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Contents

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02 A welcome note

04 At a glance: RTÉ NSO 2017–2018 Season

08 Concerts and events: 8 September 2017–25 May 2018

47 Single concert ticket prices

48 Main Season: Package rewards

49 How and when to book

50 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Profile

52 National Concert Hall Seating Plan

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Main Season and other concerts are broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm

Patron: Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland


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A welcome noteIt gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the RTÉ National

Symphony Orchestra 2017/2018 concert season during which we

celebrate the orchestra’s 70th anniversary. From the start, the Irish Free

State broadcaster 2RN (later Raidió Éireann) always supported a music

ensemble. The first manifestation of this commitment was the ‘Clery’s

Instrumental Trio’ which by 1948 had grown into a new orchestra.

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Under the baton of Jean Martinon, and led by Florentine violinist Renzo Marchionni,the first concert by the Raidió Éireann Symphony Orchestra took place at thePhoenix Hall on February 14th 1948. Since then the orchestra has continued to growin reputation to create a unique place for classical music within contemporary Irishculture.

At the core of each performance is you, the orchestra’s loyal audience. We value yoursupport and always welcome feedback on our programmes and performances. Wehope you enjoy and continue to support your national orchestra.

This season we are honoured to welcome the hugely talented Nathalie Stutzmannas our Principal Guest Conductor. Nathalie conducts five concerts, culminating with

a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 9‘Choral’ for our season finale. She also conducts theRTÉ Philharmonic Choir in Mozart’s Requiem in theautumn.

We are proud to present many exciting and multi-talented artists to perform extraordinary music this

season. Our opening Prelude concert puts a focus on Irish music when internationallyacclaimed composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin makes his début with the orchestra.Later in the season, we also present a new Concerto for Organ by Gerald Barry, RTÉ’sComposer-in-Residence, and a first performance of the complete Piano Concertoby Deirdre Gribbin, The Binding of the Years.

On the centenary of his birth, we pay homage to great American composer LeonardBernstein, with a performance of his Chichester Psalms, conducted by JoanaCarneiro. In January, conductor Alexander Shelley presents this extraordinarycomposer’s Overture to West Side Story and Prelude, Fugue and Riffs.

Other season highlights include conductors Thomas Adès and Jaime Martin, andCarlos Kalmar conducting the unstoppable Storm Large in Weill’s Seven DeadlySins; guest soloist Alexander Toradze performs Shostakovich’s second pianoconcerto, Khatia Buniatishvili plays Prokofiev’s second piano concerto, and AlexanderBernstein and Fiachra Garvey join forces for Poulenc’s Double piano concerto.

I hope we bring you many memorable moments of music throughout the season.

Best wishes,

Anthony LongGeneral Manager, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

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Fri 8 Sep 7.30pm

Fri 22 Sep 7.00pm

Fri 22 Sep 8.45pm

Fri 29 Sep 7.30pm

Fri 06 Oct 7.30pm

Fri 13 Oct 7.30pm

Fri 20 Oct 7.30pm

Fri 27 Oct 7.30pm

Fri 03 Nov 7.30pm

Fri 10 Nov 7.30pm

Fri 24 Nov 7.30pm

Fri 01 Dec 7.30pm

Fri 14 Dec 7.30pm

Mon 01 Jan 3.30pm

Fri 05 Jan 7.30pm

Fri 12 Jan 7.30pm

Fri 19 Jan 7.30pm

Fri 26 Jan 7.30pm

Fri 02 Feb 7.30pm

Fri 09 Feb 7.30pm

Fri 16 Feb 7.30pm

Fri 23 Feb 7.30pm

Fri 09 Mar 7.30pm

Fri 23 Mar 7.30pm

Fri 30 Mar 1.30pm

Fri 30 Mar 3.30pm

Fri 13 April 7.30pm

Fri 20 April 7.30pm

Fri 27 April 7.30pm

Fri 04 May 7.30pm

Fri 11 May 7.30pm

Fri 18 May 7.30pm

Fri 25 May 7.30pm

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CULTURE NIGHT

CULTURE NIGHT

NATHALIE STUTZMANN CONDUCTS

HARDENBERGER: SINFONIETTA

BUNIATISHVILI PLAYS PROKOFIEV

PSALMS AND REQUIEM

SAINT-SAENS CELLO CONCERTO

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SHOSTAKOVICH FIVE


CHRISTMAS GALA

NEW YEAR'S DAY

AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

PETRUSHKA

TORADZE PLAYS SHOSTAKOVICH

RAMEAU AND MOZART

PROKOFIEV FIVE

70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION


SIBELIUS FIVE

POGOSTKINA PLAYS KHACHATURIAN

RTÉ CONTEMPO QUARTET

ST JOHN’S PASSION FOR GOOD FRIDAY

BEETHOVEN SEVEN


SEVEN DEADLY SINS

SYMPHONY IN THREE MOVEMENTS

A HERO'S LIFE

TRAGIC SYMPHONY


DATE TIME EVENT COMPOSER(S)

