The National Concert Hall Announces its New Classical Music Season for 2025 featuring World-Class Performers, Milestone Celebrations, Landmark Premieres  & Family Friendly Concerts

The National Concert Hall (NCH), home of National Symphony Orchestra Ireland (NSOI), National Symphony Chorus Ireland (NSCI), Cór na nÓg and Cor Linn, today unveils its classical music Season 2025 (Autumn/Winter) – a bold, vibrant programme celebrating the best in Irish and international music, with major world and Irish premieres, household names and milestone celebrations, from September to December 2025.

Programme highlights include: a 90th birthday celebration of Arvo Pärt with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; a 40th anniversary celebration of National Symphony Chorus Ireland with guests; a 75th Birthday celebration concert for Bill Whelan with NSOI and guests; a Lifetime Achievement Award for Irish composer Jane O’Leary with NSOI and ConTempo Quartet; performances by global superstars Nicola Benedetti (violin) and guests; Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and violinist Tai Murray with Europe's first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, Chineke! for their 10th anniversary; Hungary’s mighty Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra with UK pianist Paul Lewis; world and Irish premieres by American composers Bryce Dessner and Cindy McTee, Grammy-nominated Anna Clyne, Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, Sir Stephen Hough, Fedora Prize-winner Michael Gallen, Rhona Clarke, and more; a concert performance of Bizet’s Carmen with NSOI and guests Noah Stewart and Natalie Kutateladze; a ‘Discover’ programme of family concerts led by Artist-in-Residence Jessie Grimes guiding young listeners through orchestral masterpieces, Culture Night events, and live film scores with NSOI including Home Alone and Psycho.

As part of its commitment to making music accessible to all, the NCH is proud to offer tickets to its main stage classical concerts as part of the Season starting from just €15. Students can enjoy €10 tickets, while additional concessions and savings of up to 20% are available through multi-buy packages. With no extra booking fees, these initiatives ensure that world-class music remains within reach of the widest possible audience.

“The 2025 Season reflects the National Concert Hall’s ambition to be a vibrant, inclusive home for music that is open to all,” said Maura McGrath, Chairperson and Robert Read, CEO of the National Concert Hall. “We are proud to present a programme that not only showcases extraordinary international and Irish talent and groundbreaking new work, but also nurtures emerging voices and champions accessibility for every member of our community. As we look to the future, our vision is clear: to inspire, innovate, and ensure that the power of live music is available for all. Today’s announcement, and our forthcoming 2026 season, to be revealed later this year, takes us one step closer to the planned redevelopment of our Earlsfort Terrace home into a world-class music campus. We will not only be transforming a space, but shaping a future where the National Concert Hall, together with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, National Symphony Chorus Ireland, Cor Linn and Cór na nÓg remains a cornerstone of national cultural life, serving communities and artists across Ireland for generations.

We would like to extend our thanks to Travel Department for their support of the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland for the opening concert of the season, to our presenting partners, co-commissioners, corporate associates, Patrons and Friends for their ongoing support of NCH, and to Minister O’Donovan and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for their continuing commitment to the National Concert Hall and its family of ensembles”.

National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

NSOI opens the 2025 Season in style with the Irish premiere of Timepiece by American composer Cindy McTee and Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben led by the distinguished American conductor Leonard Slatkin. Joining them will be French pianist David Fray for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in a much anticipated concert, supported by Travel Department, Ireland’s leading provider of guided group holidays.

The NSOI season of bold new music and timeless masterworks continues with almost weekly concerts at the NCH featuring: a roster of world-class conductors such as: Jessica Cottis, Hans Graf, Anna Rakitina, David Brophy and Anja Bihlmaier and a line-up of distinguished soloists, to include; American pianist Michelle Cann (for Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement), Spain’s María Dueñas (for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto), Ireland’s Mairéad Hickey (for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto)*, Tchaikovsky competition winner, cellist Anastasia Kobekina (Dessner’s Trembling Earth) and Boris Giltburg (for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15) so much more.
A concert performance of Bizet’s Carmen with an exceptional cast including Noah Stewart (Don José), Natalie Kutateladze (Carmen), Sarah Brady (Micaëla), and Gyula Nagy (Escamillo), led by conductor Jessica Cottis, joined by National Symphony Chorus Ireland and Cór na nÓg under directors David Young and Mary Amond O’Brien respectively.
 

 A Year of Milestones

Celebrated Irish composer Jane O’Leary, and founding member of Aosdána, Concorde Ensemble and Music for Galway, receives the 2025 NCH Lifetime Achievement Award at a special concert featuring her work Triptych performed by NSOI and ConTempo Quartet, under the baton of Kensho Watanabe. 
National Symphony Chorus Ireland celebrates its 40th anniversary with a major concert with NSOI under conductor Gerhard Markson featuring guests: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor) and James Atkinson (baritone) for works by Wagner, Bruckner and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 ‘The Great’.
A celebratory concert for Bill Whelan’s 75th birthday, with NSOI and Gavin Maloney, conductor, featuring Zoë Conway (fiddle), Tara Howley (uilleann pipes), and Séamus Ó Flatharta (voice, harp, whistle) and Damien Mullane (accordion).
 

