RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Conductor, Karen Ní Bhroin
Repertoire TBC

Na hAmhráin is Ansa Linn! #AmhránRnaG
As part of RTÉ 100 celebrations. #RTE100

Grażyna Bacewicz, Overture
John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Peter Maxwell, Davies Orkney Wedding with Sun
Dvorak, Symphony No. 8

Performance time 1930

Britten, Benjamin, Suite on English Folk Tunes
Smyth, Serenade in D major

Schools Concerts: The Magical Harp of the Dagda
A story based on Irish myth with music by Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy
Text by Patricia Forde
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Karen Ní Bhroin conductor
Aoife Ní Bhriain composer and fiddle
Cormac McCarthy composer and piano
Mick O’Brien uilleann pipes, whistle and Irish flute
Aisling Lyons Irish harp
Presented by NCH
Commissioned by NSOI and Bayerischer Rundfunk with the support of the Government of Ireland, as part of the Cultural Programme of Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy, The Harp of the Dagda

Cimarosa, Overture: The Secret Marriage
Francaix, Concerto pour clarinette*
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
ENCORE: Mozart, Overture to Cosi fan tutte

*soloist Sabrina Moulaï

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! This family-friendly concert is packed full of your favourite sing-along carols and festive melodies, including Consider the Penguin and The Twelve Days of Christmas. Plus, don’t miss the enchanting film The Snowman shown on the big screen, accompanied by the Orchestra and narrated by our special star guest, Hugh Dennis. It’s the perfect start to your Christmas!
Conductor, Karen Ní Bhroin
SOLOISTS
Hugh Dennis – Narrator
RSNO Youth Chorus & RSNO Changed Voices – (Dundee & Glasgow 2pm)
RSNO Training Choir, RSNO Chorus & RSNO Chorus Academy Glasgow – (Glasgow 6pm)
RSNO Chorus & RSNO Chorus Academy Dundee – (Edinburgh)

Music in My Bones: How Music Moves Us

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Karen Ní Bhroin conductor 
Jessie Grimes presenter  
Kate Labno BSL Interpreter

Cimarosa, Overture: The Secret Marriage
Mozart, Serenata Notturna, K239
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1

Family concert curated by LSO Principal Flute, Gareth Davies

Repertoire TBC

Schools Concerts curated by LSO Principal Flautist Gareth Davies