Ó Súilleabháin

Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Hindson

Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Hindson

Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev

Copland, Barber, Stravinsky, Larsson, Janácek

Bach, Prokofiev, Brahms

Bernstein, Elgar, Duruflé

Stanford, Saint-Saëns, Suk

Brahms, Dvorák, Beethoven

Falla, Ravel, Nielsen

Beethoven, Shostakovich

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Ellington, Gershwin, Bernstein, Joplin

Debussy, Bartók, Berlioz

Rachmaninoff, Dean, Stravinsky

Petrassi, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky

Rameau, Mozart

Debussy, Poulenc, Prokofiev

Wagner, Gribbin, Prokofiev

Elgar, Beethoven

Nielsen, Ravel, Sibelius

Copland, Khachaturian, Shostakovich

To be announced

Bach

Ravel, Korngold, Beethoven

Rachmaninoff, Brahms

Prangcharoen, Weill, Schubert, Ravel

Stravinsky, Barry, Lutosławski

Shostakovich, Strauss

Mozart, Mahler

Brahms, Beethoven

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Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Veronika Eberle

Roland Pöntinen

Khatia Buniatishvili

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir

Richard Harwood

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Jorge Federico Osorio

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RTÉ Philharmonic, Flavin, Mingardo, Tritschler, Kosavic

Fatma Said, William Davenport

Claudia Boyle

Peter Jablonski

Valeriy Sokolov

Brett Dean

Alexander Toradze

Anna Devin

Alexander Bernstein, Fiachra Garvey

Finghin Collins

Alban Gerhardt

Javier Perianes

Alina Pogostkina

RTÉ Contempo Quartet

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir

Carolin Widmann

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Thomas Trotter

Narek Hakhnazaryan

Nathalia Milstein

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, Siurina, Jovanovic, Linden, Kosavic

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Robert Trevino

Robert Trevino

Nathalie Stutzmann

Håkan Hardenberger

Joshua Weilerstein

Joana Carneiro

Case Scaglione

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Carlos Miguel Prieto

Nikolaj Znaider

Nathalie Stutzmann

Robert Houlihan

Neil Thomson

Alexander Shelley

Stanislav Kochanovsky

Olari Elts

Daniele Rustioni

Harry Bicket

Duncan Ward

Tomás Netopil

Nathalie Stutzmann

Jaime Martin

Clemens Schuldt

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Nicholas Kraemer

Ben Gernon

Nathalie Stutzmann

Carlos Kalmar

Thomas Adès

Christian Vasquez

John Storgårds

Nathalie Stutzmann


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Join Mícheál for this special concert of his music featuring some newly

composed and newly scored pieces along with several of his classic

compositions, including a new configuration of sean-nós, fusing the

traditional style with the orchestral tapestry of the RTÉ NSO.

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin piano

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ELVER GLEAMSA celebration of the music of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

CULTURE NIGHTTCHAIKOVSKYRomeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / 19’

GRIEGPiano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 / 30’

HINDSONSpeed / 16’

Robert Trevino conductor

Paul Lewis piano

EARLY EVENING RECITAL IN THE JOHN FIELD ROOM

RTÉ Cór na nÓgchoral director Mary Amond O’Brien

EARLY EVENING RECITALS 6.00pm & 8.15pm / MAIN CONCERTS 7.00pm & 8.45pmTICKETS FREE See page 47. Find out more at rte.ie/nso

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RTÉ NSO Principal Guest Conductor

NATHALIE STUTZMANNconducts

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FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBERMAIN SEASON CONCERT

BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 / 38’

BEETHOVENSymphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 / 26’

PROKOFIEVClassical Symphony, Op. 25 (Symphony No. 1) / 14’

