOD HEALTH This is the time of year when sleigh bells start jingling, Silent Nights start soaring and hallelujahs and hosannas start ringing around our concert halls, churches and theatres. And, not surprisingly, the epicentre for festive season choral activity is the National Concert Hall where every year a wonderful kaleidoscopic world of choirs is revealed in all its glory and diversity. The choirs of Ireland are part of our national treasure, the part -- hopefully -- that the Troika cannot get its hands on. From the minnows to the mighty, they are woven into the fabric of our rich cultural tapestry. They are loved and appreciated in all their forms and guises, from classical to barbershop 6

and gospel to jazz, and they provide us with much enjoyment, and -- increasingly -- good health. The health benefits have hit the headlines recently with British experts reporting that both singing and listening to choral music reduces the level of stress hormones and increases immune function. Two eminent professors went so far as to say that their effect on some chronic conditions is indisputable. “There are examples of arts on prescription and gyms on prescription, so why not singing on prescription too,” they asked. This facet has been reflected in the linking together of National Choral Singing Week in October with World Mental Health Day.

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Choral participation is increasingly seen as an antidote to stress and depression and their effectiveness in developing friendships and communal bonding is indisputable. They are a place where team spirit and community pride go hand in hand. The choirs “centre” of Ireland is on the University of Limerick campus where the Association of Irish Choirs is located. This provides both a bedrock of information and a reservoir of advice, particularly though its excellent one-stop-shop website at www.aoic,ie The association reports an upsurge in choral activity and “a phenomenal interest’’ in gospel choirs particularly. It says about 25,000 people sing in Ireland’s choirs every week, not including widespread church or school activities. Young men are taking a much greater interest than of yore, with social media providing a major spur. Typical notices on the AOIC website provide a flavour of choral activity: “An enthusiastic musical directorconductor is required for a fun adult contemporary choir based in the Swords area of north Dublin. Immediate start”; and “The Limerick Ladies Close Harmony Singers are launching a new a capella choir that will meet regularly and rehearse a varied repertoire. The group has been established with goals of fun while learning and achieving singing and performance excellence. All ladies from 18 to 80-plus are welcome’’. The NCH sees regular towering performances by the finest groups in the land. All who have heard the RTÉ National Philharmonic Choir in full spate with the backing of our symphony orchestra will have experienced the power and glory of choral achievement. Because of their

religious fervour, oratorios have been popular in Ireland for centuries and performances by choirs such as Our Lady’s and the Culwick never fail to impress. There are also, of course, many smaller specialist choirs that can explore the exquisite vocal embroidery of composition. Here the National Chamber Choir, Anúna and New Dublin Voices spring easily to mind. The latter is a recent example of remarkable achievement. Founded in 2005 by Bernie Sherlock, it immediately swept all before it in Ireland -- including ESB choir of the 2009 Feis Ceoil -- before winning major prizes all over the continent. Nor should the quality of church singing be forgotten. The Palestrina is a cherished gem in the heart of Dublin city and compares favourably with the very best boys choirs in the world. The Lassus Scholars and junior Piccolo Lasso choirs of the Dublin Choral Foundation, formed in 1996, have had a major influence on choral training. And the exquisite singing by the choristers of St Patrick’s and Christ Church cathedrals is a precious asset. In recent times, British television has shown increased interest in choral output with programmes such as The Choir and Last Choir Standing. In Ireland, we can enjoy these while also singing the praises of the annual All-Island School Choir Competition on RTÉ which, though compelling in its simplicity, produces fever-pitch excitement that puts even The X-Factor in the shade. The message is clear: choirs are good for you. Dick O’Riordan is classical music columnist with The Sunday Business Post

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CHRISTMAS FAMILY GALA DUBLIN COUNTY CHOIR

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SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 7PM Niamh Murray soprano/presenter Royal Irish Academy of Music Wind Ensemble Dublin County Choir Billie Barry Stage School Notre Dame Junior School Choir Carols, song, music and dance with a Christmas flavour

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A real family value Christmas outing at a family friendly starting time! Make this your first this Christmas - the cream of young Irish musical talent and the big sound of the Dublin County Choir, presented by your favourite soprano Niamh Murray, and introducing Dublin’s prize-winning Notre Dame Junior School Choir from Churchtown.

Tickets: ¤20, ¤25, ¤30 Children under 12: ¤12 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children): ¤60 10% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by Dublin County Choir

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE RTÉ LYRIC FM CHOIRS PRIESTS FOR CHRISTMAS

The Priests

MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 8PM

TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 8PM

The Priests

RTÉ Concert Orchestra • New Dublin Voices • Carrickfergus Grammar School Choir • RTÉ Cór na nÓg

The Priests are brothers Father Eugene and Father Martin O’Hagan, and Father David Delargy, who met at St MacNissi’s College, Garron Tower. The trio have been singing together ever since! As well as some much loved classics such as Ave Maria, Pie Jesu and Amazing Grace, The Priests will perform some of the most cherished seasonal songs of all time from their Christmas album entitled Noel everything from Ding Dong Merrily On High to O Come All Ye Faithful, Sussex Carol to Silent Night. Don’t miss an enchanting evening of music from The Priests live in concert.

Tickets: ¤40, ¤45, ¤50 (Choir Balcony: ¤30) Presented by Wonderland Promotions Ltd.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra and RTÉ lyric fm present Choirs for Christmas, a celebration of Christmas choral music with winners of the 2011 RTÉ lyric fm Choirs for Christmas competition, including New Dublin Voices, Carrickfergus Grammar School Choir and RTÉ Cór na nÓg. A celebration of music-making from all over the country, this concert will feature the very best of Irish choral talent from both adult and youth choirs. An evening to warm hearts and toes with music to usher in the magic of Christmas.

Tickets: ¤11, ¤22, ¤27, ¤33, ¤38 (Concessions: ¤10, ¤20, ¤25, ¤30, ¤35) 10% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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THE “GREAT” A GLORIOUS CHORAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT CHRISTMAS!

The Lassus Scholars

The Culwick Choral Society

WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER 8PM

THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 8PM

The Lassus Scholars • Piccolo Lasso The Orlando Chamber Orchestra (leader: Gillian Williams) • Ite O’Donovan conductor • Special guest soloists: Celine Byrne soprano • Benjamin Shaffrey piano Programme will include Christmas favourites: Adams: O Holy Night, Jingle Bells; Rousing choruses including Mozart Magnificat and Parry I was Glad; Operatic arias including Dvorˇák Song to the Moon; Beethoven ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto (1st Movt); Audience Carols and singalong Hallelujah Chorus.

The Culwick Choral Society • Padraic Rowan baritone • Vox Merus brass quintet Bernie Sherlock conductor • St. Brigid’s N.S. Choir, Niamh Williams director

A spell-binding Christmas Concert for all the family! Be part of it and sing all your favourite carols and choruses under the magic baton of Ite O’Donovan with Piccolo Lasso, the Lassus Scholars, orchestra and Ireland’s wonderful soprano soloist Celine Byrne!

G. Gabrieli Hodie Christus natus est G. Gabrieli Angelus ad pastores ait Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols The Culwick lets loose the fantasy of Christmas-time with the much-loved Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams. It’s the centre-piece of an unforgettable celebration of the season with music, songs and carols, and featuring the bright, glowing sound of brass quintet Vox Merus in Christmas music from across the ages.

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Tickets: ¤15, ¤20, ¤25, (Choir Balcony ¤10) Children Under 14: 50% discount 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall, senior citizens, students, unwaged and groups of 10 or more Presented by The Culwick Choral Society

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STEPHEN TRIFFITT PERFORMS SINATRA AT CHRISTMAS & ALL THE HITS

Stephen Triffitt

IT’S A WONDERFUL MUSICAL LIFE... A CENTURY OF BROADWAY MAGIC AT CHRISTMAS

The Glasnevin Musical Society Chorus

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER 8PM

SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER 3PM/8PM

Stephen Triffitt, the world’s greatest Frank Sinatra impersonator, and his 16-Piece Orchestra conducted by Nigel Hailwood

The Glasnevin Musical Society Chorus & Soloists • Mary MacDonagh, director/choreographer • Colman Pearce music director David Wray chorus director

The show will include all of Sinatra’s biggest songs including: Under My Skin, Come Fly With Me, Mack The Knife, New York, New York and a seasonal selection to include Sinatra’s versions of Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Merry Little Christmas, I’ll Be Home For Christmas, The Little Drummer Boy and many more.

Tickets: ¤35, ¤42.50 (Choir Balcony: ¤30) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more (10% discount for seniors, students, unwaged) Presented by Pat Egan & Joe Gallagher

Take a journey through a century of musical magic this Christmas. Choreographed and costumed, this show starts at the turn of the century, enters the roaring twenties, takes you through the thirties, forties, golden fifties, into the rockin’ sixties and brings you right up to the current day. Featuring magnificent Broadway classics from Showboat, Singin’ in the Rain, Anything Goes, The Hot Mikado, Guys & Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act and more, this show is wrapped with your favourite Christmas melodies and traditional carols. The magic awaits you!

Tickets: Matinée: ¤22, ¤25 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) ¤80 - matinée only Evening: ¤25, ¤28, ¤30 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by The Glasnevin Musical Society

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE A BOY WAS BORN PALESTRINA CHOIR

Palestrina Choir

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 8PM The Boys and Gentlemen of the Palestrina Choir • Gerard Gillen organist Brass Ensemble • Mary Kennedy compère Noel McDonough producer Blánaid Murphy Musical Director Special guests St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Girls’ Choir and Liam Lawton A selection of the best loved traditional Christmas carols along with seasonal favourites. Enter the true spirit of Christmas with a magical evening of carols and seasonal music sung by the famous boys and gentlemen of the Palestrina Choir. A family evening, one to be enjoyed by all!

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Goethe-Institut Choir

MONDAY 10 DECEMBER 8PM Goethe-Institut Choir, Dublin • Choristers of St Patrick’s Cathedral • John Dexter, conductor • Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra (Conductor Ronald Masin) Britten A boy was born, Op. 3 Bach Uns ist ein Kind geboren, BWV 142 Elgar Serenade in e minor, Op. 20 Tchaikovsky ‘Souvenir de Florence’, Op. 70 Selection of carols The Goethe-Institut Choir, joined by the Young European Strings chamber orchestra and the Choristers of St Patrick’s Cathedral return to The National Concert Hall with its popular annual Christmas concert. The theme of this year’s concert is ‘A Boy was born’, featuring the variations for unaccompanied choir written in 1933 by Benjamin Britten.

