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
103
7:45pm
NCH Sing Out! Choir
Wed 23
MS
8pm
RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Totally Tchaikovsky
KBRR 7:30pm Thu 24 Thu 24
MS
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
6pm
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
MS
8pm
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
S
8:30pm
Anakronos: The Red Book of Ossory
Thu 21
S
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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from 10:15am Baby Bop and Toddler Twist
10:45am & Youth Workshops: Let’s Drum & Gamelan Sat 23 12pm Sat 23 Sun 24 Tue 26
MS MS MS
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Presented by Jim Doherty
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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
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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. Presented by NCH
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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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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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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
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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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