World-Renowned International Orchestras, Choirs and Musicians

As part of her first solo tour for more than a decade, acclaimed Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti returns to perform classics by Sarasate, Clara Schumann, Vaughan Williams and Paganini alongside new works and arrangements of traditional Scottish music. Guests: Plínio Fernandes (guitar) and Samuele Telari (accordion).
Superstar siblings, cellist and pianist Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason and American violinist Tai Murray join Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, for their 10th anniversary featuring a world premiere by Master of the King’s Music ’24, Errollyn Wallen.
Philip Glass Explored - a unique recital of works by one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, Philip Glass, for organ and piano with James McVinnie and Maki Namekawa to include his Piano Etudes, No. 11 & 20, ‘Award Montage’ from Mishima and more.
The mighty Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, one of Hungary’s oldest ensembles with more than 100 years of history, makes a welcome return with Chief Conductor András Keller and distinguished British pianist Paul Lewis, for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and more.
Named by The Economist as one of 20 Living Polymaths, British pianist Sir Stephen Hough, is regarded as a true renaissance man, a leading concert pianist, writer, composer and painter. He joins Viano Quartet in an eagerly awaited recital to include the Irish premiere of Hough’s Piano Quintet Les noces Rouges.
A tribute to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, for his 90th birthday, with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and organist Kadri Toomoja.
 

World & Irish Premieres

The 2025 Season presents an array of bold new commissions, including world-premieres by:

American composer Bryce Dessner’s Trembling Earth - co-commissioned by NSOI, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthaus Berlin and Borletti-Buitoni Trust.
Celebrated Irish composer Bill Whelan for his 75th birthday concert.
Renowned Irish composer Rhona Clarke’s Points of Light, co-commissioned by NSOI and NSCI, for its 40th anniversary celebration.
Landmark Irish premieres will also feature across the season with compositions by:

2025 Fedora prize-winner Michael Gallen - Bád ón Alltar - for culture night, co-commissioned by NSOI, Ulster Orchestra, L’Orchestre National de Bretagne.
Master of the King’s Music 2024 Errollyn Wallen - Flourish - for Chineke’s 10th anniversary concert.
Sir Stephen Hough and his Viano Quartet of Hough’s Piano Quintet Les noces Rouges
Grammy-nominated Anna Clyne‘s Oceans and American composer Cindy McTee’s Timepiece will both be performed by NSOI.
Composer Lab Public Workshops return in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre and RTÉ lyric FM, nurturing the next generation of Irish composers: Solfa Carlile, Elis Czernick, Bianca Gannon and Caterina Schembri, all facilitated by David Fennessy and featuring NSOI.
 

Discover Family-Friendly and Accessible Events

Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the popular animated adventure Zog and The Highway Rat film screenings with NSOI and Terry Davies, conductor present the ideal opportunity to introduce children to live orchestral music.
Symphony Shorts - younger audiences are encouraged to discover orchestral masterpieces, Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker in a relaxed, ASD friendly performance by the NSOI, led by NCH Artist-in-Residence, Jessie Grimes**.
NSOI’s Christmas Lunchtime Concert, a festive and fun jamboree of seasonal favourites with Christopher Bell returns, a favourite with audiences year on year.
A vibrant Culture Night programme blending classical, traditional, and world music, features conductor David Brophy, Persian/Irish ensemble Navá, renowned Irish singer/flute player, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, violinist Sarah Brazil, viola and vocals, Maria Ryan, piano and vocals, Michael Gallen, fiddle and vocals, Dónal O Connor with the NSOI.***
Live Screenings of seasonal family favourites; Home Alone with NSOI Ireland and Cór na nÓg and Alfred Hitchcock’s classical Hollywood thriller, Psycho conducted by movie music specialist Anthony Gabriele.
Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate: An overview of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique will be presented by Artist-in-Residence Jessie Grimes with NSOI.
 

*The NSOI concert with soloist Mairéad Hickey to perform Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Violin Concerto will be performed in City Hall, Cork on the 18th of October 2025.

 **Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation will be made available on the day, and a visual guide available in advance of the concert. 

Pre-Concert Talks, for main evening concerts, will be scheduled and free to attend for ticket holders. Workshops and masterclasses with artists from across the season will also be scheduled, details of which will be announced in due course.

 

TICKETING/DISCOUNTS

Tickets to all main stage concerts from €15.
Savings of up to 20% on multi-buy concert packages.
Savings of up to 30% on NCH Friends Gala concert for NCH Friends/Patrons
Group Discounts of up to 20% on 40+ tickets or 10% on 10-40 tickets.
Limited Student Tickets available at €10
Concessions available for all concerts: 50% discount for persons with Disability and carers; 5% Discount for senior citizens and unwaged.
Family Friendly price options available for family concerts.

WHEN TO BOOK

NCH Patrons and NCH Season Friends Friday 30 May, 6pm | NCH Friends Wednesday 4 June, 10am | General Bookers & Groups Friday 6 June, 10am
***Note: Culture Night (19 September) tickets are free but ticketed. Tickets can be allocated as part of Multi-buy Packages from 30 May onwards. Individual tickets available in August.
HOW TO BOOK

Online: www.nch.ie | Phone: NCH Box Office Tel: +353 (0)1 417 0000 [Opening Hours: Monday to Friday,10am – 2pm] | NCH Friends Dedicated Booking Line: Tel: +353 (0)1 408 6777 | NCH Friends Membership Office: Tel: + 353 (0)1 417 0067. E-mail: Friends@nch.ie | In Person: NCH Box Office [Opening Hours, Monday to Friday, 10am – 6pm and 2 hours prior to Main Stage evening concerts]
 

ENDS

Media Contacts: Rosita Wolfe, Head of Communications, NCH rosita.wolfe@nch.ie / 087 4053034 | Sinead Doyle, Communications, NCH sinead.doyle@nch.ie / 087 1775334 | Roisin Dwyer, Communications, NCH roisin.dwyer@nch.ie or 085-7129628.| Assumpta Lawless, Communications, NSOI Assumpta.lawless@nch.ie 087-2904168 | Ruth Kielty, Communications, NSOI ruth.kielty@nch.ie

ABOUT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL: Located in the heart of Dublin beside the beautiful Iveagh Gardens, the National Concert Hall (NCH) has been Ireland’s leading cultural institution for music since 1981. Home to National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, National Symphony Chorus Ireland, Cór na nÓg and Cor Linn and resident ensembles - Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Crash Ensemble, Music Generation, Music Network - the NCH plays a pivotal role in ensuring access to and enjoyment of live music performance of all genres for Irish people everywhere. Looking forward, the NCH’s ambitious redevelopment under Project Ireland 2040 will further elevate its contribution to the arts and the musical landscape of Ireland for generations to come.