Tickets: ¤25 (Choir Balcony: ¤18) (Concessions: ¤20 (Choir Balcony: ¤15)) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: A CELEBRATION OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN AND RODGERS & HART

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John Wilson

TUESDAY 11 DECEMBER 8PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra • John Wilson conductor • Guest Vocalists Annalene Beechey • Kim Criswell • Rodney Earl Clarke A celebration of two iconic collaborations that spanned over forty years from early Broadway musicals through to the ‘golden age’ classics of the 40s and 50s. Featuring show-stopping hits from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music and more. John Wilson’s recent performance at the Royal Albert Hall’s BBC Proms 2012 received the following 5 star review: “...For this we must thank John Wilson, disseminator of joy.....whose love for this music means that he understands precisely the blend of relaxation and stringency that it requires....For two hours, watching this show, life was a wonderful thing” - Laura Thompson, The Telegraph

Tickets: ¤11, ¤22, ¤27, ¤33, ¤38 Concessions: ¤10, ¤20, ¤25, ¤30, ¤35 10% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH OUR LADY’S CHORAL SOCIETY

WEDNESDAY 12/THURSDAY 13/FRIDAY 14 DECEMBER 8PM Colette Boushell soprano • Hiroya Aoki counter-tenor • Robin Tritschler tenor Ian Caddy bass • RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Proinnsías Ó Duinn conductor Handel

Messiah

Our Lady’s Choral Society team up once again with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and conductor Proinnsías Ó’Duinn to perform Handel’s Messiah at The National Concert Hall. Christmas starts here…early booking is advisable for these sell-out performances.

Tickets: ¤28, ¤32.50 (Choir Balcony: ¤22.50) Presented by Our Lady’s Choral Society 14

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European Masterworks 2013:

Celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of The European Union Irish pianist Hugh Tinney and friends celebrate the magnificent body of chamber music that has emerged from across the Union on the occasion of Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union in 2013 with a four concert series entitled ‘European Masterworks 2013’. Wednesday 20 February 2013, 8pm

Wednesday 17 April 2013, 8pm

Hugh Tinney, piano joins the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and Catherine Leonard, violin for an evening of chamber music to include Ravel’s Violin Sonata in G.

National Chamber Choir and Paul Hillier, conductor. Programme includes works by Gibbons, Siobhan Cleary, Arvo Pärt, Louis Andriessen and more.

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 8pm Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Elizabeth Cooney, violin and Finghin Collins, piano present an evening of chamber music to include works by Sibelius, Bartok, Enescu, Thomas Adès and Brahms.

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 8pm Academy Chamber Ensemble Programme includes works by Boccherini, Fall, Mozart, Schubert and Dvorˇ ák

Tickets: €20 (concessions: €15) 20% discount for Friends of the National Concert Hall Subscription Offer: Purchase tickets for 4 concerts for the price of 3

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THE SNOWMAN MOVIE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

The Snowman

SATURDAY 15/SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 12PM/2:30PM/5PM/7:30PM Orchestra of the National Concert Hall • Simon Chalk conductor FACT School of Performing Arts & Showtime Theatre School • Sean Gilligan director This phenomenally popular show, returns to the National Concert Hall following its sell-out success in recent years. A magical concert designed for all the family, Raymond Briggs’s captivating film has established itself as part of the Christmas festivities for young and old, accompanied by Howard Blake’s score played live by the Orchestra of the National Concert Hall. A guest narrator will tell the story of James and the flying snowman as you watch the film on a big screen. The family Christmas show will also feature Walking in the Air, seasonal favourites from the talented children of FACT & Showtime performing arts schools, adding to the spirit and excitement of Christmas. bring your jingle bells, wear your fancy dress, and make sure you book early! There may also be a surprise a visit from Santa! Suitable for all ages from 3 to 103! (Please note show is 1hr 15mins approx. with no interval). Please also check your ticket for time of performance. Auditorium doors open 30mins before a performance.

Tickets: Children ¤15, Adults ¤20, Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) ¤65. 15% discount for groups of 50 or more Presented by The National Concert Hall 16

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A NATIONAL CONCERT HALL BAROQUE CHRISTMAS

RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: MOONEY TUNES AT CHRISTMAS

Derek Mooney

MONDAY 17 DECEMBER 8PM National Chamber Choir of Ireland • Irish Baroque Orchestra • Paul Hillier conductor J.S. Bach Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland Dietrich Buxtehude In Dulce Jubilo Dietrich Buxtehude Das Neugeborne Kindelein Arcangelo Corelli Concerto fatto per la notte di natale Op. 6 No. 8 (Christmas Concerto) Jean Mouton Ave Maria Jean Mouton Noe! Noe! Marc-Antoine Charpentier In Nativitatem Domini Celebrate the Christmas season with the wealth of baroque music by Bach, Buxtehude, Corelli, Mouton and Charpentier signalling a true traditional choral and chamber music concert of Christmas music.

Tickets: ¤20 20% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and Irish Baroque Orchestra 10% discount available for senior citizens, students, unwaged and groups of 10 or more. Presented by The National Concert Hall

TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 8PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Derek Mooney host • David Brophy conductor with Special Guests This phenomenally successful and unique collaboration between RTÉ Radio One’s Derek Mooney radio show, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the RTÉ radio audience returns to the National Concert Hall for a special Christmas treat. The recipe is simple, Mooney Tunes is a wonderful evening of music selected from letters sent in by Mooney Show listeners. “In the run up to every Mooney Tunes concert, we sieve through thousands of letters and emails from all over Ireland and beyond. Contained in these correspondences are inspiring stories, heart-breaking stories and stories that make you stop and think about the things for which we should be thankful and treasure” - Derek Mooney

Tickets: ¤25, ¤35 (¤15 - very restricted view) Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: SUNDAY MISCELLANY LIVE AT CHRISTMAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH RTÉ RADIO ONE Plates. Artist: Damian Flood (private collection)

THE RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS THE THREE SOPRANOS CHRISTMAS GALA

Cara O’Sullivan, Regina Nathan and Celine Byrne

WED 19 DECEMBER 3.15PM/8PM

THURSDAY 20 DECEMBER 8PM

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Celine Byrne soprano Regina Nathan soprano Cara O’Sullivan soprano John Finucane conductor Presented by John Murray, RTÉ Radio 1

RTÉ Concert Orchestra with special guests Robert Houlihan conductor

Back by popular demand following two sold -out concerts in 2012, another glorious and uplifting mix of operatic favourites, seasonal carols Christmas songs and orchestral music without which Christmas would not be complete. Silent Night, O Holy Night, Leroy Anderson’s festive Christmas Festival and more. Dinner and concert deals available.

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Following the hugely successful collaborations between RTÉ Radio One’s Sunday Miscellany and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra last year, they once again join forces to present a selection of musical treasures and a feast of new writing, created especially for the occasion. Featuring an extraordinary array of Irish literary and musical talent. “Sunday Miscellany is like a rummage through the most interesting parts of the Irish artistic and socio-cultural mind” Irish Independent Presented by the programme producer Clíodhna Ní Anluain.

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CHRISTMAS GALA WITH RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Martin King

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

Mozart Festival Orchestra

FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER 8PM

SAT 22 DECEMBER 3.15PM/8PM

RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Martin King presenter • Kim Sheehan soprano • James Edwards tenor • Fraser Goulding conductor

Mozart Festival Orchestra in full period costume • Mozart Festival Chorus Rachel Nicholls soprano Michael Bawtree conductor

Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture Pucinni O soave fanciulla, La Bohème Humperdinck Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel Franck Panis Angelicus Anderson A Christmas Festival Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite Cullen Joy to the World Blake Walking in the Air Carols for all including O Come, all ye faithful, Hark! The herald angels sing, The twelve days of Christmas. TV presenter Martin King introduces a wonderful concert full of festive cheer and seasonal classics

Tickets: ¤27.50, ¤38.50, ¤46.50, ¤49.50 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by Raymond Gubbay

Programme to include Handel, Mozart Vivaldi, Corelli, Bach, Gruber and Wood Carols for all including: The First Nowell, God rest you Merry, Gentlemen, O come, all ye Faithful, While Shepherd’s Watched, Once in Royal David’s City, Hark! The Herald Angels sing. Herald the Christmas season with this exquisite concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in full 18th Century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting

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GLORY OF CHRISTMAS WITH RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Give the Gift of Music with a National Concert Hall Gift Card SUNDAY 23 DECEMBER 3.15PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Carlow Choral Society • Eamonn Mulhall tenor Colm Bryne trumpet John Pryce-Jones conductor Goodall The Lord is my Shepherd Schubert Ave Maria Bach Sheep may Safely Graze Adam O Holy Night Handel Hallelujah Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb, Messiah Clarke Trumpet Suite Haydn Trumpet Concerto (Final Movement) Adams The Holy City Rutter The Twelve Days of Christmas Plus Carols for all: God rest you Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Once in royal David’s city, O come, all ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels sing, The First Nowell. A concert of joyous seasonal and traditional music that perfectly captures the true spirit of Christmas.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC

THURSDAY 27/FRIDAY 28/SATURDAY 29/SUNDAY 30 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 2/THURSDAY 3 JANUARY 6PM 2PM MATINÉE EVERY DAY EXCEPT THURSDAY 27 DECEMBER The Festival Orchestra, chorus and dancers Tony Finnegan director • Aidan Faughey conductor • Siobhan McQuillan choreographer John O’Donoghue set designer • Alistair Kerr lighting designer For a very limited run, this year Festival Productions brings an extravaganza to The National Concert Hall for the Christmas Season. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical masterpiece, The Sound of Music, returns this Christmas with a star-studded cast, guaranteed to have a new generation of theatregoers going home humming the many memorable tunes from this well-loved musical. The Sound of Music is back in full glory, lovingly mounted with brilliant sets, costumes and lighting to delight our audiences. If it’s a family musical you are after this Christmas, then book today for this magical treat for ALL the family. Ideal for Christmas presents and New Year treats. This lavish production will make your family Christmas even more special. For the child in us all!

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NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA CONCERT WITH MICHEL LEGRAND, CLAIRE MARTIN AND THE RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Michel Legrand

MONDAY 31 DECEMBER 10PM The RTÉ Concert Orchestra welcomes you to usher in the New Year in the company of the legendary Michel Legrand with Claire Martin for the annual New Year’s Eve Gala Concert. Triple Oscar winner and five-time Grammy award-winning French composer Michel Legrand is conductor, pianist and singer this evening. Joining him is the charismatic and multi-award winning jazz singer, Claire Martin. Join this prolific composer of film and television scores and inventive orchestrations of jazz alongside Claire Martin, for an evening of such greats as The Windmills of Your Mind, his theme to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and many more. Ticket price includes complimentary glass of bubbly.

