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CLASSICAL MUSIC
Fri 23 May at 8pm
Tickets: €25, under 18s €15, Friends €20
A delight for all of us here at An Grianán Theatre as the RTE Concert Orchestra returns for the start of their May tour.
From beautiful baroque favourites including Pachelbel's Canon and Bach's Badinerie to sumptuous overtures of Berlioz and Verdi to hear the Orchestra in such an intimate space is a delightful aural treat.
The orchestra with principal conductor David Brophy will be joined by Michael Seaver (clarinet) and John Leonard (bassoon) for Richard Strauss' Duet Concertino.
Programme:
Berlioz Overture Roman Carnival
Offenbach Barcarolle from The Tales Of Hoffmann
Pachelbel Canon
Fauré Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande Op.80
R. Strauss Duet Concertino for Clarinet & Bassoon
J. Strauss Overture Gypsy Baron
Borodin (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2
Binge Elizabethan Serenade
Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt: Suite No.1
Verdi Prelude to Act 1 from La Traviata
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Dvorák Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 72
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has been cherished by Irish audiences throughout its 60-year history, whether performing with international stars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa and Ute Lemper or with leading Irish artists ranging from Cara O'Sullivan and Virginia Kerr to Altan and Declan O'Rourke. With an unrivalled repertoire, the RTÉ CO appears at leading national and international festivals, on RTÉ Radio and Television and in the opera house, while through its commercial releases its recordings are distributed worldwide. The orchestra's education programme is presented nationwide to tens of thousands of young people as the RTÉ/The Irish Times Music in the Classroom series.
The RTÉ CO has been heard across the world in seven Eurovision Song Contests and its commercial recordings embrace many styles from the phenomenally successful Riverdance to Declan O'Rourke's Big Bad Beautiful World. Recently the RTÉ CO gave memorable concerts with Ute Lemper, Emma Kirkby, Hayley Westenra and Icelandic tenor Cortes as well as doing a sell-out Irish tour with stellar Chilean tenor Tito Beltrán. Forthcoming appearances include a concert with accordion virtuoso Sharon Shannon, BBC Classical Star winner Sophie Cashell and renowned Irish pianist Hugh Tinney. The RTÉ CO's Signature Series continues in the National Concert Hall with internationally renowned soprano Lesley Garrett in May and British classical chart topping tenor Alfie Boe in June.
Film credits for the RTÉ CO include The Island by Brian Byrne, Irish Destiny by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse by Joby Talbot. The RTÉ CO has an extensive discography on the Marco Polo, Naxos and RTÉ lyric fm labels. A recent performance on the CD Perfect State (RTÉ lyric fm) won critical praise: 'dramatically realised by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra under David Brophy's tightly-managed conducting' (Journal of Music in Ireland) and 'great playing here by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra' (Sunday Business Post).
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