NOTE TO EDITOR: The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) has been renamed National Symphony Orchestra Ireland (NSOI). The Orchestra transferred from RTÉ to the National Concert Hall in January 2022. Since then, it has embarked on a rebuilding programme—recruiting players, making key appointments to fill vacant seats, and growing audience capacity over the last two seasons. As NSOI continues to expand its international profile working with key artistic collaborators and developing its identity, this brand refresh strengthens its positioning, particularly as it plans for touring during the National Concert Hall’s redevelopment programme. 

The National Symphony Chorus (NSC) has been renamed National Symphony Chorus Ireland (NSCI), mirroring NSOI’s new identity. The Chorus also transferred from RTÉ to the National Concert Hall in January 2022 and continues to perform to full houses in its concerts with NSOI. NCH Cór na nÓg (Children’s Choir) and NCH Cór Linn (Youth Choir), which also transferred from RTÉ, complete the National Concert Hall’s family of choirs. 

The National Concert Hall’s Learning and Participation Programme has rebranded as NCH Discover. This change enables us to better spotlight and elevate this important pillar of our activity—one that engages audiences of all ages through programmes focused on learning, health and wellbeing, community outreach, and musical development.  

The commencement of construction on the NCH Discover Centre will be the first phase of the National Concert Hall’s redevelopment. This will transform the former UCD School of Medicine into a dedicated hub for music learning and participation. Spanning 1,400 square metres, the new Centre will include recital and workshop spaces, offices, and upgraded facilities—all designed with universal access in mind. The project both honours the historic legacy of the site and reimagines it as an inclusive space for musical exploration. The strategic realignment of National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, National Symphony Chorus Ireland, NCH Cór Linn, NCH Cór na nÓg, and NCH Discover repositions these important pillars within the National Concert Hall’s family of brands, and allows us to strengthen the Hall’s role as a vibrant cultural hub for the nation.

NATIONAL CONCERT HALL SEASON 2025 (AUTUMN/WINTER) – AT GLANCE

12.09.25, 7.30pm - NSOI, Leonard Slatkin conductor & David Fray, piano for Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 20, Cindy McTee & Strauss.

19.09.25, 7.30pm - Culture Night with NSOI: David Brophy, conductor, Navá & guests Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Maria Ryan, Michael Gallen, Dónal O Connor.

 21.09.25, 12.30pm, 3pm & 5pm - Family: Discover The Highway Rat and Zog screening with NSOI & Terry Davies, conductor.

 29.09.25,10am & 1.30pm – Composer Lab Public Workshop with NSOI, Gavin Maloney, conductor and mentor David Fennessy.

 30.09.25, 8pm - Chineke! Orchestra 10th Anniversary, cellist and pianist Sheku & Isata Kanneh Mason, Tai Murray, violin & Kevin John Edusi, conductor.

 03.10.25, 7.30pm – NSOI, Hans Graf, conductor & María Dueñas for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Prokofiev.

 05.10.25, 12.30pm - Family: Symphony Shorts – Discover Romeo and Juliet with NSOI, Gavin Maloney, conductor & presenter/Artist-in-Residence Jessie Grimes.

 05.10.25, 7.30pm - Philip Glass Explored with Maki Namekawa, piano and James McVinnie, organ.

 07.10.25, 8pm - Sir Stephen Hough, piano with Viano Quartet for Irish premiere of Hough’s Piano Quintet, Mozart & Dvořák.

 10.10.25, 7.30pm - NSOI: Carmen (Concert performance) guests: Natalia Kutateladze, Sarah Brady, Noah Stewart, Gyula Nagy, National Symphony Chorus Ireland & Cór na nÓg, with Jessica Cottis, conductor.

 17.10.25, 7.30pm (18.10.25, 7.30pm City Hall, Cork) - Shostakovich 50 - NSOI: Anna Rakitina, conductor & Mairéad Hickey, violin for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto & Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

24.10.25, 7.30pm - NCH Lifetime Achievement Award: Jane O’Leary. NSOI, ConTempo Quartet, Kensho Watanabe, conductor. Highlight: Jane O’Leary’s Triptych.

31.10.25, 7.30pm - Psycho: Live Screening In Concert with NSOI & Anthony Gabriele, conductor.

07.11.25, 7.30pm - NSOI: André de Ridder, conductor & Anastasia Kobekina, cello. Highlights: Bryce Dessner world premiere & Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3.

21.11.25, 7.30pm - Bill Whelan at 75: NSOI & Gavin Maloney, conductor with guests Zoë Conway, Tara Howley, Séamus Ó Flatharta, Damien Mullane, accordion.

23.11.25, 7.30pm – Nicola Benedetti, violin with Plínio Fernandes, guitar, and Samuele Telari, accordion.

