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Monday March 10th
Paul Herriott presents a concert entitled ‘Beethoven Made Me’ with internationally renowned Beethoven exponent John O’Conor.  O’Conor gives in words and music a unique insight into the momentous influence the great composer has had on his career. (This concert was recorded at the NCH on Monday 14th October 2013, and first broadcast on 15th november, 2013.)

Tuesday March 11th
Paul Herriott presents the ever popular Tasmin Little with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. This concert was recorded in December 2013 at St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
Adams: The Chairman Dances
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Marquez: Danzon No.2
Stravinsky:  The Firebird Suite (1919)
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Tasmin Little (violin)
Fergus Sheil (conductor)

Wednesday March 12th
Tonight’s concert was recorded live at the Galway Midwinter Festival on Friday 17th January, 2014.
Faure: La Bonne Chanson
Richard Strauss: Four Songs Op.27
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Debussy: Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Lenneke Ruiten (soprano)
Thom Janssen (piano)
Contempo Quartet
Deirdre O’Leary (clarinet)
John Hearne (bassoon)
Cormac O hAodain (horn)
Mark Jenkins (double bass)

Thursday March 13th
The Lyric Concert takes us to Kolomani Hall, Abbey, Melk, Austria for a programme of works including Carolan and Handel by the Irish Baroque Orchestra
Works include: Pepusch: Two works, Carolan: O’Rourke’s Feast, Carolan’s Farewell to Music, Carolan’s Concerto, Handel: Overture to ‘Alexander’s Feast’, Dubourg: Violin Concerto in D
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Siobhan Armstrong (Irish Harp)
Albert Romaguera Rosaleny (oboe)
Monica Huggett (violin and director)

Friday March 14th
Paul Herriott presents Trumpet virtuoso Hakan Hardenberger in Haydn and Planel Concerti live from the NCH
Haydn: Concerto for trumpet in E flat
Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D ‘Classical’
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Planel: Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra
RTE National Symphony Orchestra
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet/director)

Monday March 17th
Paul Herriott presents the RTE National Symphony Orchestra live from the NCH in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. Shaun Davey’s powerful music drama, vividly depicts St Brendan’s journey from Ireland to the New World in a tiny leather boat. The powerful double bill also features the incomparable singing of Rita Connolly in ‘Granuaile’
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Rita Connolly (singer)
Liam O’Flynn (uileann pipes)
Gavin Maloney (conductor)

Tuesday March 18th
Paul presents Lionel Bringuier, Music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra and one of the most exciting conductors to emerge from France in recent years.
Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op. 60
Pesson: Ravel à son âme
Dalbavie: Flute Concerto
Ravel: Boléro
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Michael Cox (flute)
Lionel Bringuier (conductor)

Wednesday March 19th
The Lyric Concert brings us to the Philharmonie, Cologne for a concert with the WDR Symphony Orchestra under Juraj Valcuha
Faure: Pelleas et Melisande, Op.80 Suite
Chausson: Poeme de l’amour et de la mer, Op.19
Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid)
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo)
Juraj Valcuha (conductor)

Thursday March 20th
Paul Herriott brings us to the Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand for a magical programme with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op.35
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Olivier Latry (organ)
Rossen Milanov (conductor)

Friday March 21st
Paul Herriott brings us to Paris this Springtime to the celebrated Théâtre des Champs Elysées.
Bartok: Hungarian Sketches, Sz.97
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 ‘From the New World’
Orchestre National de France
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
David Zinman (conductor)