Nathalie Stutzmann conductor

Veronika Eberle violin


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FRIDAY 06 OCTOBERMAIN SEASON CONCERT

COPLANDFanfare for the Common Man / 3’

BARBERAdagio for Strings / 8’

STRAVINSKYCapriccio for Piano and Orchestra / 17’

STRAVINSKYSymphonies of Wind Instruments (1947) / 12’

L.E. LARSSONAdagio for Strings / 6’

JANÁCEKSinfonietta / 23’

Håkan Hardenberger conductor

Roland Pöntinen piano




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Canon and Fugue (from the Art of Fugue) / 7’

PROKOFIEVPiano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 / 31’

BRAHMS (ARR. SCHOENBERG)

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 / 43’

Joshua Weilerstein conductor

Khatia Buniatishvili piano

KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI

BERNSTEINChichester Psalms / 19’

ELGARSea Pictures / 23’

DURUFLÉRequiem / 45’

Joana Carneiro conductor

RTÉ Philharmonic Choirchorus master: Mark Hindley

CONCERT 7.30pmTICKETS from €25.50. See page 47. Find out more at rte.ie/nso


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STANFORDIrish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78 / 12’

SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 / 19’

SUKSymphony No. 2 in C minor (Asrael), Op. 27 / 58’

Case Scaglione conductor

Richard Harwood cello

BRAHMSAcademic Festival Overture / 10’

DVORÁK Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 / 32’

BEETHOVENSymphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 / 47’

Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor

Eldbjørg Hemsing violin


FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER MAIN SEASON CONCERT

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FALLANights in the Gardens of Spain / 23’

RAVEL Piano Concerto in D major “Left Hand” / 19’

NIELSENSymphony No. 5, Op. 50 / 35’

Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor

Jorge Federico Osorio piano



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BEETHOVENViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 / 42’

SHOSTAKOVICHSymphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 / 44’

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MOZARTRequiem, K.626 (Süssmayr) / 48’



Máire Flavin soprano

Sara Mingardo alto

Robin Tritschler tenor

Leon Kosavic bass


FRIDAY 01 DECEMBER MAIN SEASON CONCERT

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CHRISTMAS GALAJoin the RTÉ NSO for a sparkling programme of opera and seasonal

favourites featuring Veronica Dunne 2016 prizewinners Fatma Said

and William Davenport. The programme will include opera highlights

from Massenet’s Manon and Lehár’s Giuditta, musical highlights

from Bernstein’s On the Town and West Side Story, and a selection of

seasonal orchestral and vocal music including the beautiful O Holy Night.

Robert Houlihan conductor

Fatma Said soprano

William Davenport tenor


Also in National Opera House WEXFORD on Wednesday 13 Decemberand St. Peter’s Catholic Church DROGHEDA on Friday 15 December

THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER INTERLUDE

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MONDAY 1 JANUARYINTERLUDE

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Coloratura soprano Claudia Boyle joins the RTÉ NSO for a

special Viennese concert to celebrate the New Year. Conducted

by Neil Thomson, the programme will include traditional

Strauss family waltzes, polkas and overtures. Join us for a glass

of bubbly as Strauss II’s Tales of the Vienna Woods and his

famous Champagne Polka weave through the air.


Neil Thomson conductor

Claudia Boyle soprano

New Year Celebration

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ELLINGTONThe Three Black Kings / 15'

GERSHWINPiano Concerto in F major / 30’

BERNSTEINOverture to West Side Story / 5'

BERNSTEINPrelude, Fugue and Riffs / 7'

JOPLINMaple Leaf Rag & Ragtime / 8'

GERSHWINAn American in Paris / 16’

Alexander Shelley conductor

Peter Jablonski piano

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DEBUSSYPrélude a L’apres-midi d’un faune / 10’

BARTÓKViolin Concerto No. 2 / 36’

BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 / 49’

Stanislav Kochanovsky conductor

Valeriy Sokolov violin


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RACHMANINOFFThe Isle of the Dead / 20’

BRETT DEAN Viola Concerto / 25’

STRAVINSKYPetrushka (1947) / 34’

Olari Elts conductor

Brett Dean viola

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PETRASSIRitratto di Don Quixote (Suite) / 22’

SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 / 20’

TCHAIKOVSKYSymphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 / 44’

Daniele Rustioni conductor

Alexander Toradze piano

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DANIELE RUSTIONI ALEXANDER TORADZE

