Love and War: Tchaikovsky, Janácek and Deirdre Gribbin world première
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The summer has arrived for the RTÉ NSO
More than the good weather confirms that Summer is here for the RTÉ NSO. We are pleased to announce full details of the Summer 2012 Season, opening with a summer gala on Friday 1 June featuring the acclaimed Irish soprano Celine Byrne and followed by fifteen concerts across lunchtime and evening in June and July.
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Love and War: The Season Finale
The 2011-2012 season goes out with a bang this Friday. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and his 1812 Overture frame the world première of Deirdre Gribbin's 'The Binding of the Years' and Janácek's Sinfoniett . Associate Artist Finghin Collins is the soloist in the new Gribbin work.
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The Binding of the Years by Deirdre Gribbin. How it all began
"On a rainy November night in 2009 I wandered into The British Museum and came upon an Aztec artefact of great beauty. A small stone casket with a stone lid was covered in bundles of carved reeds. It was so expertly crafted that you could almost feel the contour of the hands of the person who carved it. I wanted to touch it, feel the frozen reeds and have a contact with this otherworldly object from another time, place and culture. The gallery was empty, dark and silent save for the sound of muffled feet on the carpet in the corridor outside and I was drawn to the stone casket so strongly it was as if music was coming from it. I began to hear oboes and layers of reed sounds building and 'The Binding of The Years' was begun." Find out more.
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High note start for June Bank Holiday Weekend: Celine Byrne Summer Gala with RTÉ NSO
Back by popular demand following its sell-out performance last summer, the Celine Byrne Summer Gala presented by the RTÉ NSO. This year's concert, conducted by Robert Houlihan, includes Irish as well as operatic and orchestral favourites.
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