What's On At NCH - January - February 2019

WHAT’S ON

January-February 2019

Chanticleer

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS January Tue 1 MS 3:30pm

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra New Year Celebration

Wed 2 Thu 3

MS MS

2pm & 6pm The Wizard Of Oz 2pm & 6pm

Fri 4

MS

8pm

Sat 5

KBRR 11am

Chamber Music Gathering 2019

Sat 5

S 1pm

Chamber Music Gathering 2019

Sat 5

4:30pm

Arís Celebration Choir with special guests

Chamber Music Gathering 2019 at University Church

Sat 5 MS 6:30pm

The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland New Year Gala

Sun 6

MS

8pm

Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt

Mon 7

MS

7:30pm

Space Oddity & Other Songs from the Bowie Universe

Tue 8 MS 8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Mamma Mia - An Abba Celebration

Wed 9 Thu 10 Sat 12

MS MS MS

8pm 8pm 8pm

The Irish Tenors: Coming Home

Fri 11

JFR

1:05pm

Forbidden Fruit

Fri 11

JFR

3pm

Tea Dance Tunes - Dementia Friendly Concert

Fri 11

MS

6pm

Pipeworks Organ Recital

Fri 11 MS 7:30pm

Sat 12

from 10:20am Mini Music

Sat 12 JFR 12pm &

13:30pm Sun 13

MS

8pm

Mon 14- KBRR 9:45am Fri 18 Mon 14 MS Tue 15

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Season: Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts

Family Concert with the WhistleBlast Quartet: Snow White and the Seven Short Stories Reeling in the Showband Years Quavers to Quadratics: Music and Science Workshops

10:30am & Music in the Classroom: Musical Adventures 12:15pm

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

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tue 15 S 1:10pm

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 1

Tue 15

MS

8pm

Brendan Grace - Celebrating 48 Years of Comedy

Wed 16

MS

8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Classical Elation

KBRR 7:30pm Thu 17

Fri 18

JFR

1:05pm

MS 7:30pm Fri 18

NCH International Guitar Series Marco Ramelli Schubert: Rivers, Lakes, Seas RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Dvořák & Brahms

Sat 19

MS

7pm

Dublin Youth Orchestras Annual Concert

Sun 20

MS

8pm

International Concert Series - Chanticleer

MS 10:30am & Music in the Classroom: Leaving Mon 21 12:15pm Certificate Music Guide

Mon 21

MS

8pm

Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes

MS 10:30am & Music in the Classroom: Junior Tue 22 12:15pm Certificate Music Guide

Tue 22 KBRR 1:10pm

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 2

GR Tue 22

Gamelan Ensembles

Tue 22

6pm & 8:15pm

103 from 6:30pm Percussion Lab

MS 8pm Tue 22

Waltons World Masters Series: Tigran Hamasyan

Wed 23

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7:45pm

NCH Sing Out! Choir

Wed 23

MS

8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Totally Tchaikovsky

KBRR 7:30pm Thu 24

Thu 24

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8pm

NCH Chamber Music Series Female Composer Series Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano; Gillian Williams, violin; Úna Hunt, piano Sir Ranulph Fiennes - Living Dangerously

S 3pm & Fri 25 7pm

Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Preliminary Rounds

MS 7:30pm Fri 25

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Great Opera Choruses

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sat 26 S 10am, 2pm Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition:

& 7pm Preliminary Rounds Sat 26 MS 3pm & 8pm Sun 27

MS

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KBRR 3pm Sun 27

Johann Strauss Gala RIAM Performing Groups NCH Chamber Music Series: Gerald Peregrine, cello and Fiachra Garvey, piano

S 11am, 2pm Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Sun 27 & 7pm Preliminary Rounds

MS 5pm & Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Mon 28 8pm Semi-Finals

KBRR 1:10pm Tue 29

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 3

MS 5pm & Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Tue 29 8pm Semi-Finals

Wed 30

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MS 7:30pm Thu 31

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Evening of Operetta Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Grand Final

February Fri 1

JFR

1:05pm

The Bugle Babes: Sisters!

Fri 1

MS

7:30pm

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Towards 2022

Sat 2 MS 12pm &

2pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – The Film: Live in Concert

Tue 5 KBRR 1:10pm

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland: History and Evolution 3, Talk 4

Tue 5 MS 7:30pm

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year Concert

Wed 6 103

On a High Note!: Music Workshops for Primary School Students

9.30am, 11am & 12:30pm

Wed 6 MS 8pm

International Concert Series: Paul Lewis, Piano

Thu 7

Piano Masterclass with Paul Lewis

KBRR

10:30am

Thu 7 S 7:30pm

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NCH Chamber Music Series: Female Composer Series - Concorde

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thur 7 MS 8pm

Christie Hennessy: The Last Goodbye, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Fri 8

JFR

1:05pm

Jim Doherty’s 80th Birthday Bash

Fri 8

MS

7:30pm

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Sat 9

MS

3pm &

Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 24th

8pm

Festival of Youth Orchestras

Sun 10

KBRR 3pm

Schubertreise XIX

Sun 10

MS

Charlie Landsborough in Concert

8pm

KBRR 1:10pm Tue 12

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 5

Tue 12

MS

8pm

The Definitive Rat Pack

Wed 13

MS

8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Love Never Dies

Thu 14 MS 8pm

International Concert Series: Nikolaj Znaider, violin, Robert Kulek, piano

Fri 15

Romanza: Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day

JFR

1:05pm

MS 7:30pm Fri 15

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Bryn Terfel

Fri 15

KBRR 8:30pm

Craig Taborn - Solo

Sat 16

MS

GoGo Penguin

8pm

MS 8pm Sun 17

Words+Ideas Dolly Alderton: Everything I Know About Love

Tue 19 KBRR 1:10pm

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 6

Tue 19

MS

8pm

An Evening with Johnny McEvoy

Wed 20

MS

8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Roll Over Beethoven

Wed 20

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Anakronos: The Red Book of Ossory