Tickets: ¤34.50, ¤39.50, ¤49.50, ¤59.50, ¤69.50 (Concessions: ¤31.50, ¤35.50, ¤44.50, ¤53.50, ¤62.50) Group Discount 10% for 10 people or more For Students, OAPS, Unwaged, RTÉ Staff (1 per person on production of ID) Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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Friday 7 December 1.05PM DIT CHAMBER CHOIR AND CHORAL SOCIETY DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama Chamber Choir and Choral Society • David Brophy conductor A celebration of music and carols for the Festive Season This annual pre-Christmas concert presented by DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama features seasonal music through the ages performed by vocal students of the conservatory. Tickets: ¤5 Family Ticket (4 people, maximum 2 adults): ¤12 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall Presented by DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Friday 14 December 1:05PM CAROLS WITH NEW DUBLIN VOICES! New Dublin Voices • Bernie Sherlock conductor New Dublin Voices will charm, warm and delight you with carols old and new, some just as you remember them, some dressed up in new outfits and some surprises. The recent winner of six prizes, including Choir of the Festival, at the Choir Contest of Maasmechelen, Belgium, NDV returns with its popular blend of Christmas music for a concert brimming with the spirit of the season. Tickets: ¤16 (concessions: ¤12) 10% discount available for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by New Dublin Voices

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Monday 17 December 8pm

A National Concert Hall

Baroque Christmas e

National Chamber Choir of Ireland Irish Baroque Orchestra Conductor Paul Hillier e

Celebrate the Christmas season with the wealth of baroque music by Bach, Buxtehude, Corelli, Mouton and Charpentier signalling a true traditional choral and chamber music concert of Christmas music. JS Bach Dietrich Buxtehude Dietrich Buxtehude Arcangelo Corelli

Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland In Dulce Jubilo Das Neugeborne Kindelein Concerto fatto per la note di natale Op. 6 No. 8 (Christmas Concerto) Jean Mouton Ave Maria Jean Mouton Noel, Noel Marc-Antoine Charpentier In Nativitatem Domini

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JANUARY HIGHLIGHT

NICOLA BENEDETTI E

very once in a while a superstar is born. Born in Scotland of Italian heritage, Nicola Benedetti met her first violin at age five. Ten years later she was catapulted to fame, winning the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year Award. Today, at 25 years of age, with a biography that beggars belief and is the envy of many three times her age, Nicola Benedetti is a truly great international superstar. Hilary Finch wrote in The Times, “it was thrilling to hear and watch Nicola Benedetti in a truly risk-taking performance that lived so much in 26

the body and fused the sinews of the violin and the nerve-system of the player”. This sums up Nicola’s ability to communicate and to enthral audiences with dynamic and energy-filled performances. Having made her BBC Proms debut in 2010, she went on to make three appearances at the 2012 Proms, including her performances of Bruch’s First Concerto and Shostakovich’s Tchaikovsky tribute, Romance from The Gadfly on the last night with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Her relentless attitude to hard work

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and her determination she credits to her Sargent Practice-a-thon since 2005, upbringing. Her father, who emigrated encouraging pupils of all ages to pick from Italy to the UK, is a self-made up their instruments and enjoy classical millionaire as a result of setting up a music. In 2010, she became involved in chain of drycleaners at age 18. Although Scotland’s Big Noise project, a music she attended a music boarding school initiative partnered with Venezuela’s from age 10, Nicola was not exposed El Sistema (Fundación Musical Simón to classical music in her earlier years at Bolívar). As a Board Member and the home. This increased her determination programme’s official musical “Big to throw a bridge across the perceived Sister”, Nicola makes regular visits to gap between popular and classical Raploch, Scotland to conduct master culture – a determination that accounts classes and work closely with the for her opening of Scotland’s T in the children. Park festival in 2012. Nicola has previously performed Throughout her career, Nicola’s multiple times with the Philharmonia, desire to perform a broad Royal Scottish National, variety of repertoire and Royal Philharmonic “In performance – or reach a wide audience has Orchestra, BBC those couple of hours shown her to be one of Scottish Symphony and between the rehearsal Czech Philharmonic Britain’s most innovative and creative young Orchestras as well as and performance – violinists. Her choice of Royal Liverpool you can only have one the the Szymanowski Violin Philharmonic and City of priority and that is the Birmingham Symphony Concerto for the BBC Young Musician of the Year piece you’re about to Orchestras. She has Award in 2004 was just also worked with the play. You’re just totally the beginning of her focus Deutsche Symphony at one with the music. Orchestra in Berlin, on less often programmed repertoire. Tonhalle Orchestra in And that, for me, is a She has recorded newly Zurich, Bournemouth time of peace”. commissioned works by Symphony, Orchestre John Tavener and James Philharmonique de Nicola Benedetti MacMillan, worked on Montpellier, Russian jazz-influenced repertoire with Wynton National Orchestra, Het Brabants Marsalis and others, and explored Orkest, KBS Symphony and Japan authentic baroque performance, her Philharmonic as well as the Dallas, studies of which have culminated in Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, the release of her first recording on Indianapolis, Toronto and Vancouver the Decca Classics label in 2011/2012: symphony orchestras and the National a disc of baroque violin masterpieces Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. by Vivaldi, Tartini and Veracini entitled Nicola performs in chamber music Italia. concerts with her regular trio, both in The Silver Violin, her album released the UK and further afield. Along with in August 2012, celebrates the world of cellist Leonard Elschenbroich – also 20th-century film music and includes Nicola’s partner – and pianist Alexei some of the greatest contemporary Grynyuk, she has performed at the film scores ever written, with themes Ravinia Festival, LSO St Luke’s, Istanbul from Williams’ Schindler’s List and Festival, Schloss Elmau, and West Cork Shostakovich’s The Gadfly as well as Chamber Music Festival. Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Widely respected for her commitment Nicola Benedetti joins the RTÉ to working with young people, she has Concert Orchestra, Thursday 24 visited schools throughout the United January 8pm. Tickets from ¤15 Kingdom in conjunction with the CLIC NATIONAL CONCERT HALL BOX OFFICE TEL: 01 417 0000 • www.nch.ie no booking fees

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: STRICTLY COME WALTZING (NEW YEAR’S DAY CELEBRATION)

Orla Boylan

TUE 1 JANUARY 2.30PM/6.30PM

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: THE LORD OF THE RING

Miriam Murphy

FRIDAY 4 JANUARY 8PM Wagner 200th Birthday Celebration

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Orla Boylan soprano Gerhard Markson conductor Presented by Liz Nolan, RTÉ lyric fm Celebrate the New Year with music from Vienna. Revel in a thrilling mix of opera and operetta favourites, waltzes and polkas by Suppé and the Strauss family including the Radetzky March, the Blue Danube Waltz, and love-lit songs from Die Fledermaus (Czardas), My Fair Lady (I Could Have Danced All Night) and by Franz Lehár (Meine lippen, sie küssen so heiss).

Ticket: ¤12, ¤21, ¤27, ¤33, ¤38 (Concessions: ¤11, ¤19, ¤24, ¤30, ¤34) RTÉ NSO Main Season Subscriber packages, discounts from 5%-20% Group discounts 5%-10% Presented by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 28

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Miriam Murphy soprano Matthias Bamert conductor Wagner Rienzi Overture Wesendonck Lieder Ride of the Valkyries Tannhäuser Overture Prelude and Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde) Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Miriam Murphy, the soprano ‘born to sing Wagner’ (The Irish Times), makes a welcome return for the RTÉ NSO’s Wagner 200th Birthday Celebration featuring some of his greatest works. Soaring, magnificent, thrilling, ravishing music. Soundings, 7pm In Conversation Judith Woodworth with Matthias Bamert

Tickets: ¤10, ¤18, ¤24, ¤30, ¤35 (Concessions: ¤9, ¤16, ¤22, ¤27, ¤32) RTÉ NSO Main Season Subscriber packages, discounts from 5%-20% Group discounts 5%-10% Presented by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF IRELAND: NEW YEAR GALA

Nadene Fiorentini

GLENN MILLER GREATEST HITS

Glenn Miller

SATURDAY 5 JANUARY 3PM

SUNDAY 6 JANUARY 3.15PM/8PM

National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Gearóid Grant conductor Nadene Fiorentini piano

Chris Dean and the fabulous Syd Lawrence Orchestra

John Williams John Williams Grieg Borodin

The Raider’s March Theme from Jurassic Park Piano Concerto Symphony No. 2

The 100-strong National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, conducted by Gearóid Grant, presents Borodin’s second symphony to you in a spectacular New Year celebration! Multiple prizewinning Irish pianist Nadene Fiorentini joins the orchestra as soloist for Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, while the audience can also look forward to soundtrack favourites from composer John Williams. Raise your January spirits with The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland -this is a concert not be missed!

Tickets: ¤18 (concessions: ¤12) Family Ticket: ¤60 (max 5 people) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by National Youth Orchestra of Ireland

Take a trip down memory lane with Glenn Miller’s greatest hits. This is a perfect night out for all big band aficionados. The reason for the staying power of Glenn’s musical heritage lies with the unique arrangements coupled with the mesmerising Miller sax sound that captivated the fans in the 1940’s and still captivates the new fans today. Hear In The Mood, American Patrol, String of Pearls, Pennsylvania 6 - 5000, Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug, Tuxedo Junction and many more Miller classics. Also featured within this show is the wonderful close harmony singing of The Serenaders.

Matinée: ¤38 (Choir Balcony: ¤22) Evening: ¤37, ¤45, ¤49.50 (Choir Balcony: ¤22) 20% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall 15% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by Popular Music

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE GONDOLIERS

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: TO LIFE! TO LOVE!

The

Gondoliers Ilya Gringolts

THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 8PM

FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 8PM

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Star vocalists and chorus

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Following a stunning performance of The Pirates of Penzance in August, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra return with a top-notch production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s last great success, The Gondoliers. The tale concerns the confusion of the heir to the throne of Barataria for the son of a drunken gondolier. In lieu of a leaderless kingdom, it is decided that both the young prince and the gondolier’s son jointly rule until such time as the prince’s nurse arrives to distinguish the boys. This is only the beginning of the twists and turns of this Gilbert & Sullivan favourite. Featuring songs like Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes, Dance a Cachucha and I Stole the Prince.

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Ilya Gringolts violin Hannu Lintu conductor Dvorˇák Carnival Overture Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor ‘Organ Symphony’ Three works that sparkle and pop! Ilya Gringolts, ‘one of the most inspirational violinists today’ (The Financial Times) returns for the ecstatic love song that is Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Fireworks aplenty with Dvorˇák’s boisterous celebration of life and Saint-Saëns glorious ‘Organ Symphony’. Soundings, 7pm In Conversation RTÉ NSO Principal Clarinet John Finucane with Ilya Gringolts

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DUBLIN YOUTH ORCHESTRAS ANNUAL CONCERT

Dublin Youth Orchestras

REELING IN THE SHOWBAND YEARS

Ronan Collins and Gloria

SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 8PM

SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 8PM

Dublin Youth Orchestras which include: Dublin Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Fergus Sheil • Dublin Youth Concert Orchestra, conductor Ronan O’Reilly • Dublin Youth Intermediate Orchestra, conductor. Philip Thomas Dublin Youth Junior String Orchestra, conductor Vanessa Sweeney

Dickie Rock, The Legend • RTÉ’s Ronan Collins • Gloria, One Day At A Time DJ Curtin The Kerry Blues/The Big Eight Ronan Collins sings Joe Dolan and more Lorraine McDonald sings The Showband Ladies • Eurovision Stars, Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg The Conquerors Showband

DYO consists of four separate orchestras made up of nearly 400 young musicians aged between 10 and 23 years, providing them with an orchestral musical education and opportunities to perform.