25.11.25, 10.30am & 12.30pm - Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate with NSOI & presenter Jessie Grimes.

28.11.25, 7.30pm - National Symphony Chorus Ireland – 40th Anniversary Celebration with NSOI, Gerhard Markson, conductor & guests: Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, Sunnyboy Dladla, James Atkinson.

29.11.25 7.30pm - Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra. András Keller, director & Paul Lewis, piano for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

05.12.25, 7.30pm - NSOI: with Anja Bihlmaier & Boris Giltburg, piano for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15.

09.12.25, 1.05pm - NSOI: Christmas Lunchtime with Christopher Bell, conductor for seasonal favourites.

09.12.25, 8pm - Arvo Pärt at 90: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor & Kadri Toomoja, organ.

12.12.25, 7.30pm - NSOI: Patrik Ringborg, conductor & Michelle Cann, piano for Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement.

13.12.25, 12.30pm - Family: Symphony Shorts – Discover Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with NSOI, Patrik Ringborg, conductor & Jessie Grimes, presenter.

17.12.25 8pm – Live Screening of Home Alone in Concert with live orchestra, NSOI, Cór na nÓg & Ernst van Tiel, conductor.

18.12.25 4pm & 8pm – Live Screening of Home Alone in Concert with orchestra, NSOI & Cór na nÓg & Ernst van Tiel, conductor.

 

 

Fógraíonn an Ceoláras Náisiúnta a Séasúr Nua Ceoil Clasaiceach do 2025 ina mbeidh Taibheoirí den Scoth, Ceiliúradh Cloch Mhíle, Taibhsí Sainchomhartha & Ceolchoirmeacha a Thacaíonn le Teaghlaigh 

Baile Átha Cliath, an 30 Bealtaine 2025 – Nocht an Ceoláras Náisiúnta (NCH), baile Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann (NSOI), Chorus Náisiúnta na Siansa Éireann (NSCI), Cór na nÓg agus Cór Linn, Séasúr an cheoil chlasaicigh 2025 inniu (Fómhar/Geimhreadh) – clár misniúil agus bríomhar a dhéanann ceiliúradh ar scoth ceoil na hÉireann agus ceoil idirnáisiúnta, le céad taibhithe móra sa domhan agus in Éirinn, ceoltóirí mór le rá agus ceiliúradh cloch mhíle, ó mhí Mheán Fómhair go mí na Nollag 2025. 

I measc bhuaicphointí an chláir tá: ceiliúradh 90ú breithlá Arvo Pärt le Cór Aireagail Fiolarmónach na hEastóine; ceiliúradh 40 bliain ar Chór Siansa Náisiúnta na hÉireann le haíonna; ceolchoirm ceiliúrtha 75ú Breithlá do Bill Whelan le NSOI agus aíonna; Gradam Gnóthachtála Saoil don chumadóir Éireannach Jane O’Leary le NSOI agus ConTempo Quartet; léirithe ag sár-réaltaí domhanda Nicola Benedetti (veidhlín) agus aíonna; Isata agus Sheku Kanneh-Mason, agus an veidhleadóir Tai Murray leis an gcéad cheolfhoireann san Eoraip agus formhór na mball ina ndaoine Gorma agus ina ndaoine atá éagsúil ó thaobh eitneachais de, Chineke! le haghaidh a 10 mbliana; Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Concerto Budapest ón Ungáir leis an bpianódóir RA Paul Lewis; première domhanda agus Éireannacha leis na cumadóirí Meiriceánacha Bryce Dessner agus Cindy McTee, Anna Clyne ainmnithe le Grammy, Máistir Ceoil an Rí Errollyn Wallen, an Ridire Stephen Hough, buaiteoir Dhuais Fedora Michael Gallen, Rhona Clarke, agus go leor eile; taibhiú ceolchoirme de Carmen Bizet le NSOI agus aíonna Noah Stewart agus Natalie Kutateladze; clár ‘Discover’ de cheolchoirmeacha teaghlaigh arna stiúradh ag an Ealaíontóir Cónaithe Jessie Grimes a threoraíonn éisteoirí óga trí shárshaothair ceolfhoirneacha, imeachtaí Oíche Chultúir, agus scóir scannán beo le NSOI lena n-áirítear Home Alone agus Psycho. 

Mar chuid dá thiomantas do cheol a chur ar fáil do chách, tá an NCH bródúil as ticéid a thairiscint dá cheolchoirmeacha clasaiceacha ar an bpríomhstáitse mar chuid den Séasúr ag tosú ar €15. Is féidir le mic léinn leas a bhaint as ticéid €10, agus tá ticéid ar lacáiste bhreise agus coigilteas suas le 20% ar fáil trí mhargadh pacáiste. Cuidíonn na tionscnaimh seo, gan aon táillí breise áirithinte, le ceol den scoth a choinneáil inrochtana don lucht féachana is leithne is féidir. 

“Léiríonn Séasúr 2025 uaillmhian an Cheolárais Náisiúnta a bheith ina bhaile bríomhar, cuimsitheach don cheol atá oscailte do chách,” a dúirt Maura McGrath, Cathaoirleach agus Robert Read, Príomhfheidhmeannach an Cheolárais Náisiúnta. “Táimid bródúil as clár a chur i láthair a thaispeánann ní hamháin tallann iontach idirnáisiúnta agus Éireannach agus saothar úrnua, ach a chothaíonn guthanna atá ag teacht chun cinn agus a thacaíonn le hinrochtaineacht do gach ball dár bpobal. Agus muid ag breathnú ar an todhchaí, tá ár bhfís soiléir: spreagadh a thabhairt, a bheith nuálaíoch agus a chinntiú go bhfuil cumhacht an cheoil bheo ar fáil do chách. 