Thu 21

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10:30am

One Day Junior Songschool

Thu 21

MS

8pm

Perspectives: Bill Frisell Trio

Fri 22

JFR

1:05pm

Elgar 85th Anniversary Concert

Fri 22

MS

6pm

Pipeworks Organ Recital

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Fri 22 MS 7:30pm

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Vilde Frang Plays Stravinsky

Fri 22 KBRR 7:30pm

NCH International Guitar Series: Pavel Steidl

Sat 23

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10:45am & Youth Workshops: Let’s Drum & Gamelan Sat 23 12pm Sat 23 Sun 24 Tue 26

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7:30pm 3pm 7:30pm

KBRR 3pm Sun 24

La bohème

NCH Chamber Music Series: Gerald Peregrine, cello and Fiachra Garvey, piano

JFR 10:30am & Bring Along a Baby Mon 25 12:30pm Tue 26

JFR

11am

KBRR 7:30pm Wed 27

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Special Schools Sing-Along NCH International Guitar Series: Nigel North, lute

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019

Wizard of Oz

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: New Year Celebration Tuesday 1 January 3:30pm

The Wizard Of Oz Wednesday 2 January 2pm & 6pm Thursday 3 January 2pm & 6pm

Main Stage

Main Stage

Neil Thomson, conductor Teodor Ilincai, tenor Anna Devin, soprano

Tony Finnegan, the Lion Aidan Faughey, musical director Rebecca Leonard, choreographer Directed by Vivian Coates

Prepare yourself for a New Year celebration where music of captivating glamour and joyous gaiety reigns supreme! Strauss family and Viennese favourites will set your toes a-tapping. Add in a complimentary glass of bubbly and it’s just what one wants on the first day of a New Year!

Tickets: €49.50, €44.50, €34.50 (choir balcony: €24.50) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow and all the way to the National Concert Hall this Christmas for the musical of all musicals – the wonderful Wizard of Oz! This lavish production features a starstudded cast, spectacular costumes and sets, and the wonderful Festival Chorus, dancers and orchestra.

Tickets: €36, €32, €29 Child: €25 for matinée only Limited Family Tickets: €99 (family of 4, maximum 2 adults) Presented by Festival Productions

Arís Celebration Choir with special guests Friday 4 January 8pm Main Stage

With guests: The Kilkenny’s, Patrick Bergin, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh and Donna Taggart. Arís Celebration Choir perform an inspiring repertoire of traditional and modern classics with very special guests.

Tickets: €40, €35, €30 Presented by Pat Egan Sponsored by Allianz

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Chamber Music Gathering 2019 Saturday 5 January 2019, 11am

The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland New Year Gala

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Saturday 5 January 6:30pm

Mozart String Quintet in C major K.515

Main Stage

Eoin Ducrot violin | Maighréad McCrann violin | Tríona Milne viola | David Kenny viola | Jane O’Hara cello Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115 Seamus Wylie clarinet | David O’Doherty violin| Siobhán Doyle violin | Fiachra de hÓra viola | Christopher Ellis cello

Gearóid Grant, conductor David Tobin, violin

Saturday 5 January 2019, 1pm The Studio Beethoven String Quintet in E flat major Op.4 Elaine Clark violin | Patrick Rafter violin | Ed Creedon viola | Martha Campbell viola Miriam Roycroft cello Schulhoff String Sextet

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Khachaturian Sabre Dance Khachaturian Spartacus Suite No.2.

Adagio of Spartacus Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in

F minor Tickets: €20. Child: €10 Concessions available

Lynda O’Connor violin| David McElroy violin | Martin Moriarty viola Cian Ó Dúill viola | Ailbhe McDonagh cello | Aoife Burke cello

Presented by the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland Sponsored by the Department of Education and Skills / The Arts Council

Dvořák String Quintet Op.97

Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt

Mairéad Hickey violin | Anna Cashell violin | Seamus Hickey viola | Rosalind Ventris viola | Jane O’Hara cello

Sunday 6 January 8pm

Saturday 5 January 2019, 4.30pm

This Is Going to Hurt is the hilarious, at times horrifying, and occasionally heart-breaking diary of a former junior doctor turned comedian. After working 97 hour weeks, making life or death decisions in a hospital, Adam decided to hang up his stethoscope and share his collection of scribbled diaries.

In recounting what he went through, Kay opens our eyes to life on a hospital ward in his bestselling medical memoir.

University Church, St. Stephen’s Green

Brahms String Quintet Op. 88 Maighréad McCrann violin | David O’Doherty violin | Fiachra de hÓra viola Tríona Milne viola | Christopher Marwood cello Nielsen Wind Quintet Op. 43 Miriam Kaczor flute | Matthew Manning oboe | Macdara Ó Seiradáin clarinet Cormac Ó hAodaín horn | Greg Crowley bassoon

Main Stage

Tickets €34.50, €29.50

Schubert String Quintet D.956 Patrick Rafter violin | Siobhán Doyle violin Ed Creedon viola | Killian White cello Yseult Cooper Stockdale cello Tickets €15 or €40 for all 3 concerts Presented in association with the National String Quartet Foundation

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Space Oddity & Other Songs from the Bowie Universe Monday 7 January 7:30pm Main Stage

“I Heart Bowie” team up with the Trinity Orchestra and special guests to present a special 50th anniversary performance of Bowie’s album Space Oddity and his greatest hits.

Tickets: €26, €22 (choir balcony: €18) Concessions available Presented by Dublin Bowie Festival

The Irish Tenors

The Irish Tenors - Coming Home Wednesday 9 January 8pm Thursday 10 January 8pm Saturday 12 January 8pm Main Stage

Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan have been touring together as The Irish Tenors since 1999, with sold-out shows throughout the world. Their faces and voices are familiar to PBS audiences through several specials, including the “Ellis Island” recordings that sold a million CDs and DVDs. Tickets: €70, €60 (choir balcony: €40) Concessions available

RTÉ CO

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Mamma Mia - An Abba Celebration

Presented by Pat Egan Sound Ltd

Tuesday 8 January 8pm

John Field Room

Forbidden Fruit Friday 11 January 1:05pm

Main Stage

Andy O’Callaghan, conductor Celebration Singers The RTÉ Concert Orchestra kicks off 2019 with the Celebration Singers and a celebration of all your favourite Abba hits.