The Smash Hit show from last year is back! With the legendry Dickie Rock plus RTÉ’s Ronan Collins, Singing star, Gloria and a galaxy of showband stars. Concluding with a spectacular all-cast finale salute to the never to be forgotten showband era!

Tickets: ¤25 (Concessions and children: ¤15) Presented by Dublin Youth Orchestras

Tickets: ¤30, ¤35 (Choir Balcony: ¤25) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by Tommy Swarbrigg Productions

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AN EVENING WITH FINBAR FUREY & HIS MUSICIANS

Finbar Furey

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: CELESTIAL FIELDS

Finghin Collins

THURSDAY 17 JANUARY 8PM

FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 8PM

Finbar Furey, a legend of Irish Folk music, makes a welcome return to Dublin. One of our greatest entertainers Finbar and his musicians will play all the songs that have made him a worldwide star including Sweet Sixteen, The Green Fields Of France, Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway, The Old Man, Steal Away, The Lonesome Boatman and many many more. It will be a magical night of songs and stories.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Finghin Collins piano/director Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K449 Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K451 Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K453 A journey into the very heart of Mozart’s sense of himself: No. 14, dark, melancholic and operatically intense; No 16, ingenuity of the most entertaining kind; No. 17, one of the wittiest and richest of all. Soundings, 7pm Guest Talk UCD Choral Scholar Director Desmond Earley

Tickets: ¤25, ¤30, 35 (Choir Balcony: ¤20) Presented by Pat Egan Sound Ltd. 32

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SWING’S GREATEST HITS

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HORIZONS 2013: LINDA BUCKLEY

Linda Buckley

SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 8PM

TUESDAY 22 JANUARY 1:05PM

James Langton’s Big Band Orchestra

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Gavin Maloney conductor

Celebrate and cherish the golden all-time swing classics, reminiscing the greatest timeless hits of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby to name but a few. Enjoy the world-renowned melodies with James Langton’s Big Band Swing Orchestra. Rekindle the magic with a selection of favourites such as: (Somewhere) Over The Rainbow, Rum & Coca Cola, One O’Clock Jump, Amapola, Marie, Cheek to Cheek, Stardust, In The Mood, Begin The Beguine, Sing Sing Sing, Cherokee, Sentimental Journey…and many more favourites.

Tickets: ¤37, ¤45, ¤49.50 (Choir Balcony: ¤22) 20% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall. 15% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by Popular Music

Linda Buckley chiyo (RTÉ commission) turn, 2nd movement (Irish premiere) Fall Approaches Surge (RTÉ commission) Irene Buckley Stórr (Irish première) ‘Much of this music is inspired by landscape and poetry – from the clean pure haiku of Japan in chiyo to the work of Persian poet Rumi in turn to the gaelic psalmody of Stórr evoking the Outer Hebrides. Iceland’s poetic landscape inspires Fall Approaches.’ Linda Buckley Composers in Conversation 12.30pm Contemporary Music Centre Director Evonne Ferguson with composer Linda Buckley. In association with CMC

Admission free. Ticketed event. Presented by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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WALTONS WORLD MASTERS SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY 8PM Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and won the hearts of legions of fans around the world with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. The group is a potent example of the redeeming power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact. The group doesn’t have to rely on a humbling back-story to get people’s attention. Their impossibly upbeat sound, drawing on highlife and reggae, is simply irresistible, a life-affirming riposte to life under the gun and the grenade. From their humble beginnings, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have recorded three great albums, performed on some of the world’s most prestigious concert stages and matured into one of Africa’s top touring and recording groups.

Tickets: ¤24, ¤30, ¤34 (Choir Balcony: ¤16) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by Waltons New School of Music 34

RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA SIGNATURE SERIES: NICOLA BENEDETTI – THE SILVER VIOLIN

Nicola Benedetti

THURSDAY 24 JANUARY 8PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra • Nicola Benedetti The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is delighted to present winner of best female artist in the Classic Brit Awards 2012 and international star violinist, Nicola Benedetti. Captivating audiences and critics alike with her musicality and poise, this phenomenal artist enthrals audiences worldwide with her dynamic performances. Since catapulting to fame at age fifteen, winning the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year Award, Nicola has reached superstardom. She brought the house down in three performances at this year’s BBC Proms. “.... a truly risk-taking performance that lived so much in the body and fused the sinews of the violin and the nerve-system of the player.” The Times See page 26 for January Highlight feature on Nicola Benedetti.

Tickets: ¤15, ¤25, ¤35, ¤42.50, ¤49.50 (Concessions: ¤13, ¤23, ¤33, ¤40, ¤47) 10% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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PIPEWORKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL AND THE RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY

Isabelle van Keulen

FRIDAY 25 JANUARY 6:10PM David Adams organ Schoenberg Variations on a Recitative, Op. 40 Liszt Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S259 Two aspects of the evening’s RTÉ NSO Main Season concert are amplified in this preceding Pipeworks event. Berg’s concerto and his teacher Schoenberg’s variations are twelve-tone works, both with a strong tonal undercurrent. Berg’s use of the chorale Es ist genug in the Concerto and Beethoven’s famous hymn of joy are mirrored in Liszt’s use of the revolutionary hymn Ad nos from Meyerbeer’s opera Le Prophète.

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FRIDAY 25 JANUARY 8PM RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Isabelle van Keulen violin Katherine Broderick soprano Claudia Huckle alto • Robin Tritschler tenor Andrew Foster-Williams bass RTÉ Philharmonic Choir (Mark Hindley chorus master) Gerhard Markson conductor Berg Beethoven

Violin Concerto Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’

A heart-wrenching requiem and a gargantuan symphonic hymn: two monumental musical milestones whose astonishing intensity and awesome scale are without compare. Soundings, 7pm In Conversation Former RTÉ NSO General Manager and Principal Clarinet Brian O’Rourke with conductor Gavin Maloney

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ANTON & ERIN GO TO HOLLYWOOD PIANO MASTERS SERIES 2012/2013 WED 30 JANUARY 2013 8PM

Nikolai Lugansky piano

Erin Boag and Anton du Beke

Janácˇek In the Mists Liszt Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este II: Thrénodie Liszt Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este from Années de Pélérinage, Troisième année Liszt Isolde’s Liebestod, S.447 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 28

SATURDAY 26 JANUARY 3:15PM Anton du Beke • Erin Boag Richard Balcombe conductor Lance Ellington guest singer with a Live Orchestra Programme to include: Strike Up the Band Everythin’ Coming Up Roses • Ah Yes, I Remember It Well • Steppin Out with my Baby • Almost Like Being in Love • That’s Entertainment A salute to the Golden Years of the MGM musicals. New for 2013, the UK’s favourite dancing stars Anton du Beke and Erin Boag are back with a dazzling new show featuring sassy tunes, sensational choreography and sparkling costumes that conjure up all the fizz and razzmatazz of glamorous Hollywood at its best. Tickets €25, €30, €40, €50 (Choir Balcony €20) Tel: 01 417 00 00

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INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRAS SERIES 2012/2013

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HORIZONS 2013: JONATHAN NANGLE

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2013 8PM

· Micéal O’Rourke piano Stephen Ackert narrator

Jonathan Nangle

TUESDAY 29 JANUARY 1:05PM RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Gavin Maloney conductor Donal Sarsfield Between Wood and Water for string orchestra and tape Jonathan Nangle New Work (world première) Jonathan Nangle Then falls thy Shadow Jonathan Nangle Now is night come quietly 12 noon: Sound Installation Jonathan Nangle Trip the Light Fantastic 12.30pm: Composers in Conversation Contemporary Music Centre Director (CMC) Evonne Ferguson with composer Jonathan Nangle. In association with CMC Debussy Préludes Book 1 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition Tickets: €20, €25, €35, €40 Please note there are no choir balcony tickets available for this concert.

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2012/2013

NIKOLAI LUGANSKY, PIANO PIANO MASTERS SERIES

Nikolai Lugansky

WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 8PM Janácˇek Liszt Liszt Liszt Rachmaninov

In the Mists Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este II: Thrénodie Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este from Années de Pélérinage, Troisième année Isolde’s Liebestod, S.447 Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 28

Lugansky regularly appears at some of the world’s most distinguished festivals, including the BBC Proms, La Roque d’Anthéron, Verbier, Baden Baden, Salzburg, Edinburgh International Festival and the Kissinger Sommerfest. Last season saw him make his debut with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Dausgaard, as well as concerts with City of Birmingham Symphony, Orchestra with Nelsons and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Kirill Petrenko. ‘…he’s like a good story teller, revealing the plot and characters little by little so the listener can’t wait to hear what happens next.’ Classic FM Magazine

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VERONICA DUNNE INTERNATIONAL SINGING COMPETITION FINAL INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRAS SERIES 2012/2013 MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2013 8PM

Veronica Dunne

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Jacek Kaspszyk conductor Agata Szymczewska violin

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY 8PM RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Patrick Ringborg conductor Plus the finalists of the competition Following three preliminary rounds, the 7th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition Final will see six singers battle it out for the coveted title and first prize of ¤10,000. With a prize fund in excess of ¤30,000 and over 12 different prizes, the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition has established itself as a competition attracting some of the most exciting young voices emerging internationally. Give them your support as they perform a selection of operatic arias with the RTÉ NSO before a jury chaired by Jane Carty and including Christa Ludwig, Richard Bonynge and the Wexford Festival Opera Artistic Director David Agler.

Bernstein Overture: Candide Szymanowski Concert Overture Philip Glass Violin Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, d. 944 “The Great” Tickets: €45, €55, €65, €75 (Choir Balcony €30)

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JOHN FIELD ROOM JANUARY Friday 11 January 1:05PM PIANO TRIO GERBERA Ann Phelan violin • Sokol Koka cello Svetlana Rudenko piano Tchaikovsky Trio Op.50. Musicians of different nationalities and music backgrounds (Ireland, Albania, Ukraine) got together in Trio Gerbera to perform Tchaikovaky’s great A-minor Trio, subtitled ‘‘In memory of great artist’’. The artist was the pianist and conductor Nickolay Rubinstein, the raffish and disorganized bon vivant who taught Tchaikovsky at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and had more influence on the composer’s life than anyone else. Tickets: ¤15 (concessions: ¤12) Presented and sponsored by Piano Trio Gerbera

Christine Tobin

Thérèse Fahy

Monday 14 January 8PM THÉRÈSE FAHY - DEBUSSY PRELUDES Thérèse Fahy piano Debussy Preludes Book 1 (1910) and Preludes Book 2 (1913) Well-known Irish pianist, Thérèse Fahy, culminates her highly acclaimed international recital tour with a John Field Room performance of Debussy’s beautifully evocative Preludes. This promises to be a magical journey through the visually impressionistic music of this truly great composer. “A tour de force of memorization and technique” The Irish Times Tickets: ¤15 20% discount available for Friends of The National Concert Hall 10% discount for senior citizens, students, unwaged, and groups of 10 or more Presented by The Ireland United States Alumni Association 42