Tugann fógra an lae inniu, mar aon leis an séasúr 2026 atá le teacht a nochtfar níos déanaí i mbliana, céim amháin níos gaire dúinn d’athfhorbairt phleanáilte ár dtíre Ardán Phort an Iarla isteach i gcampas ceoil den chéad scoth. Ní hamháin go mbeidh spás á chlaochlú againn, ach beidh todhchaí á múnlú againn ina mbeidh an Ceoláras Náisiúnta, mar aon le Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Cór Shiansach Náisiúnta Éireann, Cór Linn agus Cór na nÓg ina chloch choirnéil den saol cultúrtha náisiúnta, ag freastal ar phobail agus ealaíontóirí ar fud na hÉireann leis na glúine. 

Ba mhaith linn ár mbuíochas a ghabháil leis an Roinn Taistil as a dtacaíocht do Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann do cheolchoirm oscailte an tséasúir, dár gcomhpháirtithe cur i láthair, dár gcomhchoimisinéirí, dár gcomhpháirtithe corparáideacha, dár bPátrúin agus dár gCairde as a dtacaíocht leanúnach do NCH, agus don Aire O’Donovan agus don Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán as a dtiomantas leanúnach don Cheoláras Náisiúnta agus dá muintir. 

Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann 

Osclaíonn NSOI Séasúr 2025 i stíl le chéad taibhiú na hÉireann de Timepiece leis an gcumadóir Meiriceánach Cindy McTee agus Ein Heldenleben le Strauss faoi stiúir an stiúrthóir iomráiteach Meiriceánach Leonard Slatkin. I dteannta leo beidh an pianódóir Francach David Fray do Concerto Pianó Uimh. 20 Mozart i gceolchoirm a bhfuil coinne leis go mór, le tacaíocht ón Roinn Taistil, príomhsholáthraí saoire grúpa faoi threoir na hÉireann. 

Leanann séasúr NSOI de cheol misniúil nua agus sárshaothar síoraí ar aghaidh le ceolchoirmeacha beagnach seachtainiúla ag an NCH ina bhfuil: uainchlár stiúrthóirí den scoth mar: Jessica Cottis, Hans Graf, Anna Rakitina, David Brophy agus Anja Bihlmaier agus liosta d’aonréadaithe oirirce, lena n-áirítear; An pianódóir Meiriceánach Michelle Cann (do Concerto Piano in One Movement le Florence Price), María Dueñas ón Spáinn (do Concerto Veidhlín Beethoven), Mairéad Hickey na hÉireann (do Concerto Veidhlín Tchaikovsky)*, buaiteoir chomórtais Tchaikovsky, an dordveidhil Anastasia Kobekina (Dessner’s Trembling EarthConcerto) agus Boris 15 Mozart Concerto Trembling So much. níos mó. 

Léiriú ceolchoirme deCarmen ó Bizet le foireann den scoth ina measc Noah Stewart (Don José), Natalie Kutateladze (Carmen), Sarah Brady (Micaëla), agus Gyula Nagy (Escamillo), faoi stiúir an stiúrthóir Jessica Cottis, i dteannta CórSiansaNáisiúnta Éireann agus Cór na nÓg faoi na stiúrthóirí David Young agus Mary Amond O’Brien faoi seach. 

Bliain na gCloch Míle 

Bronnann an cumadóir Éireannach clúiteach Jane O’Leary, agus ball de bhunaitheoirí Aosdána, Concorde Ensemble agus Music for Galway, Gradam Gnóthachtála Saoil NCH 2025 ag ceolchoirm speisialta ina bhfuil a saothar Triptych léirithe ag NSOI agus ConTempo Quartet, faoi stiúir Kensho Watanabe. 

Tá Cór Siansa Náisiúnta Éireann ag ceiliúradh 40 bliain ar an bhfód le ceolchoirm mhór le NSOI faoin stiúrthóir Gerhard Markson ina mbeidh aíonna: Ailish Tynan (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Sunnyboy Dladla (tenor) agus James Atkinson (baritone) le haghaidh saothair le Wagner, Bruckner agus Schubert’s The Symphony Noson No. 9 ‘The Great’. 

Ceolchoirm cheiliúrtha do 75ú breithlá Bill Whelan, le NSOI agus Gavin Maloney, stiúrthóir, le Zoë Conway (fidil), Tara Howley (píb uilleann), agus Séamus Ó Flatharta (guth, cláirseach, feadóg).  

Ceolfhoirne, Cóir agus Ceoltóirí Idirnáisiúnta a bhfuil cáil dhomhanda orthu 

Mar chuid dá camchuairt aonair den chéad uair le níos mó ná deich mbliana, filleann an fidléir Albanach aitheanta Nicola Benedetti le ceol clasaiceach le Sarasate, Clara Schumann, Vaughan Williams agus Paganini a sheinm, mar aon le saothair nua agus socruithe de cheol traidisiúnta Albanach. Aíonna: Plínio Fernandes (giotár) agus Samuele Telari ( bosca ceoil). 

Tagann siblíní sár-réalta, dordveidhleadóir agus pianódóir Sheku agus Isata Kanneh-Mason agus veidhleadóir Meiriceánach Tai Murray isteach i Chineke! Ceolfhoireann, an chéad cheolfhoireann san Eoraip agus formhór na mball ina ndaoine Gorma agus ina ndaoine atá éagsúil ó thaobh eitneachais de, le haghaidh a chomóradh 10 mbliana ag taispeáint an chéad taibhiú domhanda ag Master of the King’s Music ’24, Errollyn Wallen. 