Don’t miss your favourite playlist including Waterloo, Fernando, The Winner Takes It All, Money Money Money, Dancing Queen and the wonderful Mamma Mia!

Forbidden Fruit, a musical exploration of emotional states including the world premiere of a song cycle by Colman Pearce, written for soprano Catrina Scullion and pianist Catriona McElhinney-Grimes.

Tickets: €18 Concessions available Presented by Catrina Scullion and Catriona McElhinney-Grimes

Tickets: €39.50, €33, €27, €22, (choir balcony: €12) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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Tea Dance Tunes

Tea Dance Tunes - Dementia Friendly Concert Friday 11 January 3pm John Field Room

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

Tickets: €2.50 Presented by NCH Kindly supported by Michael and Loret O’Brien and Dublin City Council North Central Area

Pipeworks Organ Recital Friday 11 January 6pm Main Stage

Peter Barley, organ Vivaldi/Bach Organ Concerto in D minor BWV 596 Mozart Epistle Sonata in C

(arr. Jean Guillou) Widor Symphony No. 5, Allegro (first movement)

Nathalie Stutzmann

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Friday 11 January 7:30pm Main Stage

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor Christian Ihle Hadland, piano Haydn Symphony No. 94, ‘Surprise’ Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, ‘Italian’ Ticket: €38.50, €31, €23.50 (choir balcony: €15) Limited Concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Free ticketed concert Presented by Pipeworks, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and NCH

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019

Snow White and the Seven Short Stories

Mini Music Saturday 12 January from 10:20am Room A34 & A35

An action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 8 years old.

Mini Minors Mini Majors Mini Mezzos

Mini Muchos

Mini Maxis

Mini Maestros

10:20am: 3-12 months 11:00am: 1-2 years 10:20am & 11:40am: 2-3 years 12:20am & 1:50pm: 3-4 years 1:00pm & 1:45pm: 4-5 years 1-1.45pm: 5-8 years

Tickets: €120 per 10-week term / €155 per 10-week term (Mini Maestros) Second child and Young Maestro discounts available

Family Concert with the WhistleBlast Quartet: Snow White and the Seven Short Stories Saturday 12 January 12pm & 1:30pm John Field Room

Join the WhistleBlast Quartet for a musical adventure through popular fairy tales and children’s stories. Lots of participation promised to keep all of our younger audience members involved and entertained.

Tickets: €12 Child: €10 Family Tickets: €37 (family of 4, maximum 2 adults) Presented by NCH

Presented by NCH

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Ronan Collins

Reeling in the Showband Years Sunday 13 January 8pm Main Stage

Reeling in the Showband Years is back and bigger and better than ever. Starring the legends of the era, Red Hurley, Ronan Collins, Linda Martin and many more!

Tickets: €35, €30 (choir balcony: €25) Concessions available Presented by Tommy Swarbrigg

Quavers to Quadratics: Music and Science Workshops Monday 14 – Friday 18 January 9:45am - 2pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

We welcome primary school groups (3rd-6th classes) to this series of hands-on, practical workshops, taking place both at your school and in the NCH. Explore why different instruments look and sound the way they do; and examine sound, resonance and vibration using both musical and scientific equipment.

Gavin Maloney

Music in the Classroom: Musical Adventures Monday 14 January 10:30am & 12:15pm Tuesday 15 January 10:30am & 12:15pm Main Stage

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Gavin Maloney, conductor Presented by Tom Redmond Take the adventure of a lifetime as the RTÉ NSO and master of musical mayhem and fun Tom Redmond, explore the worlds of mystery and magic, of imagination and legend in music of drama and romance, energy and excitement, poetry and power drawn from the opera house, concert hall and cinema screen, and all seen through the eyes of fantastic creatures!

Tickets: €10 for students.

Accompanying teachers go free.

Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Free but ticketed event for DEIS schools, early booking is advised. Includes mandatory teacher training day on 22 November.

Presented by the NCH, University College Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin Schools of Education Generously supported by Science Foundation Ireland and Dublin Port Company

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 1

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Classical Elation - Music to Thrill and Inspire

Tuesday 15 January 1:10pm

Wednesday 16 January 8pm Main Stage

The Studio

Stephen Bell, conductor Joseph Moog, soloist

Stuart Kinsella, speaker “Considering choral music in Ireland” Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

The ultimate feel good album you have always wanted - LIVE. Spine tingling music, lush soundscapes, and seductive rhythms.

From Puccini’s arias to Ravel’s Bolero via West Side Story.

Tickets: €39.50, €33, €27, €22 (choir balcony: €12) Limited concessions available

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with the NCH

Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Marco Ramelli Brendan Grace

NCH International Guitar Series

Brendan Grace - Celebrating 48 Years of Comedy

Thursday 17 January 7:30pm

Tuesday 15 January 8pm

Marco Ramelli, guitar

Main Stage

The greatest family comedian of his generation proudly celebrates the best and most requested pieces from his vast repertoire over the last 48 years.

Tickets: €35, €30 Concessions available Presented by Pat Egan

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Barrios Prelude a minor, Mazurka Apassionata Barrios La Cathedral Giacometti In Absentia Essentia (saudade) - dedicated to Marco Ramelli Tarrega Capricho Arabe Ramelli Blue Barrios Confésion, Choro de Saudade Barrios Waltz No. 3, Waltz No. 4 Tickets: €17.50 Series of six concerts in the NCH International Guitar Series: €90 Presented by NCH

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Barry Douglas

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák 6 & Brahms Concerto No. 2 Friday 18 January 7:30pm Sharon Carty

Schubert: Rivers, Lakes, Seas Friday 18 January 1:05pm

Main Stage

Jaime Martín, conductor Barry Douglas, piano

John Field Room

Dvořák Brahms

Sharon Carty, mezzo-soprano Niall Kinsella, piano Musici Ireland

SOUNDINGS Free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Artist(s) in conversation.

Leading Irish chamber ensemble Musici Ireland and pianist Niall Kinsella perform Schubert’s famous “Trout-Quintet”, based on his song “The Trout”. In addition to this masterpiece, Irish mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty performs a selection of Schubert songs on the theme “Rivers, Lakes & Seas”.

