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Watch: Jennifer Walshe's symphony The Site of an Investigation

Watch the World Premiere of composer Jennifer Walshe's symphony The Site of an Investigation, recorded live at The National Concert Hall at this year's New Music Festival, featuring Walshe accompanied by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.

Music • 03 Sep 19

Maxim Vengerov features in tonight's Lyric Concert Live

Lyric Concert Live: Violinist Maxim Vengerov plays Bach & Dvořák

Paul Herriott presents The Lyric Concert live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Maxim Vengerov joins Irish violinist Patrick Rafter for a performance of Bach's Double Violin Concerto.

Rté Lyric Fm • 29 Mar 19

Sound Out Recommends: Ian McGlynn's March music picks

Sound Out presenter Ian McGlynn chooses four of his favourite new releases featured in February that you might have missed...

Music • 07 Mar 19

The Ortús Chamber Music Festival - highly strung in Cork

The Ortús Chamber Music Festival will take place from March 1st - 3rd 2019 with concerts in Cork City, Watergrasshill and Cobh. Now in its fourth year, violinist and Co-Artistic Director of the festival Mairéad Hickey tells us more…

Music • 18 Feb 19

The Site of an Investigation - composer Jennifer Walshe

The Site of an Investigation - a symphony for the modern age

Liam Cagney writes for Culture about composer Jennifer Walshe's work The Site of an Investigation, which receives its World Premiere on February 28th 2019 at the National Concert Hall, as part of the New Music Dublin festival.

Music • 28 Jul 22

Watch - an interactive gaming piece for cellos

Spike, the Dublin Alternative Cello Festival, will take place this weekend in Dublin, across various venues. The festival will feature workshops, concerts in various genres of music, and something called 'yoga cello'.

Arena • 07 Feb 19

Piano man Hugh Tinney on his 60th birthday celebrations

This weekend, the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra celebrate the 60th birthday of Hugh Tinney, the leading Irish pianist of his generation, with a very special concert at the National Concert Hall - here, Hugh writes from Culture about his musical journey to date.

Music • 28 Nov 18

Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann leads the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

The Magic Of Tchaikovsky with the RTÉ NSO

Join us for a memorable evening of Tchaikovsky's music, as Paul Herriott presents The Lyric Concert live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

Music • 24 Nov 18

Members of the Irish Doctors Choir in rehearsal

Get Bach: The Irish Doctors Choir on the healing power of music

Professor Desmond O'Neill writes for Culture about a unique project showcasing the (literally) unsung talents of Ireland's medical community...

Music • 22 Nov 18

The Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra with leader Renzo Marchionni, circa 1953

The refugee virtuosos who changed Irish music - The Lyric Feature

This week's Lyric Feature, Stranieri, tells the stories of some of the foreign musicians who were recruited into the Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra 70 years ago in the immediate post-war era.

The Lyric Feature • 12 Nov 18

The Lyric Concert live - Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

On the centenary anniversary of the war that was supposed to end all wars, Benjamin Britten's War Requiem serves as a moving reminder of the terrible cost of conflict and a tribute to those who sacrificed themselves to save others from tyranny.

Rté Lyric Fm • 10 Nov 18

The Life and Music of John Field - The Lyric Feature

Lyric Feature preview: John Field's life reads like a picaresque novel. There's a touch of the Barry Lyndons about his continental peregrinations and ability to use his charm and talent to get on.

The Lyric Feature • 05 Nov 18

Lyric Concert Live: Two Russian Masters

Michael Lee presents the Lyric Concert Live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

Rté Lyric Fm • 26 Oct 18

Watch: Máire Carroll performs Radharc an Chuain

Via Arena, Máire Carroll performs Radharc an Chuain, a new piece inspired by Dublin's Grand Canal.

Music • 12 Oct 18

Award-winning conductor Paul McCusker joins the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for today's Summer Lunchtime concert.

Watch: Lyric Lunchtime live with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Liz Nolan presents today's Summer Lunchtime Concert live from the stage of the NCH, featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with guests Paul McCusker, winner of the 2018 Feis Ceoil prize for conducting, and soloist Paul McNamara.

Rté Lyric Fm • 14 Aug 18

Watch: Brad Mehldau performs Three Pieces after Bach

The celebrated American jazz pianist performs a witty interpretation of Bach's well-tempered clavier at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Culture • 02 Aug 18

Watch: Máire Carroll plays Hidden Pianos Beneath the Quays

Watch highlights of International concert pianist Máire Carroll's performance of Hidden Pianos Beneath the Quays at the Old Pump House in Dublin Port, which served No. 1 Graving Dock and was built in 1908.

Music • 31 Jul 18

Summer Lunchtime live with RTÉ NSO

Liz Nolan of RTÉ lyric fm presents today's Full Score from the stage of the National Concert Hall as part of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's Summer Lunchtime Series, featuring the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra with Ben Dawson (piano).

Rté Lyric Fm • 03 Jul 18

The RTÉ Contempo Quartet - performing at this year's Music In Monkstown festival.

Music In Monkstown: Ireland's best little classical music bash

John Finucane is the National Symphony Orchestra's principal clarinetist, a Monkstown resident and founder of Music in Monkstown, the popular classical music festival which takes place from 8th-10th September in the South Dublin village.

Music • 05 Sep 17

Competition: See Russian superstar pianist Boris Berezovsky live

Russian Superstar pianist Boris Berezovsky will perform Titan Of The Piano at The National Concert Hall on September 10th, as part of the Dublin International Piano Festival (DIPF) in aid of Childvision - and we have a pair of tickets to give away!

Music • 29 Aug 17

Celebrating the magic of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin with the RTÉ NSO

On Friday 8 September at the National Concert Hall, the internationally acclaimed performer and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin joins forces with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra for the very first time, accompanied by stellar line-up of trad greats.

Music • 11 Sep 17

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