Strauss 200, swing, Culture Night, classical & more RT Concert Orchestra September October 2025

Cinematic classics in Waterford (6 September), classical in Drogheda (12 September) and operatic in Wexford and Dublin (28 and 30 October); top female traditional artists in Anam ireann (11 September); a free concert for Culture Night (19 September); celebrations of Strauss (24 September) and swing (2 October); Finghin Collins in Grieg's Piano Concerto (23 October); returns only already for Marty in the Evening (20 September) and Neil Young at 80 (16 October). This and more on the way from the RT Concert Orchestra in September and October - please see below for full details.

RT Concert Orchestra September October 2025

Lights Camera Classics!

Saturday 6 September, 7.30pm, SETU Arena, Waterford

RT Concert Orchestra

Stephen Bell conductor

Mary McCabe soprano

Join the RT Concert Orchestra, its Principal Guest Conductor Stephen Bell and soprano Mary McCabe for an evening of iconic classical music memorably used in films.

Cinema has always used the expressive and dramatic power of classical music to great effect. Famous instances include The Blue Danube in 2001: A Space Odyssey and of course Fantasia, from which you'll hear Dance of the Hours. Think of the Meditation from Thais in Titanic or the dazzling Orpheus in the Underworld Overture in Moulin Rouge.

Pieces will often crop up on various soundtracks. Finlandia may be familiar from Die Hard 2 or The Hunt for Red October. You might recognise the aria Sempre libera from Pretty Woman or from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Soprano Mary McCabe also features in Song to the Moon, heard in Driving Miss Daisy, Un bel d from Fatal Attraction and O mio babbino caro used in Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Four Weddings and a Funeral, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz from A.I., Verdi's Force of Destiny Overture from Jean de Florette . . . all this and more is on the bill in this spectacular celebration of classical music from the movies.

Tickets: 15- 30 plus booking fees

Presented by the Symphony Club of Waterford and the RT Concert Orchestra

Anam ireann | The Soul of Ireland

Thursday 11 September, The Helix, 7.30pm

RT Concert Orchestra

Ellie Slorach conductor

Zo Conway fiddle

R oghnach Connolly vocalist

Louise Mulcahy piper

Edwina Guckian sean n s dancer

John Mc Intyre guitar

The RT Concert Orchestra and Associate Artist Zo Conway unite for an unforgettable evening of music, song and dance. Conway's masterful fiddle playing is paired with partner John Mc Intyre on guitar - simply one of the best folk duos on the planet' (BBC).

They're joined by some of the country's most celebrated traditional musicians. R oghnach Connolly's (The Breath, Honeyfeet, L Ban) powerful voice joins the orchestra and trad duo for pieces including the beautiful Faoiseamh a gheobhadsa. Connolly was awarded Folk Singer of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 and Best Folk Singer at the RT Radio 1 Folk Awards 2025.

Louise Mulcahy joins on the uilleann pipes for Zo and John's compositions Suaimhneas and Bearna Mheabh; for Knockaulin and The March of the Clans, two pieces composed by Liam O'Flynn, and for St Brigit's Jig, composed by Louise herself.

With a background steeped in the tradition of music and dance, hailing from Leitrim, esteemed sean n s dancer Edwina Guckian joins for a number of trad sets, in this authentic session that bridges generations of cultural expression.

Tickets: 15- 42.50

Presented by the RT Concert Orchestra

Drogheda Classical Music: RT Concert Orchestra

Friday 12 September, 7.30pm, St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda, Co Louth

RT Concert Orchestra

Mia Cooper director/violin

Emma Roche piccolo

Shaun Hooke & Eamonn Nolan trumpets

As part of Drogheda Classical Music's thirteenth season of concerts, the RT Concert Orchestra is directed by its leader Mia Cooper for a programme of Haydn, Vivaldi, Rossini and Schubert.

The evening opens with Haydn's Symphony No. 6 Le matin and closes with a Rossini String Sonata and Schubert's 5th Symphony. At the centre of the concert, two Vivaldi concertos, each with RT CO players as soloists: the Piccolo Concerto with Emma Roche and the Concerto for Two Trumpets in D with Shaun Hooke and Eamonn Nolan.

Programme

Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D, Hob. I:6 Le Matin'

Vivaldi Concerto in C for Piccolo, Strings and Cembalo

Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets in D RV 781

Rossini String Sonata No 1 in G

Schubert Symphony No 5

Tickets: 20 ( 18 conc.), U-18 tickets ( 8), Student tickets ( 10)

Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available ( 50)

Presented by the RT Concert Orchestra and Drogheda Classical Music

RT Concert Orchestra - Culture Night

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean McDermott St, Dublin

Friday 19 September, Culture Night, doors open 6pm, concert 6.30-7.30pm

RT Concert Orchestra

Stephen Bell conductor

Patrick Dexter cello

In a special free concert for Culture Night, the RT Concert Orchestra under its Principal Guest Conductor Stephen Bell will perform popular classics and traditional Irish tunes as well as music by special guest, cellist Patrick Dexter.

Free event - no booking required

Presented by Dublin City Council and NEIC (North East Inner City)

The RT Concert Orchestra presents RT lyric fm Marty in the Evening

Saturday 20 September, 8pm, Bord G is Energy Theatre

Bord G is Energy Theatre, Saturday 20 September, 8pm

RT Concert Orchestra

Stephen Bell conductor

Presented by Marty Whelan, RT lyric fm

Guests Angeline Ball, Ava Dodd and Tim Howar

Capturing the flavour of Marty in the Morning with a richly entertaining live experience!

Fans of Marty Whelan's much-loved programme on RT lyric fm will know it has an eclectic playlist encompassing classical, opera, popular, film, musica

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