Tickets: €16 Concessions available Presented by Irish Songmakers in association with Musici Ireland with kind support from E-Z Heating Solutions Ltd.

Symphony No. 6 Piano Concerto No. 2

Tickets: €38.50, €31, €23.50 (choir balcony: €15) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Dublin Youth Orchestras Annual Concert Saturday 19 January 7pm Main Stage

DYO DYO DYO DYO

Junior Strings Orchestra Intermediate Orchestra Concert Orchestra Symphony Orchestra

DYO consists of 4 separate orchestras with a total of 400 players between the ages of 9 and 21.

Tickets: €25 Concessions available Presented by Dublin Youth Orchestras

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate Music Guide Monday 21 January 10:30am & 12:15pm Main Stage

Gavin Maloney, conductor Presented by Tom Redmond Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Chanticleer

NCH International Concert Series: Chanticleer

Tickets: €10 for students Accompanying teachers going free Unreserved seating Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Sunday 20 January 8pm Main Stage

Their chosen programme for Dublin, titled Then and There, Here and Now, contains music by some of Chanticleer’s favourite composers, from Palestrina and Victoria to Mason Bates and Steven Stucky, Lustrous examples of the South American baroque, as well as audience favourite arrnaged by Jennings, Puerling, McGlynn and others.

Then and There, Here and Now reflects the expansive aesthetic and seamless virtuosity in ensemble singing which have been Chanticleer’s hallmark for four decades..

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with Majella Hollywood, CEO of Chamber Choir Ireland.

Ronnie Spector

Tickets €55, €47.50, €37.50, €27.50

Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes

Presented by the NCH as part of the International Concert Series 18/19 Supported by the Irish Times and RTÉ Supporting the Arts

Monday 21 January 8pm Main Stage

Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes, the ultimate ‘Girl Group,’ return to the concert stage, 55 years after their first UK tour in January 1964. This 2019 mini-tour encompasses major British cities and also will bring Ronnie back to Dublin for her first appearance here in over 25 years.

Tickets: €55, €50, €45 Presented by NCH

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 2 Tuesday 22 January 1:10pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Susan O’Regan, speaker “Choral societies in 19th century Cork” Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

Tom Redmond & Gavin Maloney

Music in the Classroom: Junior Certificate Music Guide

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with NCH

Tuesday 22 January 10:30am & 12:15pm Main Stage

Gavin Maloney, conductor Presented by Tom Redmond Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture Grieg ‘Morning Mood’, ‘Anitra’s Dance’ and ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ from

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Vivaldi A movement from ‘Winter’, The Four Seasons Copland ‘Hoe down’ from Rodeo The Imperial March John Williams from The Empire Strikes Back Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Tickets: €10 for students Accompanying teachers going free Unreserved seating

Gamelan Ensemble

Gamelan Ensembles Course Tuesday 22 January 6pm & 8:15pm Gamelan Room

The Gamelan is a terrific instrument for both learning and performing. Join us for a new 8 week course. There is no requirement of previous musical experience – all levels welcome.

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term Presented by NCH

Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Percussion Lab Tuesday 22 January 6:30pm, 7:30pm & 8:30pm Room 103

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

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term NCH Sing Out! Choir

Presented by NCH

NCH Sing Out! Choir Wednesday 23 January 7:45pm Room 103

Come together and find your voice.

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

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term

Tigran Hamasyan

Waltons World Masters Series: Tigran Hamasyan Tuesday 22 January 8pm

Presented by NCH

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents: Totally Tchaikovsky Wednesday 23 January 8pm

Main Stage

Tigran Hamasyan, piano, electronics Arve Henrikson, trumpets, electronics Dublin Chamber Choir World-renowned pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan is just 30 years old but has amassed an extraordinary body of work. This unique event will blend Tigran’s solo piano with the great Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and an Irish choir.

Tickets: €35 Presented by Waltons New School of Music

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Robert Houlihan, conductor Josu de Solaun, piano As a First Prize winner of the XIII George Enescu International Piano Competition in Bucharest, the XV Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition and the First European Union Piano Competition, Josu De Solaun has been invited to perform in distinguished concert series throughout the world. The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is delighted to welcome Josu to Dublin for a night that will feature the genius of Tchaikovsky.

Tickets: €39.50, €33, €27, €22 (choir balcony: €12) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

NCH Chamber Music Series: Female Composer Series

Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously

Thursday 24 January 7:30pm

Thursday 24 January 8pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Main Stage

Sharon Carty, mezzo soprano Gillian Williams, violin Úna Hunt, piano

Named by the Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ has many record-breaking achievements. He was the first to reach both Poles, the first to cross the Antarctic and Arctic Ocean, and the first to circumnavigate the world along its polar axis.

Songs and piano music by Fauré and Debussy coupled with the prominent female composer Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) and Franco-Irish composers: Augusta Holmès (1847-1903), Adela Maddison (1862-1929) and Hope Temple (1859-1938).

Tickets: €17.50 €90 for all 6 concerts

Tickets: €34, €30 Returns only Presented by NCH

Presented by NCH in association with ‘Sounding the Feminists’ and supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Creative Ireland

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Andrew Foster Williams

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Great Opera Choruses Friday 25 January 7:30pm

Veronica Dunne

Main Stage

Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Preliminary Rounds Friday 25 January 3pm & 7pm Saturday 26 January 10am & 2pm & 7pm Sunday 27 January 11am & 2pm & 7pm The Studio

The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition returns to Dublin with a week of world class singing. The Semi-Finals will see 16 talented singers compete for a place in the Grand Final.