Wednesday 16 January 8PM CHRISTINE TOBIN’S SAILING TO BYZANTIUM Christine Tobin vocals • Phil Robson guitar Francesco Turissi piano • Mick Coady bass • Lioba Petri cello Musical adaptations of the poetry of WB Yeats London based Irish chanteuse Christine Tobin returns to the John Field Room following last year’s capacity show for Tapestry Unravelled, her exquisite reading of Carole King’s landmark album. Here she brings us Sailing to Byzantium, newly minted settings of Yeats poems that UK critics have been hailing as her most mature and revealing work yet. Long time collaborator and leading guitarist Phil Robson joins her in a quintet that also features leading Irish jazz and classical musicians. “An unqualified masterpiece.” Jazzwise “A revelatory interpreter of Yeats.” Paul Muldoon Tickets: €20 (Concession €16) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by Improvised Music Company

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JOHN FIELD ROOM JANUARY

Dimitri Papadimitriou

Gina Maria McGuinness

Monday 21 January 8PM DUBLIN MASTER CLASSES YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES Gina Maria McGuinness violin • Dimitri Papadimitriou piano L. Janácˇek Sonata for violin and piano J. Brahms Scherzo in C minor A. Pärt Fratres R. Strauss Sonata for violin and piano Op.18 in E-flat Dublin Master Classes Young Artists Series is delighted to welcome Irish violinist Gina Maria McGuinness and Greek pianist Dimitri Papadimitriou to perform an exciting programme comprising of works by Ravel, Pärt and R. Schumann. Tickets: ¤20 (concessions: ¤18) Presented and sponsored by Dublin Master Classes

Honor Heffernan • Jim Doherty and the trio

Tuesday 22 January 8PM WE’RE OLD FASHIONED 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Honor Heffernan • Jim Doherty and the trio Honor Heffernan, Jim Doherty and the gang celebrate ten years of the Great American Songbook at The National Concert Hall. Tickets: ¤25 (concessions: ¤22.50) Presented by Paul Black

Derby Browne

Friday 25 January 1:05PM PIGALLE - THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF EDITH PIAF Derby Browne & Café de Paris Ensemble Chanteuse Derby Browne performs her personal tribute to The Little Sparrow - Edith Piaf, with performances of La Vie En Rose, No Regrets, Autumn Leaves and Under The Bridges of Paris. Pigalle is packed with music from the cabarets and cafes of Paris, with romantic interludes from Parisian tea-shops, carnivals and market-places. ‘My personal favourites of the Festivities’ The Chichester Observer ‘Tour de Force’ Dún Laoghaire Gazette Tickets: €18 (concessions: €16) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and for groups of 10 or more Presented by Derby Browne

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FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHT

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pring of last year brought into being for me a long-held ambition of mounting a piano recital series at the National Concert Hall, where each recital focused on a landmark of the repertoire, as the series title European Piano Masterworks reflected; three of the repertoire’s “giant” works, by Beethoven, Liszt and Ravel, formed the core of the series. But in music, as in science, one must always be looking forward, always looking to the next idea, the next project. And, rather than attempt to repeat the original series in a sort of “Mark Two” version, it seemed natural to stick with the central idea of presenting key works, but at the same time to vary things by broadening out to combine piano with other instruments and with voices, and even - just occasionally! – to give the piano a night off. Hence the forthcoming series of European Masterworks came into being. Major works for chamber music are at the heart of the new series, and these will be presented by some of the most active and esteemed musicians working in the field in Ireland today. By serendipity, the advent of the six-month European Presidency of Ireland in the first half of next year suggested a further function of the series - the aim of encompassing, over the course of the four concerts, as many of the European Union’s twenty-seven countries as we could. This year, the way the programmes have evolved, several of the concerts will have multiple contrasting masterpieces rather than just a single, mammoth one! I, along with Catherine Leonard and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet - who I’m really delighted will be joining me - will be presenting indisputably major works by Chopin and Ravel, as well as one of the great quintets of the literature,

the impassioned Piano Quintet of the Belgian César Franck. I’m also delighted that Finghin Collins, Carol McGonnell and Elizabeth Cooney will be with us to play a very varied programme in the second concert. This will feature Brahms’ late masterpiece, his Clarinet Trio, of which a musicologist friend of the composer wrote to him: “It is as though the instruments were in love with each other.” Also in the programme is the outstanding and much-played work Contrasts by Bartok, written for a commission by clarinettist Benny Goodman. Assisting the piano to have its above-mentioned “night off” will be the wonderful National Chamber Choir of Ireland, whose programme, “A Eurocry”, emphasizes the light and the humorous, from Orlando Gibbons’ The Cryes of London and Clément Janequin’s Les Cris de Paris to Siobhán Cleary’s very international and multi-lingual study of tonguetwisters Theophilus Thistle and the Myth of Miss Muffet. Finally, to bring the series to its close, I’m delighted to welcome the Academy Chamber Ensemble – a new staff ensemble curated by Fionnuala Hunt from the Royal Irish Academy of Music – in their first full-length Dublin recital. Their varied programme, in which I shall play the resurgent piano, will culminate in Dvor ˇák’s most famous trio, the Dumky Trio, an unusual masterpiece and unique tour-de-force that bases all its powerfully emotional six movements on a popular type of Ukrainian folk song.” By Hugh Tinney European Masterworks 2013: Celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of The European Union begins Wednesday 20 February, 8pm. Tickets ¤20.

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A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS WITH THE RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

It’s Friends who make the difference! David Arnold

FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 8PM

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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra David Arnold conductor Presented by Shay Byrne RTÉ Radio 1 A night at the Oscars is back, reminding us again why there really is no business like show business. The full forces of the RTÉ NSO give the big orchestral treatment to all-time iconic movie-score favourites. Old and new, funny and sad, animated classics, movie musicals, romantic comedies, dramas and Disney hits. Everything from Beauty and the Beast and Mary Poppins to Cabaret, Chariots of Fire, Out of Africa, Doctor Zhivago and Bridge on the River Kwai.

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ONE NIGHT IN VIENNA

SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 3.15PM/8PM SUNDAY 3 FEBRUARY 3.15PM Music to include Radetzky March The Blue Danube Waltz • The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus • Thunder and Lightning Polka • Voices of Spring plus timeless dance music from other masters of the waltz Tchaikovsky, Léhar and many more. Dancers whirl in graceful unison with billowing gowns and distinctive elegance as irrepressible showman and conductor Rainer Hersch takes a light hearted journey through a sparkling assortment of music, song and dance.

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RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HORIZONS 2013: RAYMOND DEANE

Raymond Deane

CONOR OBERST (BRIGHT EYES)

Conor Oberst

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 1.05PM

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 8.30PM

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Gavin Maloney conductor

Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)

Carl Ruggles Raymond Deane Raymond Deane

Portals Epitomes Ripieno

‘Portals for strings (1925) is typically intense and contrapuntal. My Epitomes, written for the Dublin Orchestras for Young Players, is 20 years old. An elegy for my father is framed by two almost minimalist miniatures. Ripieno (1999), by contrast, is my longest and most elaborate orchestral work to date.’ Raymond Deane 12.30pm: Composers in Conversation Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) Director Evonne Ferguson with composer Raymond Deane. In association with CMC

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Award-winning U.S. singer-songwriter Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) makes his first appearance in Dublin since 2002. The Omaha, Nebraska native is the musical mastermind behind massively acclaimed outfit Bright Eyes, and the newly reunited Desparecidos, among other projects. He is credited with a vital role in shaping the lighter, intimate side of indie rock during the late-’90s and beyond. Fans at Oberst’s upcoming National Concert Hall performance will be treated to a mix of stripped-down Bright Eyes tunes and other classics, along with some newer solo material.

Tickets: ¤26 Presented by Pod

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: YOU SHOULD BE DANCING! A TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES BA CK

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: AFFAIRS OF THE HEART

Celine Byrne

THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 8PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra Andy O’Callaghan conductor Guest Vocalists Kevin Keeley, Kyle Kennedy, Eoin McNamara, Jennifer Healy, Joanne McGrath & Emma Farrell Following a roof raising audience reaction in 2012, Andy O’Callaghan returns by popular demand with another evening of Bee Gees disco classics. Remember mirror balls? Remember medallions? Remember Saturday Night Fever? Your favourite 70s disco hits like Stayin’ Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Jive Talkin’, Night Fever, If I Can’t Have You, You Should be Dancing and lots more.

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 8PM RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Celine Byrne soprano Stefan Blunier conductor Mahler Rückert Lieder Mahler Symphony No. 10 (Cooke version) Mahler explored the affairs of the heart with a passionate intensity. The sublime Rückert Lieder are exquisitely inspired by the immediacy of nature and the intimacy of love. The monumental Tenth Symphony was Mahler’s mighty leave-taking of the world and is surely one of the greatest love letters ever written. Soundings, 7pm In Conversation RTÉ lyric fm’s Paul Herriott with Stefan Blunier

This is a night for dancing in the aisles!

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Tickets: ¤10, ¤18, ¤24, ¤30, ¤35 Concessions: ¤9, ¤16, ¤22, ¤27, ¤32 RTÉ NSO Main Season Subscriber packages, discounts from 5%-20% Group discounts 5%-10% Presented by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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18TH FESTIVAL OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HORIZONS 2013: ANN CLEARE

Ann Cleare

SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY 3PM/8PM

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 1:05PM

3pm performance: WIT Budding Bows Chamber Orchestra • Roscommon County Youth Orchestra • Mayo Youth Orchestra Julianstown Youth Orchestra

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Elision Ensemble (Richard Haynes bass clarinet; Benjamin Marks trumpet; Tristram Williams trombone) Gavin Maloney conductor

8pm performance: Carlow Youth Orchestra • Laois School of Music Lír Orchestra County Cork School of Music Youth Orchestra • Young Dublin Symphonia • Vestfold Ungdomsstrykeorkester (Norway) • Den Kreative Skole (Denmark) • Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra The celebratory 18th year of the Festival of Youth Orchestras will see more than 400 young players representing twelve orchestras perform as part of the official cultural programme of the Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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Ann Cleare phôsphors (world première) Xenakis Dämmerschein (Rays of Twilight) Ann Cleare to another of the other (world première) ‘The idea of light travelling through a space permeates this programme. In the colossal Dämmerschein sounds are luminously sculpted and diffused. phôsphors divides the orchestra into four insular islands. to another of that other combines the orchestra with soloists from the Australian ensemble ELISION.’ Ann Cleare 12.30pm: Composers in Conversation Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) Director Evonne Ferguson with composer Ann Cleare. In association with CMC.