Philip Glass Explored - aithris uathúil ar shaothair le duine de na cumadóirí is mó tionchair sa 20ú haois déanach, Philip Glass, d’orgán agus pianó le James McVinnie agus Maki Namekawa lena n-áirítear a Piano Etudes, Uimh. 11 & 20, ‘Award Montage’ ó Mishima agus go leor eile. 

Filleann an Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestracumhachtach – ceann de na ceolfhoirne is sine san Ungáir, le stair os cionn 100 bliain – arís go fáiltiúil, in éineacht leis an bPríomh-Stiúrthóir András Keller agus an pianódóir Briotanach mór le rá Paul Lewis, le haghaidh Piano Concerto No. 3 le Beethoven agus níos mó. 

Ainmnithe ag The Economist ar dhuine de na 20 Polamataí Beo, meastar gurb é an pianódóir Briotanach an Ridire Stephen Houghfíor-fhear den Renaissance – ceoltóir den scoth, scríbhneoir, cumadóir agus péintéir. Beidh sé ag seinm leis an Viano Quartet i gcléachtadh atá go mór ag súil leis, ina mbeidh céadléiriú Éireannach ar Piano Quintet Hough, Les noces Rouges. 

Ómós don chumadóir Eastónach Arvo Pärtar ócáid a 90ú breithlá, le Cór Aireagail na hEastóine, an stiúrthóir Tõnu Kaljuste agus an t-orgánaí Kadri Toomoja. 

An chéad taibhiú in Éirinn & sa Domhan 

Tugann Séasúr 2025 sraith de choimisiúin nua misniúil, lena n -áirítear an chéad taibhiú domhanda ag: 

Trembling Earth le Bryce Dessner– comhmhaoinithe ag NSOI, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthaus Berlin agus Borletti-Buitoni Trust.

Ceol nua le Bill Whelan le comóradh a 75ú breithlá.

Points of Lightle Rhona Clarke, comhmhaoinithe ag NSOI agus NSCI mar chuid de chomóradh 40 bliain. 

Beidh céad taibhithe in Éireann mar chuid den séasúr freisin, le cumadóireachta ag:

Bád ón Alltar le  Michael Gallen – buaiteoir Ghradam Fedora 2025, comhmhaoinithe ag NSOI, Ulster Orchestra agus L’Orchestre National de Bretagne.  

Máistir Cheol an Rí 2024 Flourish le Errollyn Wallen - do cheolchoirm chomóradh 10 mbliana Chineke. 

Les noces Rouges leis an Ridire Stephen  Hough agus Viano Quartet . 

Oceans le Anna Clyne(nóiminithe do Ghradam Grammy) agus Timepiece le Cindy McTee, arna léiriú ag NSOI. 

Fillfidh na Ceardlanna Poiblí Composer Lab i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Contemporary Music Centre agus RTÉ lyric FM, ag cothú na gcumadóirí óga: Solfa Carlile, Elis Czernick, Bianca Gannon agus Caterina Schembri, faoi stiúir David Fennessy, le NSOI. 

Imeachtaí Teaghlaigh agus Inrochtana 

Bunaithe ar an leabhar le Julia Donaldson agus Axel Scheffler, taispeánfar na heachtraí beochana a bhfuil tóir orthu, Zog agus The Highway Rat leis an NSOI, arna reáchtáil ag Terry Davies, deis iontach chun ceol ceolfhoirneach beo a léiriú do leanaí. 

Symphony Shorts – seans do lucht féachana níos óige ceol clasaiceach a aimsiú i léiriú réchúiseach, cairdiúil do dhaoine le ASD, le Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet agus Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, le NSOI agus Jessie Grimes, Ealaíontóir Cónaitheach NCH.  

Ceolchoirm Nollag NSOI um Am Lóin – féile shiamsúil le Christopher Bell, a thaitníonn go mór leis an lucht féachana gach bliain. 

Clár bríomhar do Oíche Chultúir, ag meascán ceoil clasaiciúil, traidisiúnta agus domhanda, le stiúrthóir David Brophy, an grúpa Pheirseach/Éireannach Navá, amhránaí/feadógéir Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Sarah Brazil (veidhlín), Maria Ryan (viola & guth), Michael Gallen (pianó & guth), agus Dónal O Connor (fidil & guth) leis an NSOI. 

Taispeáintí Beo de scannáin séasúracha rogha an teaghlaigh: Home Alone le NSOI agus Cór na nÓg; Psycho le Anthony Gabriele, saineolaí ar cheol scannán. 

Ceol sa Seomra Ranga: Forbhreathnú ar Symphonie fantastique le Berlioz do scoláirí na hArdteistiméireachta, curtha i láthair ag Jessie Grimes agus NSOI. 

*Beidh ceolchoirm NSOI, le Mairéad Hickey mar aonréadaí ag seinm Violin Concerto cáiliúil ó Tchaikovsky, ar siúl i Halla na Cathrach, Corcaigh, ar an 18 Deireadh Fómhair 2025. 

Beidh ateangaireacht i gComharthaíocht na hÉireann (ISL) ar fáil ar an lá, agus treoir amhairc ar fáil roimh ré na ceolchoirme.  

Beidh Cainteanna Réamhsheolta á sceidealú roimh phríomhcheolchoirmeacha na hoíche agus beidh siad saor in aisce do shealbhóirí ticéad. Beidh ceardlanna agus máistir-ranganna ar siúl chomh maith le healaíontóirí ó gach cearn den séasúr – fógrófar sonraí orthu go luath. 