Tickets: €5 per session & €10 for full day Presented by Friends of the Vocal Arts Sponsored by Department of Culture, Heritage & Gaeltacht, Griffith College Dublin, Merrion Hotel Dublin, RTÉ Lyric FM

Ted Sperling, conductor Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone RTÉ Philharmonic Choir Mark Hindley, chorus master Verdi Nabucco ‘Va, pensiero’ (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) Verdi Macbeth Witches’ Chorus Verdi Otello ‘Credo in un Dio crudel’ Tannhäuser Pilgrim’s Wagner Chorus Boris Godunov Mussorgsky Coronation Scene Leoncavallo Pagliacci Bell Chorus Puccini Madame Butterfly Humming Chorus Gounod Faust ‘Gloire immortelle de nos aIeux’ (Soldier’s Chorus) Eugene Onegin Waltz Tchaikovsky Scene Verdi Aida Triumphal Scene Verdi Il trovatore Anvil Chorus Tosca ‘Te Deum’ Puccini Full price €40, €34.50, €28.50 Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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Johann Strauss Gala

Johann Strauss Gala Saturday 26 January 3pm & 8pm Main Stage

John Rigby, conductor Corinne Cowling, soprano Nico Darmanin, tenor Johann Strauss Orchestra Alexandra Worrall, director and choreographer An enchanting concert of all your favourite waltzes and polkas. Music that comes from the heart of Vienna, dancing in the midst of a winter wonderland.

Tickets: €49.50, €46.50, €36.50 (choir balcony: €26) Concessions available Presented by Raymond Gubbay Ltd

RIAM Performing Groups Sunday 27 January 6pm Main Stage

An array of fantastic talent, from tiny tots to seasoned performers from the RIAM Junior Choirs, Junior Strings, Wind Ensembles, Recorder Ensemble and Intermediate Orchestra. Join over 300 musicians from the Academy’s Junior School for a veritable feast of their favourite musical things and very probably some of your own too!

Gerald Peregrine

NCH Chamber Music Series: Bach to Beethoven Sunday 27 January 3pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Gerald Peregrine, cello Fiachra Garvey, piano Bach Sonata No. 1 on G major

BWV 1027 Beethoven Sonata No. 1 in F major

Opus 5/1 Beethoven Variations in G major on a theme by Handel WoO 45 Beethoven Sonata No. 2 in G minor Opus 5/2 Tickets: €17.50 All three concerts in Bach to Beethoven Series: €45 Presented by NCH

Tickets: €12.50 Concessions available Presented by Royal Irish Academy of Music

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Semi-Finals Monday 28 January 5pm & 8pm Tuesday 29 January 5pm & 8pm Main Stage

The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition returns to Dublin with a week of world class singing. Two nights of Semi-Finals where 16 singers will compete for a place in the Grand Final.

Tickets: €20 Concessions available Presented by Friends of the Vocal Arts Sponsored by Department of Culture, Heritage & Gaeltacht, Griffith College Dublin, Merrion Hotel Dublin, RTÉ Lyric FM

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 3 Tuesday 29 January 1:10pm

Claudia Boyle

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: An Evening of Operetta Wednesday 30 January 8pm Main Stage

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Anne Barry, speaker “From Solo Song to Ensemble Setting: Traditional Melodies in Irish Choral Music”

Timothy Henty, conductor Claudia Boyle, soprano Simon Butteriss, soloist

Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

An evening of operetta: the sparkle, fun and wit of this beautiful genre, including a celebration of the centenary of Irish born composer Victor Herbert. Other composers include Sigmund Romberg, Franz Lehar, Ivor Novello and Rudolf Kalman.

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks

Tickets: €39.50, €33, €27, €22 (choir balcony: €12) Limited concessions available

Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with NCH

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Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition

David Brophy

Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition: Grand Final

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Towards 2022

Thursday 31 January 7:30pm

Friday 1 February 7:30pm

Main Stage

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Six finalists will perform with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Laurent Wagner.

David Brophy, conductor Fergal Caulfield, organ

Tickets: €35, €25 (choir balcony: €15) Presented by Friends of the Vocal Arts Sponsored by Department of Culture, Heritage & Gaeltacht, Griffith College Dublin, Merrion Hotel Dublin, RTÉ Lyric FM

The Bugle Babes: Sisters!

Friday 1 February 1:05pm John Field Room

Derby Browne and The Bugle Babes perform music by The Andrews Sisters, King Sisters, Glenn Miller, The Chordettes, and many more sister groups from the ‘forties and ‘fifties heyday from their debut album - ‘Gee Whizz!’

Stanford Irish Rhapsody No. 2, ‘The Lament for the Son of Ossian’ John Buckley Concerto for Organ and Orchestra Ina Boyle Symphony No. 1, ‘Glencree’ SOUNDINGS free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Artist(s) in conversation.

Tickets: €25 (choir balcony: €15) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: €18 Concessions available Presented by Derby Browne

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 4 Tuesday 5 February 1:10pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Úna Hunt, speaker “Moore’s Irish Melodies & the unknown Part Songs by Sir John Stevenson” Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – The Film: Live in Concert

Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with NCH

Saturday 2 February 12pm & 2pm Main Stage

Created by City of London Sinfonia Author: Michael Rosen Composer: Stuart Hancock Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for a live screening of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! Five children and their dog go out to hunt a bear. They travel through grass, a river, mud, a forest and a snowstorm before coming face to face with a bear in its cave. Chaos ensues! A lovely musical family treat for all. © Bear Hunt Films Limited MMXVI Tickets: €25 | Child: €15 | Family ticket: €70 (family of 4, maximum 2 adults) Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra

José Serebrier

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Chinese New Year Concert Tuesday 5 February 7:30pm Main Stage

José Serebrier, conductor Gary Beecher, piano New Dublin Voices Li Huanzhi Spring Festival Overture Anonymous My Motherland Xiaogang Ye Cantonese Suite

Starry Sky Winter

Sichuan Image Tickets: €25 (choir balcony: €15) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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On a High Note!

On a High Note! – Music Workshops for Primary School Students Wednesday 6 February 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm Room 103

Mary Curran, tutor Designed to support and compliment the primary school music curriculum, these fun and interactive music workshops provide an introduction to the world of rhythm, melody, singing, rap writing, and percussion. Available for booking to primary school groups.

Tickets: €8 per student, complimentary tickets for teachers.

Presented by NCH

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Paul Lewis

NCH International Concert Series: Paul Lewis, piano Wednesday 6 February 8pm Main Stage

Haydn Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI: 34 Brahms Three Intermezzi Op. 117 Beethoven 33 Variations in C on a Waltz

by Diabelli Op. 120 Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.