Tickets: Admission Free. Ticketed event Presented by the the RTE National Symphony Orchestra

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA SIGNATURE SERIES: UTE LEMPER

Ute Lemper

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: JOURNEYS OF THE IMAGINATION

Lilya Zilberstein

THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 8PM

FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 8:00PM

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Ute Lemper • Robert Ziegler conductor

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Lilya Zilberstein piano Alan Buribayev conductor

This Valentine’s evening, relax in the company of renowned German chanteuse and actress, Ute Lemper and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for an intimate and enchanting performance to remember. Renowned for her sultry Berlin cabaret, French Chanson and the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Lemper’s stage presence honed by her extensive Broadway, West End and film career, bewitches, enthralls and hypnotizes audiences wherever she goes. “Her vocal colorings, whether nasal, grating, husky, angelic or sultry, pulled you into every word, every phrase” The New York Times

Tickets: ¤20, ¤25, ¤35, ¤42.50, ¤49.50 (Concessions: ¤18, ¤23, ¤33, ¤40, ¤47) Group Discount 10% for 10 people or more For Students, OAPS, Unwaged, RTÉ Staff (1 per person on production of ID) Presetned by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra 52

Grieg Saint-Saëns Prokofiev Grieg

Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Egyptian’ Symphony No. 4 (original version) Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

Grieg’s Suites boast some of the most atmospheric and beautiful music ever written. No less exotic is Saint-Saëns’ ‘Egyptian’ Concerto, a magical voyage full of Middle Eastern scents. Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony provides drama and emotion aplenty. Soundings, 7pm Guest Talk TCD Head of Music Simon Trezise

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The Marriage of

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Figaro

SATURDAY 16/SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY 7:30PM Claudia Boyle Susanna • Jennifer Davis, The Countess • John Molloy, Figaro James Cleverton, The Count Almaviva • Sharon Carty, Cherubino Miriam Murphy, Marcellina Eugene O’Hagan, Don Basilio • Ciaran Judge as Antonio David Jones conductor • Cav. Vivian Coates director • Mary McDonough choreographer Vivian Coates & John O’Donoghue set design • Alastaire Kerr lighting design The RTÉ Concert Orchestra • The Lyric Opera Chorus Fully staged performances with period costumes. A virtually full Irish cast with some of our best International singers returning for this exciting production. Great value ticket prices and a top class production team. Once again, Lyric Opera brings together some of the finest Irish singers of this generation together for this Marriage of Figaro, probably one of the greatest operas ever written. The upstairs - downstairs story of marital life in the 18th century household of Count Almaviva is a razor sharp study of human nature. Many of the characters seem familiar to us all in some form or other from the predatory Count, to the sparky Susanna, the much-maligned Countess to the wily and mischievous Figaro. Mozart creates, through his music one of the most sublime scores ever written. Heaven inspired, it is a tour de force for both singers and orchestra and includes such stunning arias as Porgi, amor, Dove sono, Hai gia vinta la causa and Dei vieni, non tardar. With a story full of comedy, intrigue, flirtation and a tangled web of human emotions, each element weaves its way through this intricate farce of subterfuge, sexual shenanigans, fidelity and forgiveness… and all in the space of a single day. Opera in 4 Acts, set in the mid-1700 and sung in Italian with English Surtitles.

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INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2012/2013 POLISH NATIONAL RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JACEK KASPSZYK, CONDUCTOR AGATA SZYMCZEWSKA, VIOLIN

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 8PM Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra • Jacek Kaspszyk conductor Agata Szymczewska violin Bernstein Overture Candide Szymanowski Concert Overture Philip Glass Violin Concerto No. 1 Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, d. 944 “The Great” The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (PNRSO) is an ambassador of Polish culture on the international music scene. The Orchestra have collaborated with some of the greatest composers of the second half of the 20th century such Witold Lutosławski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki, often performing premieres. As well as having toured and performed in all European countries, the Americas, as well as in Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand and in the Persian Gulf countries the orchestra have performed some spectacular projects which have been very well received by the audiences and critics alike to include The Marathon of Górecki’s Works, The Liking to Kilar’s Music, Musical Voyage (two editions), and The Górecki•Penderecki Festival – in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the artist’s birth. The PNRSO have also build up an enviable reputation as an awarding winning recording orchestra, with over 200CD albums to their name. On the occasion of their debut concert as part of the National Concert Hall’s International Concert Series, the PNRSO will be joined by the award winning violinist Agata Szymczewska playing her Antonio Stradivarius violin (Cremona, ca. 1680) on loan from Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

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EUROPEAN MASTERWORKS 2013: CELEBRATING IRELAND’S PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Hugh Tinney and Catherine Leonard

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: LANDMARKS OF EMOTION

Alban Gerhardt

WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 8PM

FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 8PM

RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet Catherine Leonard violin Hugh Tinney piano

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Alban Gerhardt cello Alan Buribayev conductor

Ian Wilson from the Book of Longing Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 Galina Grigorjeva Infinity Canon for string quartet Ravel Violin Sonata in G Franck Piano Quintet in F minor

Dvorˇák Cello Concerto in B minor Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 in A minor

As Ireland enters its Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2013, the occasion provides an opportunity to celebrate the magnificent body of chamber music that has emerged from all across the Union. The Masterworks Series continues on 20 March, 17 April and 22 May 2013.

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Two mesmeric landmarks of the orchestral repertoire: Dvorˇák’s glorious concerto with the remarkable and unmissable Alban Gerhardt, and Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony, a work of large emotions moving from brooding melancholia to searing lyricism to thrilling defiance with irresistible energy. Soundings, 7pm In Conversation RTÉ NSO Principal Cello Martin Johnson with Alban Gerhardt

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INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES 2012- 2013 •

MÍCEÁL O’ROURKE, PIANO & STEPHEN ACKERT, NARRATOR

Míc•eál O’Rourke

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 8PM Míc• eál O’Rourke piano • Stephen Ackert narrator Debussy Mussorgsky

Préludes Book 1 Pictures at an Exhibition

Stephen Ackert, Head of Music at the National Gallery of Art Washington, USA will narrate an unusual programme entitled ‘Echoes –Artwork and Music’ featuring pianist Míc∙eál O’Rourke playing music by Debussy, and Mussorgsky. Ackert is committed to developing projects that enhance the opportunities for audiences to experience great art and music concurrently. Reviewing O’Rourke’s previous recitals with Ackhert at the Kennedy Center and the Philips Collection Washington Post critics referred to his “singular poise and velvet cat’s paw touch”, his “most wonderfully quiet hands”, and his being “a pianist with the kind of musical presence that commands … who reinvents the standards of the past”.

Tickets: ¤20, ¤25, ¤35, ¤40 (Please Note there are no Choir Balcony tickets available) Presented by The National Concert Hall NATIONAL CONCERT HALL BOX OFFICE TEL: 01 417 0000 • www.nch.ie no booking fees

RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012-2013 SEASON: BEETHOVEN FOR MOZART LOVERS

Finghin Collins

THE SPIRIT OF RUSSIA - SACRED AND PROFANE

Shostakovich

SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 3.30PM

TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 8PM

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Finghin Collins piano Jonathan Cohen conductor

DIT Symphony Orchestra DIT Chamber Choir

Beethoven Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 6

Beethoven’s No. 1 is an infectious display of youthful playfulness and swagger that pits soloist against orchestra in an entertaining game of cat and mouse. No less delightful is No. 6, Beethoven’s own transcription of his Violin Concerto. Les Arts Florissants Associate Conductor Jonathan Cohen is a conductor to look forward to.

Shostakovich Shostakovich

Symphony No. 10 Jazz Suite (excerpts) Choral Work for Chamber Choir

An evening of Russian Music to include Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony, Op. 93. This is one of Shostakovich’s most acclaimed works from a main period of his development and creative power in the mid 1950s. The concert will also include excerpts from his Jazz Suite.

Post-concert talk with the performers in the John Field Room

Tickets: ¤25 20% discount for senior citizens, students, or the unwaged Presented by DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

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RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA: SUPER TROUPERS - THE MUSIC OF BENNY AND BJÖRN

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THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 8PM RTÉ Concert Orchestra Andy O’Callaghan conductor Guest Vocalists Kevin Keeley, Kyle Kennedy, Eoin McNamara, Jennifer Healy, Joanne McGrath & Emma Farrell Andy O’Callaghan returns by popular demand with another dancing-in-the-aisles 70s concert. Following Eurovision hit Waterloo, ABBA members and composers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus dominated the number 1 chart spot with hit after hit. Later they composed music for the phenomenally successful stage shows CHESS and MAMMA MIA! The instantly memorable melodies, unmistakable harmonies and insatiably catchy music will have you linking arms and singing Fernando all the way home.

Tickets: ¤11, ¤22, ¤27, ¤33, ¤38 (Concessions: ¤10, ¤20, ¤25, ¤30, ¤35) 10% discount for groups of 10 or more Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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Current friends of the National Concert Hall are invited to refer their Friends to join the National Concert Halls membership programme with a gift of 10% deducted from the price of their renewal or an equivalent saving off the price of tickets for a show of their choice for each friend they refer. Annual Membership packages start at just €125.

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JOHN FIELD ROOM FEBRUARY 2013

Elizaveta Ivanova

Friday 8 February 1:05PM ELIZAVETA IVANOVA, PIANO RECITAL Elizaveta Ivanova, piano Scarlatti Three sonatas Rakhmaninov Two Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 Prokofiev Sonata No. 8 Op. 84 in B flat Major Young Russian pianist Elizaveta Ivanova has a very eclectic taste: her repertoire ranges from XVIth century English harpsichord music to the contemporary just-written compositions. Her performance career brought her to the famous concert halls such as Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Salle Cortot (Paris), Berlin Philarmonie, Toronto Centre of the Arts and others. Elizaveta is a prize-winner of international and national competitions, including Piano Campus International Piano Competition in France in 2011, where she won the 1st Prize and two special prizes. Graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, class of professor Sergey Dorensky, she is currently doing her postgraduate study in the High School of Music in Hamburg with well-known Bach interpreter Evgeni Koroliov. Tickets: €12 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall 10% discount for senior citizens, students, unwaged and groups of 10 or more Presented by Elizaveta Ivanova Sponsored by Russian School of Music 62

Tuesday 12 February 8PM UCD AD ASTRA MUSIC SCHOLARS - EVENING RECITAL UCD Ad Astra Scholars The UCD Ad Astra Music Scholars present their second evening recital in the John Field Room. These young ‘stars of the future’ will showcase their talents with a varied programme of vocal and instrumental music ranging from the early Baroque to modern classics. Watch out for a new work specially commissioned for the Ad Astra Scholars. Tickets: €15 30% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall, students, senior citizens, unwaged and groups of 10 or more Presented and sponsored by University College Dublin

Wednesday 13 February 8PM JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT Jack Morrissey • Brian McIvor • Liz Ryan • Rodney Devitt An Edwardian Evening with Jack&Mac Take a step back to a gentler age with songs and recitations of Dublin in 1913. Jack and Brian, along with Liz Ryan and Rodney Devitt recreate an evening of evocative entertainment with gentle humour, sentiment and satire recalling a golden era that is still remembered with nostalgic affection. Tickets: €18 (concessions: €15) 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall and groups of 10 or more Presented by Jack & Mac Productions

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JOHN FIELD ROOM FEBRUARY 2013

Conor Linehan

Susannah de Wrixon

Friday 15 February 1:05PM SPRING IS HERE Susannah de Wrixon • Jim Doherty Once again the fabulous duo de Wrixon and Doherty explore the wonderful world of musical comedy, while giving a nod to the silly season that is spring. Romance is in the air and tunes old and new will be given a spring clean. Watch out for Coward, Sondheim, Blossom Dearie and Tom Leher, all in the expert hands of Jim Doherty, and the vocal charm of Susannah de Wrixon. The show is funny, light hearted lyrically beautiful songs acted and sung by Ireland’s finest singer/actor Susannah de Wrixon and jazz master Jim Doherty.