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RAMEAUPlatée: Suite des Danses / 8’

MOZARTVoi avete un cor fedele, K217 / 6’

MOZARTOh temerario Arbace! - Per quel paterno amplesso, K79 / 7’

MOZARTAh se in ciel, benigne stelle K538 / 8’

MOZARTSerenata Notturna in D major, K239 / 13’

RAMEAUSuite from Les Boréades / 31’

Harry Bicket conductor

Anna Devin soprano


FRIDAY 02 FEBRUARYMAIN SEASON CONCERT

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FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY MAIN SEASON CONCERT

DEBUSSYJeux; poème dansé / 17’

POULENCConcerto for 2 Pianos in D minor / 20’

PROKOFIEVSymphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 / 46’

Duncan Ward conductor

Alexander Bernstein piano

Fiachra Garvey piano


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WAGNERPrelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, WWV90 / 17’

DEIRDRE GRIBBINThe Binding of the Years (Piano Concerto) / 30’

PROKOFIEVRomeo & Juliet (excerpts) / 40’

Tomáš Netopil conductor

Finghin Collins piano


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LALOLe roi d’Ys Overture / 11’

ELGARVioloncello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 / 30’

BEETHOVENSymphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 / 31’


Alban Gerhardt cello

FRIDAY 9 MARCHMAIN SEASON CONCERT

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NIELSEN7 Pieces from Aladdin, Op. 34 / 23’

RAVELPiano Concerto in G major / 23’

SIBELIUSSymphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 / 30’

Jaime Martin conductor

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KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto in D minor / 35’

SHOSTAKOVICHSymphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 / 28’

Clemens Schuldt conductor

Alina Pogostkina violin

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FRIDAY 30 MARCHINTERLUDE

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EARLY CONCERT 1.30pm / TICKETS €12 or FREE with Bach concert

BACH CONCERT 3.30pm / TICKETS from €28.50. See page 47. Find out more at rte.ie/nso

BACHSt John PassionJohannespassion, BWV 245 / 114’

Nicholas Kraemer conductor

RTÉ Philharmonic Choir chorus master: Mark Hindley

PRECEDED BY AN EARLY AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE BY

RTÉ Contempo Quartet

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KORNGOLDViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 / 24’

BEETHOVENSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 / 36’

Ben Gernon conductor

Carolin Widmann violin


FRIDAY 20 APRILMAIN SEASON CONCERT

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 / 33’

BRAHMSSymphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 / 45’


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WEILLThe Seven Deadly Sins / 39'

SCHUBERTSymphony in B minor (Unfinished ) / 25’

RAVELLa Valse / 12’

Carlos Kalmar conductorStorm Large soprano


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STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements / 22’

GERALD BARRYOrgan Concerto / 30’

LUTOSŁAWSKISymphony No. 3 / 28’

Thomas Adès conductor

Thomas Trotter organ

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SHOSTAKOVICHFestive Overture, Op. 96 / 7’

SHOSTAKOVICHCello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 / 30’

R. STRAUSSEin Heldenleben, Op. 40 / 40’

Christian Vasquez conductor

Narek Hakhnazaryan cello

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MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488 / 26’

MAHLERSymphony No. 6 in A minor (Tragic) / 79’

John Storgårds conductor

Nathalia Milstein piano

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BRAHMSNänie, Op. 82 / 14’

BEETHOVENSymphony No. 9 in D minor (Choral ), Op. 125 / 65’



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Lidija Jovanovic alto

Gijs van der Linden tenor

Leon Kosavic baritone/bass

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Single concert ticket prices

DATE TYPE ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE D

All Main Season concerts Main Season concerts* €35.00 €29.00 €23.50 €15.00Limited concessions €31.00 €26.55 €21.15 €13.00(*excluding 8 September, 20 October, 1 December, 14 December 2017 and 1 January, 30 March, 25 May 2018)

Friday 08 September Prelude €42.50 €34.00 €27.00 €20.00Limited concessions €38.25 €30.60 €24.30 €18.00

Friday 22 September Culture Night FREE ADMISSION

Friday 20 October Bernstein 100 €38.00 €32.50 €25.50 Limited concessions €34.20 €29.25 €22.95

Friday 01 December Mozart Requiem €38.00 €32.50 €25.50 Limited concessions €34.20 €29.25 €22.95

Friday 14 December Christmas Gala €42.50 €34.00 €27.00 €20.00Limited concessions €38.25 €30.60 €24.30 €18.00

Monday 1 January New Year’s Day €49.50 €44.50 €34.50 €24.50Limited concessions €44.50 €40.00 €31.00 €22.00

Friday 30 March Good Friday €40.00 €34.50 €28.50Limited concessions €36.00 €31.05 €25.65

Friday 25 May Season Finale €38.00 €32.50 €25.50 Limited concessions €34.20 €29.25 €22.95

See Seating Plan on page 52 for price band breakdown.