Tickets: €55, €47.50, €37.50, €27.50 Presented by NCH as part of the International Concert series 18/19 Supported by the Irish Times and RTÉ Supporting the Arts

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Piano Masterclass with Paul Lewis Thursday 7 February 10:30am - 1:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Internationally acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire, English pianist Paul Lewis offers this masterclass to advanced piano students.

To apply, please submit your musical CV along with the repertoire you would present in the masterclass no later than Thursday 17 February to education@nch.ie.

Observer ticket: €5 | Participant fee: €40 Christie Hennessy

Presented by NCH

Christie Hennessy: The Last Goodbye, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Thursday 7 February 8pm Main Stage

Christie Hennessey’s three children, Hermione, Tim and Amber come together with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to celebrate the folk singer-songwriter’s long-spanning career as one of Ireland’s best-loved performers.

Concorde

NCH Chamber Music Series: Female Composer Series Thursday 7 February 7:30pm

Tickets: €40, €35, €30 Presented by Universal Music Ireland in association with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

The Studio

Jim Doherty’s 80th Birthday Bash

Trailblazers Concorde Jane O’Leary, director

Friday 8 February 1:05pm John Field Room

Concorde, Ireland’s longest-established contemporary music ensemble, perform works by leading international female composers of the last half century.

Ireland’s senior jazz-piano figure hits four score in the illustrious company of Dave Fleming, Myles Drennan, Richie Buckley, Brendan Doyle,Susannah de Wrixon, and of course, Honor Heffernan.

Tickets: €17.50 €90 for all 6 concerts in the series

Tickets: €18 Concessions available

Presented by NCH in association with ‘Sounding the Feminists’ and supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

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Sarah Hicks

Julianstown Youth Orchestra

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Williams, Copland, Grofé, Puccini Friday 8 February 7:30pm

Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 24th Festival of Youth Orchestras

Main Stage

Saturday 9 February 3pm & 8pm

Sarah Hicks, conductor Peter Auty, tenor John Williams The Cowboys Overture Copland Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Grofé Excerpts from Grand Canyon Suite Puccini Excerpts from La fanciulla del West SOUNDINGS free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Artist(s) in conversation.

Tickets: €38.50, €31, €23.50 (choir balcony: €15) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ Symphony Orchestra

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3pm performance Music Matters Orchestra Julianstown Youth Orchestra Scoil Úna Naofa Violin & Orchestra Project Belvedere College Symphony Orchestra 8pm performance NósNua – Louth Youth Folk Orchestra Ceol na Mara Orchestra Athenry Camerata Cork Youth Orchestra The 2019 Festival of Youth Orchestras will see over 500 young players from around Ireland perform classical works and modern arrangements for youth orchestra in a variety of styles. It’s a family-friendly event not to be missed.

Tickets: €20 Family Ticket: €45 (family of 4, maximum 2 adults) Concessions available Presented the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Schubertreise XIX Sunday 10 February 3pm

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 5

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Tuesday 12 February 1:10pm

Conor Biggs and Michel Stas return to the Kevin Barry Recital Room to continue their titanesque Schubert series, the performance of the complete songs of Schubert.

Tickets: €15

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Seamus Crimmins interviews Colin Mawby.

“Raised Voices: RTÉ’s choral bloom, 1984-1990” Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

Presented by NCH

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with NCH

Charlie Landsborough

Charlie Landsborough in Concert Sunday 10 February 8pm Main Stage

The Rat Pack

Charlie is generally recognised and categorised as a country singer, however, as his fans will tell you, country music is only one part of his live shows and music catalogue. Join us for a memorable evening of beautiful ballads, folk, blues, country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop, gospel and anthems with the immensely talented Charlie Landsborough.

The Definitive Rat Pack Tuesday 12 February 8pm Main Stage

Tickets: €32.50 Concessions available

Take a trip back to a golden era and sit back, watch and listen to the world’s finest interpreters of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. Joined by the Eugene McCarthy Big Band, some of the finest musicians in the industry and by the three delectable gold diggers.

Presented by David Hull Promotions

Tickets: €45, €40, €35 Presented by Pat Egan Sound Ltd

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Nikolaj Znaider

NCH International Concert Series: Nikolaj Znaider, violin Robert Kulek, piano

Romanza: Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day

Thursday 14 February 8pm

John Field Room

Main Stage

Beethoven Sonata No. 1 in

D major, Op. 12 Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G major Shostakovich Preludes Op. 34, Nos.

10, 15, 16 and 24 Prokofiev Sonata No. 2 in D major “The duo...brought down the house with their tremendous drive and fire” Seen and Heard International Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with Sarah Sew, Head of Strings & Chamber Music, RIAM.

Friday 15 February 1:05pm Sandra Oman, soprano John Molloy, bass Mary McEvoy, actress David Wray, piano A romantic celebration for Valentine’s weekend. Sandra Oman and John Molloy are joined by actress Mary McEvoy in a programme of Irish, English, Neapolitan and French love songs, and songs from the movies, interspersed with Shakespearean sonnets and love poems.

Tickets: €18. Concessions available.

Presented by Sheldon Nulty Music

Tickets: €55, €47.50, €37.50 (choir balcony: €27.50) Presented by NCH as part of the International Concert Series 18/19 Supported by the Irish Times and RTÉ Supporting the Arts

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Bryn Terfel

Craig Taborn

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Bryn Terfel

Craig Taborn: Solo

Friday 15 February 7:30pm

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Main Stage

Gareth Jones, conductor Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone Mozart ‘Non piu andrai’ from The Marriage of Figaro Verdi ‘L’onoroe! Ladri!’ from Falstaff Mozart ‘Madamina, il catalogo e questo’ from Don Giovanni Wagner ‘Was duftet doch der Flieder’ from Die Meistersinger ‘ Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge’ from Das Rheingold Traditional Oh Shenandoah Harnick/Bock ‘If I Were A Rich Man’ from Fiddler on the Roof

Friday 15 February 8:30pm US Pianist Craig Taborn has been lauded by critics as “one of the best jazz pianists alive” (NY Times). A master of invention, this Kevin Barry Recital Room concert is a rare opportunity to catch him centre stage for a performance which promises to be as exhilarating as it is serene.

