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CHRISTMAS SEASON on RTÉ ARTS & CULTURE There’s something for everybody in the RTÉ Arts & Culture festive offering from RTÉ television, radio and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
RTÉ Concert Orchestra presents Back to the Future Live! Back to the Future Live! RTÉ Concert Orchestra Ernst van Tiel conductor Sunday 15 November 2015, 3pm & 8pm Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin   Celebrating the 30th anniversary of a worldwide cultural phenomenon, the RTE Concert Orchestra proudly presents Back to the Future Live. In an Irish first, the film can be experienced in […]
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has been declared the World’s Favourite Orchestra 2015 RTÉ Concert Orchestra     The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has been declared the World’s Favourite Orchestra 2015 following the results of an international vote www.bachtrack.com.     The RTÉ Concert Orchestra secured a massive 25% of the vote in an international poll to find the world’s favourite orchestra. The Irish orchestra achieved double the votes of the […]
Declan O’Rourke, opera choruses at The Helix, ABBA night in Cork & other RTÉ CO updates 8 January 2014 RTÉ Concert Orchestra Declan O’Rourke joins the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for a special Valentine’s night concert (14 February, National Concert Hall), the orchestra teams up with the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir for an evening of favourite opera choruses and arias at the Helix, the popular ABBA concert travels to Cork Opera House as […]
David Brophy makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ Concert Orchestra 13 December 2013 David Brophy makes his final appearance as Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra this Monday, 16 December when he conducts the RTÉ CO and guests in Mooney Tunes at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.  Over the past seven years, David Brophy has distinguished himself in his concert, radio, […]
Lesley Garrett, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza, Hayley Westenra in RTÉ Concert Orchestra Jan–Mar season at National Concert Hall RTÉ Concert Orchestra January–March 2014 at the National Concert Hall Below please find details of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s January to March season at the National Concert Hall, featuring:  –   John Wilson’s début as Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra with Hollywood Rhapsody (30 January), a massive hit for the John Wilson Orchestra in […]
RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s December 2013 season Hello  Below please find details of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s December 2013 season at the National Concert Hall and Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, featuring:  –   jazz royalty Jacqui Dankworth, daughter of Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, joining the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band for the New Year’s Eve Gala with (31 December, National Concert […]
RTÉ Concert Orchestra Takes 2nd place in World’s Favourite Orchestra Poll! The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has taken a remarkable second place in an online poll to find the World’s Favourite Orchestra on classical music website www.bachtrack.com  Over a month of voting, the poll has attracted interest from all around the world, with 11,895 votes for 417 orchestras from 97 countries. The winning orchestra was the world-renowned […]
Jenna Russell & Maria Ewing in star line-up for RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s South Pacific The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is proud to announce that Olivier Award-winning Jenna Russell and superstar Maria Ewing are among the top international cast joining the orchestra and conductor John Wilson for concert performances of South Pacific on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October at the National Concert Hall. Jenna Russell, playing the lead role of […]
RTÉ announces John Wilson as Principal Conductor Designate of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ today announced John Wilson as Principal Conductor Designate of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. One of the most exciting conductors and arrangers on the scene, Wilson has been the RTÉ CO’s Principal Guest Conductor since 2009. He will succeed David Brophy as RTÉ CO Principal Conductor in January 2014.  Born in Gateshead on Tyneside in […]