 

TICÉADÚ/LASCANNAÍ 

Ticéid do gach ceolchoirm ar an bpríomhstáitse ar fáil ó €15. 

Coigiltis suas le 20% ar mhargadh pacáiste ceolchoirme. 

Coigilteas suas le 30% ar cheolchoirm Ghala do Chairde/Pátrúin NCH. 

Lascaine ar fáil do Ghrúpaí suas le 20% ar 40+ ticéad nó 10% ar 10–40 ticéad. 

Líon teoranta de thicéid do mhic léinn ar fáil ar €10. 

Ticéid ar lacáiste ar fáil do gach ceolchoirm: lascaine 50% do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas agus dá gcúramóirí; 5% lascaine do dhaoine scothaosta agus dífhostaithe.  

Roghanna praghsála atá oiriúnach do theaghlaigh ar fáil do cheolchoirmeacha teaghlaigh. 

 

CÉN UAIR LE hÁIRITHINT A DHÉANAMH 

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TEAGMHÁIL DO NA MEÁIN 

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MAIDIR LE HALLA CEOLCHOIRM NÁISIÚNTA 

Lonnaithe i gcroílár Bhaile Átha Cliath in aice le Gairdíní álainn Uíbh Eachach, is é an Ceoláras Náisiúnta (NCH) príomhinstitiúid chultúrtha ceoil in Éirinn ó 1981. Mar bhaile Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Chorus Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Cór na nÓg agus Cór Linn agus ensemble cónaitheacha cosúil le Cór Aireagail na hÉireann, Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann, Crash Ensemble,  Cláir oideachais amhail Music Generation agus Music Network - tá ról lárnach ag an NCH maidir le rochtain agus taitneamh a bhaint as taibhiú ceoil bheo de gach seánra a chinntiú do mhuintir na hÉireann i ngach áit. Ag breathnú chun cinn, cuirfidh athfhorbairt uaillmhianach an NCH faoi Thionscadal Éireann 2040 lena rannchuidiú le healaíona agus le tírdhreach ceoil na hÉireann do na glúnta atá le teacht. 

 

Nóta don Eagarthóir  

Tugadh ainm nua, Ceolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann (NSOI) ar an gCeolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta (NSO). Aistríodh an Cheolfhoireann ó RTÉ go dtí an Halla Ceolchoirme Náisiúnta i mí Eanáir 2022. Ó shin i leith, tá sí tar éis tús a chur le clár atógála —ag earcú seinnteoirí, ag déanamh ceapachán tábhachtach chun suíocháin fholmha a líonadh, agus ag cur leis na háiteanna don lucht éisteachta le dhá shéasúr anuas. De réir mar a leanann NSOI de bheith ag cur lena phróifíl idirnáisiúnta agus é ag obair le comhoibritheoirí ealaíonta tábhachtacha agus ag forbairt a chéannachta, leis an athnuachan branda seo neartaítear a seasamh, go háirithe agus camchuairteanna ar na bacáin aici le linn chlár athfhorbartha an Cheolárais Náisiúnta.  

Athainmníodh an Cór Simfónacha Náisiúnta (NSC) go Cór Simfónacha Náisiúnta na hÉireann (NSCI), rud a léiríonn céannacht nua NSOI. Aistríodh an Cór ó RTÉ go dtí an Ceoláras Náisiúnta i mí Eanáir 2022 freisin agus leanann sé de bheith ag seinm do thithe lán ina cheolchoirmeacha le NSOI. Comhlánaíonn Cór na nÓg (NCH) agus Cór Linn ( NCH ) (Cór na nÓg), a aistríodh ó RTÉ freisin, teaghlach cóir an Cheolárais Náisiúnta  

Tá athbhrandáil déanta ar Chlár Foghlama agus Rannpháirtíochta an an Cheolárais Náisiúnta mar NCH Discover Cuireann an t-athrú seo ar ár gcumas aird níos fearr a tharraingt ar an gcolún tábhachtach seo dár ngníomhaíocht agus é a ardú níos mó — ceann a mheallann lucht féachana de gach aois trí chláir atá dírithe ar fhoghlaim, ar shláinte agus ar fholláine, ar theagmháil leis an bpobal, agus ar fhorbairt cheoil.   

Beidh tús na tógála ar Ionad NCH Discover ar an gcéad chéim d’athfhorbairt an Cheolárais Náisiúnta. Déanfaidh sé seo mol tiomnaithe d’fhoghlaim agus do rannpháirtíocht sa cheol de shean-Scoil Leighis UCD. Ag clúdach 1,400 méadar cearnach, beidh spásanna aithriseoireachta agus ceardlainne, oifigí, agus áiseanna uasghrádaithe san áireamh san Ionad nua - agus rochtain uilíoch san áireamh. Tugann an tionscadal onóir d’oidhreacht stairiúil an tsuímh agus athmhúnlaíonn sé é mar spás cuimsitheach le haghaidh iniúchadh ceoil.   

Athshuíonn ailíniú straitéiseach Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Cór Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann, Cór Linn, Cór na nÓg, agus Discover an Cheolfhoireann Náisiúnta na piléir thábhachtacha seo laistigh de theaghlach brandaí an Cheolárais Náisiúnta, agus tugann sé deis dúinn ról an Cheolárais  mar mhol cultúrtha bríomhar don náisiún a neartú.  