Friday 22 February 1:05PM CONOR LINEHAN, PIANO Bach Italian Concerto Brahms Piano Pieces Op. 118 Schumann Novellette No. 8 Conor Linehan plays a varied programme including Bach’s joyful Italian Concerto, Brahm’s elegiac late pieces and Schumann’s mercurial and passionate Novellette. Tickets: €15 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall, senior citizens, students, unwaged and groups of 10 or more

Tickets: €15 10% discount for Friends of The National Concert Hall Presented by Susannah de Wrixon

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FORTHCOMING HIGHLIGHTS MARCH-MAY 2013 MARCH Fri 1 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Sun 3 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Orpheus Taming the Wild Beasts Fri 8 Istvan Fri 8 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: From Russia with Love Sat 9 RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: Danielle De Niese Fri 15 Elizabeth Pink and John O’Conor recital Sat 16 St. Patrick’s Festival & RTÉ Radio 1 present Céilí House Live in Concert Sun 17 Stocktons Wing Wed 20 European Masterworks: Celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Fri 22 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and The National Concert Hall present: Pipeworks: Colm Carey organ Fri 22 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Classical Poise Sat 23 Feis Ceoil Gala Wed 27 The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Piano Masters Series: Benjamin Grosvenor Sat 30 Carmen, Ellen Kent and Opera & Ballet International Sun 31 Tosca, Ellen Kent and Opera & Ballet International APRIL Sat 6 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Wed 17 Thurs 18 Fri 19 Fri 19 Sun 21 Thurs 25 Fri 26 Fri 26

The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Joseph Calleja, tenor with RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Symphonic Matters Dave Hardy & the Blue Clavon Orchestra Siansa Gael Linn Craobh Comórtas/Final European Masterworks: Celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union An evening from “Arena di Verona” RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: A Postcard from the New World and the Old RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Late Night Concert with Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin Culwick Choral Society The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Academy of Ancient Music with Richard Egarr & Angelika Kirchschlager RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Heat, Holiness and Left-Handed Piano RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Late Night Concert with Mark Duley organ

Elizabeth Cooney

Joseph Calleja

Angelika Kirchschlager

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The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Capuçon Trio RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Glory to God and Rugby The International Concert Series 2012/2013: Moscow State Symphony Orchestra RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Beauty in Sunshine and Shadow Loudon Wainwright III In Concert RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Romance Taken to Extremes RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: Kurt Elling European Masterworks: Celebrating Irelands Presidency of the European Union RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Pre-Concert performance with The Polytech Choir from Finland RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: Fantasy Folk Music and Pure Cold Water RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and The National Concert Hall: Pipeworks with Mark Duley, organ RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2012-2013 Season: A Finale of Fanfares and Fireworks

PIANO MASTERS SERIES 2012/2013 WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH 2013 8PM

Benjamin Grosvenor piano Bach-Kempff Siciliano in G minor from Flute Sonata No.2 in E-flat major BWV1031 Bach-Rummel Ertödt ‘uns durch dein’ Güte (Movement 5 of ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’, BWV22) Bach-Siloti Prelude in E Minor BWV 555 Bach-Saint-Saens Largo from the Sonata No.3 for solo violin BWV1005 Bach-Saint-Saens Sinfonia from Cantata ‘Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir’, BWV 29 Chopin Polonaise Op.44 Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante Scriabin Selection of Mazurkas Op.3 Scriabin Valse Op.38 Granados Valses Poeticos Strauss/Schulz-Evler Blue Danube Tickets from €15

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FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL EVENTS

Monday 12 November 2012, 7pm TASTING AT THE TERRACE Friends of the National Concert Hall are invited to an exclusive dining experience at the Terrace Café. Head Chef at the Terrace will present a menu specially created for the evening. Food from around the world will be served with a corresponding wine selected by the restaurant sommelier for each course. Tasting Package includes: 5 Course specially selected International menu including: • A Starter from Spain paired with a Spanish Wine • A French inspired Main Course paired with a French wine • Dessert selection from Italy paired with an Italian wine • Tea or Coffee with Petit Fours

Friday 14 December 11.30am VIP CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT KILDARE VILLAGE Why not get your Christmas Shopping done in style this Christmas time and at a fraction of the cost on the high street. Nestled within landscaped grounds and presented in an authentic village environment, Kildare Village Outlet Shopping is label heaven. The Friends VIP Shopping trip to Kildare Village includes: • Luxury return coach transfers to and from the National Concert Hall to Kildare Village • Meet and greet, champagne reception • A Kildare Village VIP discount card This Friends shopping Trip is Complimentary so places are extremely limited and early booking is advisable.

€60 per person. – Non Friend Price €70. Places are limited

Saturday 24 November 8pm FRIENDS GALA Join your fellow Friends for your Annual Gala celebration with Jennifer Larmore, mezzo soprano and string quintet, OpusFive. The Exclusive Friends experience includes: • A pre performance Wine and Canapé reception from 7pm-7.30pm in the John Field Room • 8pm Concert performance • Friends receive a 30% discount on full ticket price with priority booking now open Full ticket price: €15, €25, €35, €45 66

Thursday 20 December 7pm FESTIVE MOVIE MAGIC AT BROOKS HOTEL Brooks Hotel is one of the most respected hotels in Dublin, as well as one of the only hotels in Ireland that has its own private screening room. This Christmas time why not have a night at the movies with a difference? Snuggle up with some mulled wine and popcorn and relax and enjoy a Christmas Movie Classic. The Festive Movie Magic Package includes: • Mulled Wine Reception on arrival • Private Movie Screening with popcorn • Christmas Themed Canapés • Dessert Platter with Tea or Coffee • Wine Reception Tickets Price €75 for Friends and €80 for Non- Friends

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FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL EVENTS Thursday 17 January 12.30pm ART AFTERNOON TEA AT THE MERRION HOTEL Afternoon Tea at the Merrion Hotel has always been the most lavish in Dublin city and Friends of the National Concert Hall are invited to attend a private Afternoon Tea with a unique, artistic twist. Experience a slice of 19th and 20th century art with a private tour of the Merrion Hotel Art Collection, which is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest in the country. The Afternoon Tea menu will include miniature sweet creations inspired by the work of J.B Yeats, William Scott and Louis Le Brocquy - to name a few. The Art Afternoon Tea Package Includes: • Private, Red Carpet Entrance to Number 24 Merrion Street, Mornington hall • Arrival Prosecco Reception • Afternoon Tea • A guided Tour of the Merrion’s entire art collection with a member of the National Gallery. Friends Price is €80 per person Price and €85 for a Non-Friend

FEBRUARY 2013 THE 10TH ANNUAL IRISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS In celebration of the big 10th Anniversary Year of the Irish Film and Television Academy, the National Concert Hall is delighted to offer Friends of the National Concert Hall the opportunity to attend the very exciting 10th annual Awards Ceremony celebrations taking place in February 2013. The biggest night in Ireland’s showbiz calendar, tickets are primarily only available to film and television practitioners, but an exclusive and limited number of advance tickets are being made available for purchase. Awards Friends Tickets include: • Champagne Pre-Reception • The Gala Red Carpet Arrivals with international TV & Photo crews • Special Ceremony Show seats • Live TV Broadcast Show • Celebrate with leading Irish & international talent • Special 10th Year GIFT BAG

Wednesday 23 January 10.30am FRIENDS TOUR TO LEINSTER HOUSE To celebrate Ireland Hosting of the European Presidency for the first half of 2013 Friends are invited to a special tour of Leinster House. During the tour you will learn the history of the building and the traditions of Ireland’s rich parliamentary heritage. The tour you will be allowed access to the Leinster House Private Members Cafe for refreshments. Friends are advised to arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour and tour entrance point is via the Kildare St Gate. This is a complimentary tour which results in places being extremely limited. Early booking is advisable.

First Wednesday of every month, 11am FRIENDS COFFEE MORNINGS One of the most popular events on the Friends calendar! On the first Wednesday of every month all Friends are invited to the Iveagh Room of the Terrace Café. Simply purchase a beverage of your choice, maybe even treat yourself to a scone and meet new Friends and find out about Friends activities! No ticket required. COMING UP: Wednesday 3rd October, 11am Wednesday 7th November, 11am Wednesday 5th December, 11am Looking forward to seeing you there!

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EDUCATION EVENTS

21-24 January 2013 BOUTIQUE BAROQUE The Irish Baroque Orchestra in association with the National Concert Hall Education Programme is delighted to present the 2nd edition of “Boutique Baroque”, a series of workshops and masterclasses for baroque music fans. Boutique Baroque is an exciting opportunity for both amateur and professional players to take part in workshops and masterclasses with some of Europe’s finest early music specialists. In addition, the free schools event encourages students to learn and explore more of this fascinating period in history. Our 2013 programme includes wind and brass workshops with IBO principals and special guest players, a Broken Consort session evening for Viols and Recorders (all player levels very welcome), and an interactive schools event featuring baroque strings. Mon 21 January 11am-12.30pm Tue 22 January 11am-12.30pm Tue 22 January 6pm-7.15pm Wed 23 January 11am-12.30pm Thurs 24 January 11am-12.30pm

Historical clarinet with Eric Heoprich Baroque Oboe and Flute with Andreas Helm Broken Consort (viols and recorders) Natural Horn with Anneke Scott *Baroque Strings (a workshop for primary schools - aged 8-12 years)

10:20am or 1:30 pm from 3 months 11:00am or 2:10 pm from 12 months 11:40pm or 2:50 pm 2 & 3 year olds 12:20pm or 3:30 pm 3 & 4 year olds 1.30pm or 4:10pm 4 & 5 year olds MINIMUSIC Term 2 November 17, 24 December 1, 8, 15 January 5, 12, 19, 26 February 2 Term 3 February 16 March 2, 9 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 11, 18, 25 MiniMusic is an action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 5 years. Each workshop is carefully designed to suit its age group. They are fun and accessible with foot-tapping, memorable tunes! Tickets: €120 for ten-week term 20% discount on up to 2 tickets per workshop for Young Maestros. 2 week priority booking period for Young Maestros.

