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)

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Ryan McAdam (Photo Lisa Mazzucco)

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)

Diego Matheuz

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)

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Nardus Williams (Photo Bertie Watson)

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