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3. In the event that the card is lost/stolen or isotherwise de-activated during the paymentperiod, it is the responsibility of the customer to advise the National Concert Hall before the next payment date.

4. In the event of default on a payment thecustomer must make payment directly to the National Concert Hall within 5 working days.If payment is not received within this time, anypayments made to date will be refunded andthe order will be deemed void. An administrationcharge of €50.00 will be deducted from anyrefunds.

5. The date of the final scheduled payment mustnot be later than 25 September 2017. No ticketswill be issued until receipt of final payment.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's mission is to entertain, inspire

and enrich people’s lives with great music. Since its foundation as the

Raidió Éireann Symphony Orchestra in 1948, the RTÉ NSO has grown

from a 40 person ensemble to a world-class orchestra. It plays a central

role in classical music in Ireland, and continues to build on seven decades

of artistic excellence and masterful musicianship. The orchestra is under

the flagship of RTÉ, as one of the national broadcaster's performing

groups. The RTÉ NSO's patron is Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland.

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The RTÉ NSO performs symphonic works from the classical repertoire during its

main concert season, from September to May, at the NCH. The orchestra works

with world-class virtuosos to present a stimulating and engaging programme. It

collaborates with many distinguished artists and with sister groups, the RTÉ

Philharmonic Choir and RTÉ Cór na nÓg. During the summer, in June and July,

it presents a programme of popular classics.

Over the years, the RTÉ NSO has worked with many legendary artists including

Isaac Stern, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Joan Sutherland, Bernadette Greevy, Kiri te Kanawa,

Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul

Tortelier, Barry Douglas, Sir James Galway, Olivier Messiaen, Steve Reich, Arvo

Pärt and Maxim Vengerov.

The RTÉ NSO plays a vital role in promoting Irish composers. Amongst the many

well known names whose works it has premiered are Gerald Barry (RTÉ’s

Composer-in-Residence), Raymond Deane, Seoirse Bodley, Elaine Agnew, Frank

Corcoran, Linda Buckley, Ronan Guilfoyle, Donnacha Dennehy, Siobhán Cleary,

Shaun Davey and Bill Whelan.

Composer Lab, RTÉ NSO's mentoring scheme with Contemporary Music Centre

(CMC), nurtures composers in composing for orchestra, and recently collaborated

with David Bremner, Seán Doherty, Francis Heery and Matthew Whiteside.

Major world conductors associated with the RTÉ NSO since its inception have

included Jean Martinon, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Sir John Barbirolli, Milan

Horvat, Tibor Paul, Albert Rosen, Bryden Thomson, János Fürst, Alexander

Anissimov, Gerhard Markson and Alan Buribayev.

Nathalie Stutzmann, RTÉ NSO’s new Principal Guest Conductor, is an artist who

shares a natural alchemy with the orchestra. Nathalie’s inaugural concert in her

new role takes place in September 2017. She holds this position until May 2019.

The RTÉ NSO’s Main Season concerts are broadcast and streamed live on sister

station, RTÉ lyric fm, Ireland’s classical music station. In addition to the RTÉ lyric

fm label, the orchestra has recorded on the Naxos and Claves labels.

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Find out more at www.rte.ie/nso /rtenso /rte_nso

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SEATING PLAN

ZONE A STALLS ROWS J–U YELLOW BALCONY A–H

ZONE B STALLS ROWS G–H & V-WBALCONY ROWS J–KSIDE BALCONIES DOUBLEROWS (SEATS 19-57)

ZONE C STALLS ROWS E–F & X–YSIDE BALCONY SINGLEROWS (SEATS 1–18)

ZONE D STALLS ROW B–DCHOIR BALCONY SEATS

PLEASE NOTEThe zones detailed above apply to RTÉ NSO Main Season concerts only.

Zone D: for selected performances the Choir Balcony and Rows B & C in the Stalls will be excluded from sale.

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