(*this event is free but advance booking required, at least 2 teachers to accompnay school groups). To book tickets contact the National Concert Hall Box Office. All other events: €5 per person

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EDUCATION EVENTS

Saturday 9 March AMA-ZONE Ama-zone is a multi-sensory installation created by sound artist Slavek Kwi. Slavek will transform the John Field Room into a magical rainforest, where you can wander freely and explore a variety of sights, feelings and sounds. Follow the sound-journey of a little wooden canoe floating between trees in flooded rainforest, through Slavek’s own recordings from the remote Xixuau Xiparina reserve on Rio Jauaperi, off the Rio Negro in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Gentle interludes of classical music will add even more wonder to the experience. Visitors to Ama-zone are asked to be present for the start of the session, for a brief welcome and introduction, but then may wander in and out as they please. Parents/carers are required to accompany children. Each person needs a ticket. Sessions take place in the John Field Room at: 10:30am /11:45am /1.30pm Tickets: €5 per participant

BLOW THE DUST OFF YOUR TRUMPET Blow the Dust Off Your Trumpet is a project developed by The National Concert Hall’s Education & Outreach programme. It is designed to encourage older people, who once played instruments, to take them out of their cases, dust them off, and join fellow musicians in forming an orchestra. The ensemble is open to players of any level, instrument or style and aims to empower older people to rise to the artistic and physical challenges of playing their instruments while creating a musically orientated social community of older people, with The National Concert Hall as their own ‘clubhouse’. The National Concert Hall’s project for older musicians is entitled “Blow the Dust off Your Trumpet”. The orchestra is now at full capacity but we would still like to hear from you! We can either add you to the waiting list, or recommend other organisations that run music projects for older people. Call 085 842 1624 or email blowthedust@gmail.com for further information. We also love receiving your letters - you can write to us at: Education Department The National Concert Hall Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2

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Patron Circle

Enjoy access to the heart of the Hall Join some of the National Concert Hall’s most generous Patrons and play a key part in the development and expansion of the Hall’s artistic programming and educational and outreach activities in communities throughout Ireland.

Patrons enjoy all Friends benefits plus: Priority reservations and personalised service A year round VIP programme of social and cultural activities to enjoy Recognition in National Concert Hall publications

Become a Patron today! Renée Fleming soprano Performing at the National Concert Hall, 24 July 2013

For further information contact: Sinéad Hope, Tel: +353 1 4170072 • E-mail: Sinead.Hope@nch.ie

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We would like to acknowledge with appreciation and gratitude the generous support of our Patron Circle and John Field Society Members Patron Circle

Frank & Ivy Bannister • Tom Bryant • Sharon Burke • Geraldine & David Byrne Denis & Gráinne Cremins • Veronica Dunne • Kevin Kelly • Donagh McDonagh We also gratefully acknowledge those patrons who have requested to remain anonymous.

John Field Society

Frank & Ivy Bannister • Tom Bryant and Family • Sharon Burke • Denis & Gráinne Cremins Sir James & Lady Jeanne Galway • Gráinne Hope • Francis Ludlow Donagh McDonagh • Finbarr & Mary O’Neill • Kieran Tobin • Rosita Wolfe For further information contact Sinéad Hope Tel: +353 1 4170072 or e-mail Sinead.Hope@nch.ie

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CONCESSIONS • Concessions are available on selected concerts to patrons who produce suitable identification • Concessions not requested at time of booking cannot be allocated later GIFT CARDS • Gift Cards can be used online, in person or over the phone. • Please quote the Gift Card number and Redemption Number when booking

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THiIRD LEVEL STUDENT STANDBY SCHEME On production of suitable identification at the Box Office, third level students can avail of tickets for a5 one hour prior to a performance. Please contact the Box Office on the day of the performance for possible availability of this offer. One ticket per student only. GROUPS Got a Group? Get a Deal. Contact the Groups & Reservations Executive Carol Elliott on +3531 408 6793 or email groups@nch.ie Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm CHILD ADMITTANCE Patrons are advised that children under the age of 5 will not be admitted to events which are unsuitable for children. Please contact the Box Office for recommendations regarding age admittance. BABES-IN-ARMS • For family & children’s events, babes-in-arms (children under 12 months) will be admitted to the concert provided that they can be seated throughout the performance on the accompanying adult’s lap. • Please inform the Box Office at time of booking to receive the free infant ticket. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE • Seats are available at the back of the stalls (downstairs) for wheel chair users & their companions • An induction loop system for hard of hearing patrons has been installed in the Main Auditorium • An Infra Red Assistive Listening System is available for events throughout the Main Auditorium and in the John Field Room. To avail of this system please contact our reception desk on the night. Instructions on how to use this system are available on www.nch.ie

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YOUR VISIT GETTING HERE AND PARKING

DISTANCES M50 Motorway: 9km Dublin Airport: 17km Dublin Busáras Station: 3.4km Dublin Connolly Station: 3.5km Dublin Heuston Station: 4.9km BY CAR The National Concert Hall is located in the centre of the city beside St. Stephen’s Green. Please be aware that there is a one-way system in place on St Stephen’s Green so please follow the instructions below. • • • • • •

Follow the signs to the City Centre From O’Connell Street, head south over the River Liffey, down D’Olier Street, past Trinity College onto Nassau Street From Nassau Street, take a right turn onto Kildare Street This will lead you onto St. Stephen’s Green. Continue down towards Baggot Street, take the first right onto Pembroke Street, straight past Fitzwilliam Square until you come to a set of traffic lights Turn right onto Leeson Street and at the next set of traffic lights take the left onto Earlsfort Terrace where The National Concert Hall is situated on the right-hand side

be used as it will leave you on Lower Leeson Street which is just around the corner from The National Concert Hall. For more information or routes and fares, log on to www.aircoach.ie BY TRAIN Pearse Street Station is the nearest DART station to us. Some commuter trains also stop here while others will terminate at Connolly Station For more information on timetables, log on to www.irishrail.ie BY LUAS Harcourt Street is within five minutes’ walk of the National Concert Hall and runs regularly: every five minutes at busy periods and every fifteen minutes at less busy periods DUBLIN BIKES Why not keep it green and use one of the Dublin Bikes available at various points around the city. There is a Dublin Bikes station directly outside The National Concert Hall. There are also two stations on St Stephen’s Green, both of which have credit card terminals. For more information, log on to www.dublinbikes.ie

CAR PARKING FACILITIES Limited parking is available in the grounds of the National Concert Hall. There are also a number of car parks within a short walk of the Hall: The Royal College of Surgeons Car Park, There are some buses that stop on Earlsfort Dawson Street Car Park, Terrace. These Buses are: Schoolhouse Lane, 14, 15, 15a, 15b, 44, 61, 140 Drury Street Car Park, Some buses also stop on St Stephen’s Green Park Rite Car Park, or Leeson Street (depending on which direcSt. Stephen’s Green Car Park tion you are travelling) These buses are: Setanta Place 11, 11a, 11b, 46a, 46b, 92, 140, 145 It is also possible to park on Adelaide Road, Hatch Street, Fitzwilliam Square, St. Stephen’s For more information on routes and timetables, Green, all within walking distance of the Nalog on www.dublinbus.ie tional Concert Hall. Please check for parking If you are travelling directly from Dublin Airport restrictions and notices for Pay & Display areas. to The National Concert Hall, the Aircoach can BY BUS As we are centrally located, there are plenty of options for buses to bring you to The National Concert Hall.

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RED SIDE BALCONY

45 46 47 48 40 41 42 43 44 31 30 29 28 36 35 34 33 32

37 38

21 21 21 21 21 21 21

21 21

ENTRANCE/EXIT ENTRANCE TO STALLS 1-15

STALLS A B C D E F G H J K

29 31 30 29 31 30 29 31 30 29 31 30 29 31 30 29 31 30 29 31 30 29 29

28 28 28 28

27 27 27 27

28 2 7 28 2 7 28 2 7 28 2 7 28 2 7 28 2 7

26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4 25 2 4

23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2 23 2 2

ENTRANCE/EXIT

21 21

GREEN SIDE BALCONY

21 21

ENTRANCE TO CHOIR BALCONY

21 21 2 21 22 21 22 21

ENTRANCE TO STALLS 16-31

EXIT

21 21

EXIT

ENTRANCE/EXIT

6 25 24 2 3 26 2 5 24 23 25 2 4 23 2 2 25 2 4 23 22

21 21

48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

X Y

0 29 28 2 31 3 7 0 29 28 2 7 26 27 2 6

3 B 5 4 3 2 7 6 9 8 5 4 C 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 2 1 7 6 3 8 9 1 D 5 4 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 4 8 5 9 1 E 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 3 2 9 8 1 F 5 4 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 1 G 5 4 9 8 2 6 0 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 1 7 4 3 9 8 2 1 H 6 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 4 3 8 7 1 J 5 9 2 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 4 3 9 8 2 1 K 6 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 4 3 8 7 L 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 M 5 4 9 8 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 4 8 N 1 5 9 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 5 4 9 8 2 1 P 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 4 3 9 8 2 1 Q 6 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 7 4 8 5 9 2 1 R 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 4 3 9 8 2 1 S 6 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 4 3 8 7 1 T 5 9 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 1 U 5 4 9 8 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 4 8 1 V 5 9 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 1 W 9 8 5 4 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 7 6 4 8 9 6 5 1 X 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 3 2 8 7 Y 9 4 5 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 7 6 9 8 6 5 11 10 7 9 8 10 SOUND DESK

52 51 50 49 57 56 55 54 53 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23

A 29 B 30 28 27 26 29 2 25 2 8 27 4 23 C 31 30 26 2 22 5 24 29 23 2 D 31 30 28 27 26 2 29 2 25 2 8 4 2 2 3 22 7 26 E 31 30 25 2 29 4 23 F 31 30 28 27 26 2 2 29 2 G 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 22 29 25 H 31 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 29 2 2 5 24 2 8 27 J 31 30 3 22 26 2 29 K 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 22 29 2 L 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 22 29 2 M 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 2 2 29 2 N 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 2 2 29 2 25 P 31 30 2 8 27 26 24 23 22 25 9 Q 31 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 29 2 2 5 24 2 8 27 R 31 30 3 22 26 2 29 5 S 31 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 29 25 T 31 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 29 2 U 31 30 28 27 26 5 24 23 22 29 25 V 31 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 29 2 25 2 8 27 4 23 W 31 3 2 2

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10

STAGE

EXIT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

ORGAN

21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17 21 20 19 18 17

16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12 16 15 14 13 12

9 8 11 10 9 8 11 10 8 9 11 10 9 8 11 10 8 9 11 10 9 8 11 10 9 8 11 10 9 8 11 10 9 8 11 10 8 9 11 10

YELLOW BALCONY

3 5 4 7 6 H 5 H H 7 6 H 5 7 6 H 5 H H 7 6 5 H 6 7 4 3 5 3 7 6 5 4 3 7 6 5 4 3 7 6 5 4 7 6 4 5 6 7

H H H H H H 2 2

H H 1 1

2 1

A B C D E F G H J K

ENTRANCE/EXIT ENTRANCE TO YELLOW AND RED BALCONIES

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The Art of Renée Fleming CD ¤9.99

ANDRE RIEU “December Lights” CD ¤9.99 RELEASE DATE 30/11/12 “Home For Christmas” DVD ¤17.99 RELEASE DATE 30/11/12

The Art of Bryn Terfel 2CD ¤12.99 BRIAN BYRNE “Tales from the Walled City” Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra CD ¤14.99

Katherine Jenkins “This is Christmas” CD ¤14.99

FRIAR ALESSANDRO “Voice From Assisi” CD ¤14.99

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