Tickets: €18 Presented by Improvised Music Company in association with NCH

Tickets: €69.50, €55.50, €42.50 (choir balcony: €29.50) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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GoGo Penguin

Dolly Alderton

GoGo Penguin

Words+Ideas Dolly Alderton: Everything I Know About Love

Saturday 16 February 8pm Main Stage

GoGo Penguin’s music has been described as acoustic-electronica but they draw equally on rock, jazz and minimalism, game soundtracks and glitchy-electronica to create their unique music. Their album v2.0 won the Mercury Prize album of the year in 2014 and following that they have signed to Blue Note records, released two more albums, and toured their own score to the cult film Koyaanisqatsi.

Tickets: €30 Presented by ChoiceCuts

Sunday 17 February 8pm Main Stage

When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up, award-winning journalist, Sunday Times Style columnist and host of iTunes #1 podcasts, Love Stories and The High-Low, Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. Her bestselling début book, Everything I Know About Love, intricately weaved together personal stories and satirical observations that resonated with women of every age. Interviewed live on stage by best friend and long-time collaborator, Lauren Bensted, expect wildly funny, and sometimes heart-breaking, stories.

With your chance to ask Dolly your own searching questions, this is an evening not to be missed.

Tickets: €25, €20 Presented by NCH

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Johnny McEvoy

Beethoven

An Evening with Johnny McEvoy Tuesday 19 February 8pm

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Roll Over Beethoven

Main Stage

Wednesday 20 February 8pm

Johnny McEvoy is one of the most enduring and talented Irish singer/ songwriters. This evening will include Muirsin Durkan, Boston Burglar, Those Brown Eyes, Long Long Before Your Time plus some songs from his new album.

His songs are haunting, evocative and beautifully presented with many in the folk and ballad style.

Tickets: €35, €30, €25 Concessions available

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Neil Thomson, conductor Luiz Felipe Coelho, violin Beethoven Overture Fidelio Violin Concerto

Symphony No. 5 Tickets: €39.50, €33, €27, €22 (choir balcony: €12) Limited concessions available Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Presented by Pat Egan Sound Ltd.

Anakronos: The Red Book of Ossory

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland - History and Evolution 3, Talk 6

Wednesday 20 February 8:30pm

Tuesday 19 February 1:10pm

Caitríona O’Leary, voice Deirdre O’Leary, clarinet Nick Roth, saxophone Francesco Turrisi, keyboards and percussion

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Mark Fitzgerald, speaker “Irish choral music since 1945” Explore the broad history of Irish choral music in this Tuesday lunchtime lecture series, featuring musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

Tickets: €5 Full Talk Series: €25 for 6 talks Presented by Chamber Choir Ireland in association with NCH

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New collaborative arrangements of songs from the 14th century in a fascinating and compelling synthesis of medieval and contemporary performance styles, featuring four of Ireland’s most innovative interpreters of early music, contemporary classical, traditional and jazz.

Tickets: €17.50 Presented by NCH Supported by the Arts Council

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Bill Frisell Trio

One Day Junior Songschool

Perspectives: Bill Frisell Trio

Thursday 21 February 10:30 - 2:30pm

Thursday 21 February 8pm

The Studio

Main Stage

Junior Songschool is for students aged 8 -12 years old who are interested in writing and recording songs, performing them in concert, forming bands and having fun.

Bill Frisell, guitars Tony Scheer, bass Kenny Wollesen, drums

Free concert for family and friends at 2pm Tickets: €20 20% discount for Young Maestros Presented by NCH

Baltimore born jazz guitarist Bill Frisell has created a sound of his own and his own place in music. Although steeped in the jazz tradition, his music includes shades of rock, country and bluegrass, among various other styles. One of the most acclaimed guitarists in contemporary music, he has just released the solo album Music Is which reached number 1 in the Billboard Jazz Charts. He comes to Dublin with his estimable trio, and a wealth of songs from a stellar career.

Tickets €40, €34, €27 Presented by NCH. Supported by The Irish Times

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Vilde Frang

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Vilde Frang Plays Stravinsky Friday 22 February 7:30pm Main Stage

Cristian Macelaru, conductor Vilde Frang, violin

Edward Elgar

Elgar 85th Anniversary Concert Friday 22 February 1:05pm John Field Room

Tickets: €38.50, €31, €23.50 (choir balcony: €15) Limited concessions available

Sarah Lane, violin Catriona McElhinney, piano Elgar Sonata in E Minor Op. 82 Reminiscences Chanson De Mation Op. 15 No. 2

Chanson De Nuit Op. 15 No. 1

Salut D’Amour Op. 12 Tickets: €18 Concessions available Presented by NOS DUO

Pipeworks Organ Recital Friday 22 February 6pm Main Stage

David Leigh, organ Karg-Elert Seven Pastels from the Lake of Constance Free ticketed concert Presented by Pipeworks, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and NCH

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Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture Stravinsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

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NCH International Guitar Series Pavel Steidl Friday 22 February 7:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Mertz Liebeslied, Romanze, Mazurka, Lied ohne worte Legnani Capricci, Paganini Sonate, Ghiribizzi (Selection) Two Etudes Regondi Phillip Houghton Ophelia ... A Haunted Sonata Mauro Giuliani Rossiniana No. 1 Op.199 Pavel Steidl ‘And you go to Ithica too’ / Hommage a Jana Obrovska Tickets: €17.50 Series of six concerts in the NCH International Guitar Series: €90 Presented in association with Dublin Guitar Symposium/DIT Conservatory of Music and the Italian Cultural Institute

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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2019 Workshop Day: Baby Bop and Toddler Twist Saturday 23 February from 10:15am Room 107

Have fun with your little one in these engaging workshops and learn a range of tunes and techniques to continue their musical journey at home.