SÉASÚR 2025 HALLA CEOL NAISIÚNTA (FÓMHAR/GEIMHREADH) – SRACFHÉACHAINT    

12.09.25, 7.30i.n. - NSOI, Leonard Slatkin, stiúrthóir & David Fray, pianó do Piano Concerto No. 20 le Mozart, Cindy McTee & Strauss. 

19.09.25, 7.30i.n. - Oíche Chultúir le NSOI: David Brophy, stiúrthóir, Navá & aoianna Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Maria Ryan, Michael Gallen, Dónal O Connor. 

21.09.25, 12.30i.n., 3.00i.n. & 5.00i.n. - Teaghlaigh: Fionn The Highway Rat agus Zog – táispeáint le NSOI & Terry Davies, stiúrthóir. 

29.09.25, 10.00r.n. & 1.30i.n. – Ceardlann Phoiblí Composer Lab le NSOI, Gavin Maloney, stiúrthóir agus meantóir David Fennessy. 

30.09.25, 8i.n. - Chineke! Orchestra 10ú Comóradh, ceoltóirí Sheku & Isata Kanneh Mason, Tai Murray, veidhlín & Kevin John Edusi, stiúrthóir. 

03.10.25, 7.30i.n. – NSOI, Hans Graf, stiúrthóir & María Dueñas do Concerto Veidhlín le Beethoven agus Prokofiev. 

05.10.25, 12.30i.n. - Teaghlaigh: Symphony Shorts – Fionn Romeo and Juliet le NSOI, Gavin Maloney, stiúrthóir & Jessie Grimes, láithreoir/Ealaíontóir Cónaitheach. 

05.10.25, 7.30i.n. - Philip Glass Explored le Maki Namekawa, pianó agus James McVinnie, orgán. 

07.10.25, 8.00i.n. - An Ridire Stephen Hough, pianó le Viano Quartet do chéadléiriú Éireannach ar Les noces Rouges, chomh maith le Mozart & Dvořák. 

10.10.25, 7.30i.n. - NSOI: Carmen (Léiriú ceolchoirme) le haoianna: Natalia Kutateladze, Sarah Brady, Noah Stewart, Gyula Nagy, Cór Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann & Cór na nÓg, le Jessica Cottis, stiúrthóir. 

17.10.25, 7.30i.n. (18.10.25, 7.30i.n., Halla na Cathrach, Corcaigh) - Shostakovich 50 - NSOI: Anna Rakitina, stiúrthóir & Mairéad Hickey, veidhlín do Concerto Veidhlín Tchaikovsky & Siansa Uimh. 5 le Shostakovich. 

24.10.25, 7.30i.n. - Gradaim Saoil NCH: Jane O’Leary.  NSOI, ConTempo Quartet, Kensho Watanabe, stiúrthóir. Buaicphointe: Triptychle Jane O’Leary. 

31.10.25, 7.30i.n. - Psycho: Taispeáint Bheo le Ceolfhoireann – NSOI & Anthony Gabriele, stiúrthóir. 

07.11.25, 7.30i.n. - NSOI: André de Ridder, stiúrthóir & Anastasia Kobekina, dordveidhlín. Buaicphointí: céadléiriú domhanda Bryce Dessner & Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. 

21.11.25, 7.30i.n. - Bill Whelan ag 75: NSOI & Gavin Maloney, stiúrthóir le haoianna Zoë Conway, Tara Howley, Séamus Ó Flatharta, Damien Mullane, bosca ceoil. 

23.11.25, 7.30i.n. – Nicola Benedetti, veidhlín le Plínio Fernandes, giotár, agus Samuele Telari, bosca ceoil Iodálach. 

25.11.25, 10.30r.n. & 12.30i.n. - Ceol sa Seomra Ranga: Ardteistiméireacht le NSOI & Jessie Grimes, láithreoir. 

28.11.25, 7.30i.n. - Cór Shiansach Náisiúnta na hÉireann – Comóradh 40 Bliain le NSOI, Gerhard Markson, stiúrthóir & aoianna: Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, Sunnyboy Dladla, James Atkinson. 

29.11.25, 7.30i.n. - Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra András Keller, stiúrthóir & Paul Lewis, pianó do Piano Concerto No. 3 le Beethoven 

05.12.25, 7.30i.n. - NSOI: Anja Bihlmaier, stiúrthóir & Boris Giltburg, pianó do Piano Concerto No. 15 le Mozart. 

09.12.25, 1.05i.n. - NSOI: Ceolchoirm Nollag ag Am Lóin le Christopher Bell, stiúrthóir do na hamhráin is ansa linn sa séasúr. 

09.12.25, 8.00i.n. - Arvo Pärt ag 90: Cór Aireagail na hEastóine, Tõnu Kaljuste, stiúrthóir & Kadri Toomoja, orgán. 

12.12.25, 7.30i.n. - NSOI: Patrik Ringborg, stiúrthóir & Michelle Cann, pianó do Piano Concerto in One Movement le Florence Price. 

13.12.25, 12.30i.n. - Teaghlaigh: Symphony Shorts – Fionn The Nutcracker le NSOI, Patrik Ringborg, stiúrthóir & Jessie Grimes, láithreoir. 

17.12.25, 8.00i.n. – Scáileán Beo ar Home Alone i gCeolchoirm le ceolfhoireann bheo – NSOI, Cór na nÓg & Ernst van Tiel, stiúrthóir. 

18.12.25, 4.00i.n. & 8.00i.n. – Scáileán Beo ar Home Alone i gCeolchoirm le NSOI & Cór na nÓg & Ernst van Tiel, stiúrthóir. Cór na nÓg & Ernst van Tiel, stiúrthóir.