May and June see RT Concert Orchestra performances in Dublin, Offaly, Carlow and Limerick. After previous sold-out Dublin concerts, RT lyric fm's Marty Whelan joins us again as we bring Marty in the Evening to University Concert Hall as part of Limerick Summer Proms (21 June). Alasdair Malloy also presents an afternoon family concert in Limerick (22 June). Two other much-loved lyric shows are brought to concert life: there's another sold-out Movies and Musicals Live with Aed n Gormley on the way (17 May) and for the first time we present The Hamilton Scores Live, featuring George Hamilton and soprano Celine Byrne (24 May).
We pay tribute to the late Quincy Jones with Guy Barker and guests (5 June) and mark Star Wars Day with May the Fourth Be With You. Famous classical music used in films features in Lights, Camera, Classics! (31 May), and an evening of Mozart Masterpieces sees the world-renowned Julian Bliss make his RT CO debut with the Clarinet Concerto (8 May). There are nights of vintage love songs (12 June) and '90s hits (19 June) and more - for details please see below.
Birr Festival of Music: Opera & Orchestral Favourites with the RT Concert Orchestra
Friday 2 May, 7.30pm, St Brendan's Church, Birr
RT Concert Orchestra
Niall Kinsella conductor
Ava Dodd soprano
Presented by Liz Nolan, RT lyric fm
Join the RT Concert Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of music.
Conducted by Niall Kinsella, with internationally acclaimed Irish soprano Ava Dodd and presenter Liz Nolan of RT lyric fm, the concert features beloved classics by Mozart, Donizetti, Ravel, Puccini, Bernstein, and many more.
Duration: approx 75 mins without interval
Programme
Mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart Giunse alfin il momento Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Donizetti Quel guardo il cavaliere (Don Pasquale)
Verdi Prelude from La Traviata
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Gounod Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song) (Faust)
Puccini O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Ravel Pavane pour une infante d funte
Larchet By the Waters of Moyle
Strauss II Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leh r Vilja (The Merry Widow)
Bernstein Somewhere (West Side Story)
Loewe I could have danced all night (My Fair Lady)
Tickets: 25 + booking fee
Presented by Birr Festival of Music
May the Fourth Be With You - The Music of Star Wars
Sunday 4 May, 8pm, The Helix
RT Concert Orchestra
Toby Thatcher conductor
May the Fourth be with you - the RT Concert Orchestra presents an evening of epic music from the Star Wars movies. Experience a live orchestra performing iconic themes from The Phantom Menace, The Attack of the Clones, The Revenge of the Sith, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and more. The force is strong with this one!
Tickets: 15- 42.50
Presented by the RT Concert Orchestra
Mozart Masterpieces
Thursday 8 May, 8pm, National Concert Hall
RT Concert Orchestra
Swann Van Rechem conductor
Julian Bliss clarinet
Overture to The Magic Flute
Clarinet Concerto in A major
Overture to Die Entf hrung aus dem Serail
Symphony No. 41 Jupiter'
A special evening celebrating the genius of Mozart.
World-renowned clarinettist Julian Bliss makes his RT Concert Orchestra debut to perform one of the most famous pieces in the repertoire. Along with the beloved Clarinet Concerto, completing this evening of Mozart masterpieces are two great opera overtures - to The Magic Flute and Die Entf hrung aus dem Serail - and his final symphony, the Jupiter'.
Making his concert debut with the orchestra is young French conductor Swann Van Rechem. He came to international attention when in 2023, aged just 25, he made a clean sweep of it at the prestigious Besan on International Competition for Young Conductors, winning not only the Grand Prize but the Audience Prize and Orchestra Prize.
Whether you're a Mozart aficionado or just curious as to why his name is so often used as a shorthand for genius, this evening offers a chance to hear great performances of some of his greatest music.
Tickets: 15- 42.50
Presented by the RT Concert Orchestra
The RT Concert Orchestra presents RT lyric fm Movies and Musicals Live
Saturday 17 May, Bord G is Energy Theatre, 7.30pm
RT Concert Orchestra
Presented by Aed n Gormley, RT lyric fm
Stephen Bell conductor
Katie Birtill, Juliette Crosbie, Tom Solomon and Paul Wilkins vocalists
Aed n Gormley's beloved RT lyric fm show Movies and Musicals returns to the stage in this special concert with the RT Concert Orchestra under conductor Stephen Bell.
A staple of the lyric fm schedule since the station's inception in 1999, Movies and Musicals has since earned international acclaim and cultivated a devoted, enthusiastic audience. This dynamic live concert showcases the programme's signature blend of music that spans cherished Hollywood classics, contemporary film scores and popular Broadway hits.
Tickets: 35- 52.50 plus booking fees - RETURNS ONLY
The RT Concert Orchestra presents RT lyric fm The Hamilton Scores Live
Saturday 24 May, National Concert Hall, 7.30pm
RT Concert Orchestra
Presented by George Hamilton, RT lyric fm
Celine Byrne soprano
David Young conductor
The Hamilton Scores on RT lyric fm has become a regular weekend fixture to many over the last 21 years. Join the RT Concert Orchestra for a special live event celebrating the best classical scores.
George Hamilton presents an unbeatable line-up of musical greats, with tales from his travels, featuring Celine Byrne and an evening of the best of classical music from Bach to Puccini and Verdi.
This programme includes Smetana's symphonic poem The Moldau from M Vlast, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and the Marriage of Figaro Overture.
Tickets: 15- 42.50
Presented by the RT Concert Orchestra and RT lyric fm
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