Baby Bop (3-12 months), 10:15am & 1pm Toddler Twist (1-2 years), 11:30am & 2:15pm 1 Adult & 1 Baby/Toddler: €15 1 Adult & 2 Babies/Toddlers: €19.50 Adults: €8 Child: €7 Presented by NCH

Workshop Day: Youth Workshops: Let’s Drum & Gamelan Saturday 23 February 10:45am & 12pm Various Rooms

Discover the world of rhythm in our introductory percussion workshops. From the drumming traditions of West Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean to the magical sounds of the Javanese Gamelan, these workshops are a great way to play music in an ensemble, even with little or no previous experience. Parents/guardians are welcome to relax in our chill room with tea/coffee during the workshops.

Let’s Drum Junior (ages 8-12), 10:45am Let’s Drum Senior (ages 13-16, 12pm Senior Gamelan (ages 13-16), 10:45am Junior Gamelan (ages 8-12), 12pm Tickets: €12.50 for one workshop €20 for two workshops (Let’s Drum and Gamelan)

Rachel Croash

La bohème Saturday 23 February 7:30pm Sunday 24 February 3pm Tuesday 26 February 7:30pm Main Stage

James Hendry, conductor Marlena Devoe, Mimi Rachel Croash, Musetta Aaron Cawley, Rodolfo Vivian J. Coates, director/designer Alistair Kerr, Lighting Designer Puccini’s masterpiece is the greatest love story in opera. This beautifully staged production features Irish and international soloists, with full orchestra and chorus.

The passion and tragedy of La bohème is impossible to forget.

Pre-Performance talk 1 hour before each performance Matinée: €44, €38, (restricted view: €25) Evening: €48, €42, (restricted view: €30) Presented by Lyric Opera Productions

*Ticket price includes parent/guardian access to chill room.

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Fiachra Garvey

NCH Chamber Music Series: Bach to Beethoven

Special Schools Sing-Along

Sunday 24 February 3pm

John Field Room

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Gerald Peregrine, cello Fiachra Garvey, piano Bach Sonata No. 2 in D major BWV 1028 Beethoven Variations in F major on a theme by Mozart Opus 66 Beethoven Sonata no. 3 in A major, Opus 69 Beethoven Sonata no. 4 in C major Opus 102/1

Tuesday 26 February 11am We invite special schools (pupils with moderate, severe and profound general learning disabilities) to join us for this interactive, multi-sensory concert-workshop.

Free but ticketed event, early booking is advised.

Presented by NCH

NCH International Guitar Series Nigel North, lute

Tickets: €17.50 All three concerts: €45

Wednesday 27 February 7:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Presented by NCH

John Field Room

Bach Partita in A minor (after BWV 1013 for solo flute) Bach Suite in E minor “auf lautenwerk” (BWV 996) Bach Partita in E Major (BWV 1006a for lute /BWV 1006 for violin)

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

Nigel North, one of the greatest exponents of Bach on the lute, plays three of Bach’s major works for solo instruments in his own transcriptions.

Tickets: €13, babies go free

Tickets: €17.50. Series of six concerts in the NCH International Guitar Series: €90

Bring Along a Baby Monday 25 February 10:30am & 12:30pm

Presented by the NCH in association with Classical Kids

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

International Concert Series 2018/2019 Chanticleer Sunday 20 January 2019, 8pm Paul Lewis piano Wednesday 6 February 2019, 8pm Nikolaj Znaider violin Robert Kulek piano Thursday 14 February 2019, 8pm Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Sir András Schiff piano/conductor Saturday 23 March 2019, 8pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman violin/conductor Saturday 30 March 2019, 8pm

Tara Erraught mezzo-soprano John O’Conor piano Friday 26 April 2019, 8pm Marc-André Hamelin piano Thursday 9 May 2019, 8pm Boston Symphony Chamber Players Tuesday 21 May 2019, 8pm London Symphony Orchestra Gianandrea Noseda conductor Daniil Trifonov piano Philip Cobb trumpet Antoine Tamestit viola Friday 14 June 2019, 8pm

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RRP €125 *Offer is valid to new Friends only, until 31 January 2019.

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CORPORATE ASSOCIATES We would like to acknowledge with appreciation and gratitude the generous support of our Corporate Associates, Patron Circle members and John Field Society members.

Your support plays a principal part in securing the future of the National Concert Hall, allowing us to deliver world class artists to Irish audiences and develop our Learning and Participation programme.

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LEARNING AND PARTICIPATION PARTNERS Lauritzson Foundation, HPRA, Grant Thornton, Science Foundation Ireland, Dublin Port, Dublin City Council, Michael & Loret O’Brien, Brackaville Investments Ltd., Community Foundation for Ireland

PATRONS AND JOHN FIELD SOCIETY Frank & Ivy Bannister, Tony Brown, Tom Bryant & family, Sharon Burke, Tom Carey, Denis & Gráinne Cremins, Veronica Dunne, Sir James & Lady Jeanne Galway, Matthew King, Brian Kingham, Mary MacAodha, Brian McElroy, Don & Gina Menzies, Dr. John O’Conor, Deirdre O’Grady, Rachel Patton, Richie Ryan, Simon Taylor Kieran Tobin, Stephen Vernon We also gratefully acknowledge those patrons who have requested to remain anonymous.

Make a Difference Today For further information contact Matthew King on 01 417 0072 or email matthew.king@nch.ie

EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND

ADAM KAY

THIS IS GOING TO HURT MONDAY 3 DECEMBER, 2018 - RETURNS ONLY SUNDAY 6 JANUARY, 2019 This Is Going to Hurt is the hilarious, at times horrifying, and occasionally heart-breaking diary of a former junior doctor turned comedian. Adam’s book, was an instant Sunday Times number one bestseller and is being turned into an 8-part BBC series.

Tickets from €29.50

RONNIE SPECTOR AND THE RONETTES MONDAY 21 JANUARY, 2019 This 2019 mini–tour will bring Ronnie back to Dublin for her first appearance here in over 25 years. Ronnie and the Ronettes will perform all the hits – “Be My Baby”, “Baby I Love You”, “Do I Love You”, “Walking In The Rain”, “(Best Part of) Breakin Up” – along with cult classics and fan favorites.

Tickets from €45

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