Friday January 30th: RTÉ lyric Live National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
In tonight's concert from the National Concert Hall in Dublin Paul Herriott presents as the NSOI bring us the Séan Ó Riada Competition winner Anselm McDonnell's First Cello Concerto, in a world premiere performed by Martin Johnson. Ryan McAdams conducts tonight's programme also including Wagner and Tchaikovsky.
Wagner: 'Dawn' and 'Siegfried's Rhine Journey' from Götterdämmerung
Anselm McDonnell: Cello Concerto No. 1, 'Hostile Summits' (World Premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 'Pathétique'
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Ryan McAdams (conductor)
Martin Johnson (cello)
Friday February 6th: RTÉ lyric Live National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Paul Herriott presents live from the stage of the National Concert Hall in Dublin for a concert featuring renowned conductor Diego Matheuz returning to conduct National Symphony Orchestra Ireland and joining forces with exciting young French pianist Mirabelle Kajenjeri for Ravel's Piano Concerto in G.
Gabriela Ortiz Kauyumari (Irish Premiere)
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
De Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Diego Matheuz (conductor)
Mirabelle Kajenjeri (piano)
Friday February 13th: RTÉ lyric Live National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Join Paul Herriott as he brings us Schumann's Paradise and the Peri as performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and soloists under the direction of Alexander Shelley for Schumann's radiant work which is based on the 'Irish Minstrel' Thomas Moore's oriental poem Lalla Rookh.
Nardus Williams, soprano
Anna Devin, soprano
Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano
Robin Tritschler, tenor
Mark Stone, baritone
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Alexander Shelley (conductor)
National Symphony Chorus Ireland
David Young (chorus director)