The National Concert Hall Welcomes the Mighty Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) with Sir Simon Rattle for Opening Concert of its New Concert Season 2024/’25 this September.

Featuring over 60 concerts in its new season for 2024/’25, The National Concert Hall (NCH) welcomes world-class orchestras, conductors and musicians to perform for Irish audiences from September ’24 to May ’25, offering a wealth of music experiences of the highest standards to look forward to. 

 

Opening the season on the 7th of September at 8 pm will be the mighty Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) with their distinguished conductor Sir Simon Rattle. Regarded as world-class and revered by classical music fans the world over, the orchestra and their esteemed conductor will perform the Irish premiere of Aquifer by British composer Thomas Adès and Bruckner’s 4th Symphony Romantic as part of the International Orchestras and Recitals Series in the season.

That series continues on the 17th of September with a recital by award-winning Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe, a former BBC New Generation Artist, Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award winner and recipient of the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Award. He performs an eclectic programme of works from Bach to Villa Lobos and the Irish premiere of Forgotten Dances, written for Sean by Thomas Adès. 

 

The Philip Glass Ensemble Residency follows on the 10th and 11th of October, with two unique performances of his works by the ensemble to include Glassworks, excerpts from his operas Satyagraha, Akhnaten and The Photographer, as well as the Irish premiere of Naqoyaqatsi with the National Symphony Orchestra, Michael Riesman, conductor and cellist Kate Ellis, a co-commission by Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Barbican, London, Edinburgh Festival and the NCH.

From 21st-century music to that of the Middle Ages, The Tallis Scholars and director Peter Phillips, so-called ‘rock stars of Renaissance vocal music’, present a unique programme of music that spans the centuries on the 2nd of November with works by 12th-century composer Hildegard von Bingen and 20th-century composer Arvo Pärt, otherwise known as ‘the world’s greatest living composer’ (The Daily Telegraph). 

Staying on a theme of work by living composers, America’s most exciting string quartet, Brooklyn Rider, will take audiences on a deep dive into four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water in their carefully curated programme to be performed on the 23rd of November. Works include three Irish premieres by Colin Jacobsen, Akshaya Tucker and Andreia Pinto-Correia, pairing them with works by Dutilleux, Shostakovich and Golijov. 

On the 30th of November, the pioneering ensemble of disabled and non-disabled musicians the Paraorchestra, with soprano Victoria Oruwari and conductor Charles Hazelwood bring their talents to bear in the hauntingly beautiful Symphony of Sorrowful Songs by Górecki, preceded by a performance of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, a melancholic, iridescent and urgent piece realised for full string orchestra by Mahler.

The International Orchestras and Recital Series, as part of the Season, continues in 2025 with recitals by young Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (1st of February), the exciting and groundbreaking pianist Alice Sara Ott playing Beethoven sonatas and Field Nocturnes (27th February), Gautier Capuçon and his cello ensemble Capucelli perform works to seduce and surprise with guest cellist Killian White (26th of March); the cello features in another recital by brother and sister superstars, cellist Sheku and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason who make a welcome return to the NCH to perform a new work written for them by Natalie Klouda amongst others (24th of April). Orchestral music fans can look forward to the wonderful Prague Symphony Orchestra with their Chief Conductor Tomás Brauner and violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky for Tchaikovsky’s hi-octane and melody-packed Violin Concerto and more (16th of February) as well as the UK’s famed Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with Domingo Hindoyan, conductor and guest cellist Guy Johnston for Elgar’s much loved Cello Concerto alongside works by Rachmaninov and Roberto Sierra (15th of May). 

 

The NCH Season 2024/’25 also includes weekly concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra with guest conductors and soloists in a variety of celebration concerts, gala concerts, anniversary concerts and a variety of family concerts, some featuring NCH Artists-in-Residences: American composer Bryce Dessner, Irish opera star Tara Erraught and presenter/musician Jessie Grimes. 

 

Full details of all concerts can be found in the NCH Season Brochure 2024/2025 here or online at www.nch.ie .

View the NCH Season 2024/2025 promotional video here 

 

TICKETING

Tickets for all concerts in the NCH Season 2024/2025 from €15 with Discounts available for Friends of the NCH and Groups of 10 or more. Package Discounts on concerts of your choice also available. Student Tickets available.  

NCH Box Office Tel: 01-4170000 or www.nch.ie 

 

ENDS

Media Queries: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. Tel: 087 1775334 or Roisin Dwyer, PR & Publications Executive, National Concert Hall, Tel: 085-712 9628. 

 

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL 

The National Concert Hall (NCH) is Ireland’s national cultural institution for music, proudly serving the Irish public since it opened in 1981 through live music performances and significant educational and cultural programmes. Based in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens, the NCH is proud home to our National Symphony Orchestra, as well as providing residence for a range of other music organisations including Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network, Crash Ensemble and Music Generation. It is currently planning for a major redevelopment of all facilities as part of the National Development Plan and Project Ireland 2040.    

 

Is institiúid chultúrtha náisiúnta na hÉireann don cheol é an Ceoláras Náisiúnta, a fhreastalaíonn go bródúil ar phobal na hÉireann ó osclaíodh é i 1981 trí thaibhithe ceoil beo agus cláir shuntasacha oideachais agus chultúrtha. Lonnaithe i gcroílár Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus béal dorais le Gairdíní Uíbh Eachach, tá an Ceoláras Náisiúnta bródúil as ár gCeolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta, Cór Siansach Náisiúnta, Cór Linn agus Cór na nÓg chomh maith le háit chónaithe a chur ar fáil do réimse eagraíochtaí ceoil eile lena n-áirítear Cór Aireagail Éireann, Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann, Music Network, Crash Ensemble agus Music Generation. Tá sé i gceist faoi láthair athfhorbairt mór á dhéanamh ar na háiseanna go léir mar chuid den Phlean Forbartha Náisiúnta agus de Thionscadal Éireann 2040.