WHAT’S ON April April April April April
WHAT’S ON April April April April April
WHAT’S ON April April April April April
WHAT’S ON April April April April April
New Music Dublin: BlackGate
New Music Dublin: LEGATO
Bring Along a Baby
ART-icle 12: Empowering Very Young Voices through the Arts
Family Concert: It’s a Jungle Out There with the WhistleBlast Quartet
Wed 23 April 10.30am – Foyer & John Field Room
Sat 26 April 11am & 12.30pm – The Studio
Thurs 3 April 6pm – The Studio Kate Ellis, Caimin Gilmore & Lavinia Meijer perform Caimin Gilmore’s BlackGate. Tickets €17.50
New Music Dublin: Blood of a Poet Thurs 3 April 7.30pm - Main Stage Screening of The Blood of a Poet (1932) with a new live score by Matthew Nolan, Erik Friedlander, and guests Seán Mac Erlaine and Lisa Dowdall. Tickets €25
New Music Dublin: POWER PLAY Fri 4 April 1pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room Andreas Borregaard, international accordionist/artistic provocateur returns with a new work where commedia dell’arte and AI meets storytelling.
New Music Dublin: National Symphony Orchestra - Buckley, Pärt, Chin
Sun 6 April 11am - Kevin Barry Recital Room
Fri 4 April 7.30pm - Main Stage
A workshop performance of new works for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello.
John Buckley Clarinet Concerto (world premiere) Arvo Pärt Symphony No.3 Unsuk Chin Piano Concerto (Irish premiere) Carol McGonnell clarinet Andrew Zolinsky piano Olari Elts conductor
Cór na nÓg and Cór Linn return, with a programme including a new setting by Carl Corcoran of the Desiderata.
Tickets €25
New Music Dublin: Uilleann Pipes, Cello, and Gamelan Sat 5 April 10.30am - Kevin Barry Recital Room The NCH Gamelan Orchestra presents the world premieres of new compositions featuring uilleann piper Mark Redmond and principal cellist of the NSO, Martin Johnson.
Tickets €15
New Music Dublin: a world in itself Sun 6 April 2pm - Kevin Barry Recital Room New commissions and thought-provoking ideas from Ireland’s own Quiet Music Ensemble. Tickets €17.50
New Music Dublin: Evlana Ensemble – A Memory
Tickets €17.50
New Music Dublin: You Heard it First
New Music Dublin: Agency
Fri 4 April 2.30pm - The Studio
Sat 5 April 2pm – The Studio
The culmination of Crash Ensemble’s current 2-year development programme with the premiere of five completed new works.
Ireland’s Ficino Ensemble brings a Donnacha Dennehy premiere to NMD, and music by Claude Vivier with soprano soloist Lotte Betts-Dean.
Tickets €15
Tickets €20
New Music Dublin: Dublin Fixations
New Music Dublin: Thurston Moore
Sun 6 April 5.30pm - Kevin Barry Recital Room Irish Ensemble Evlana, with guest Paula Meehan, bring their mix of works to NMD.
Sun 6 April 9.15pm – The Studio and other spaces Crash Ensemble’s major new commission for Jonathan Nangle, taking place as a promenade through his installation throughout NCH. Tickets €17.50
Eliades Ochoa - Star of Buena Vista Social Club Wed 9 April 8pm – Main Stage
Sat 5 April 7pm – Main Stage
Tickets €17.50
Tickets €37.50
For a full list of New Music Dublin Events, see newmusicdublin.ie & www.nch.ie nch.ie
Kim Sheehan and Emma Nash vocalists Clément Saunier piccolo trumpet | Xenia Pestova-Bennett piano. Tickets €25
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Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert Thurs 17 April 12pm – John Field Room
Legendary Cuban singer, guitarist and songwriter Eliades Ochoa performs with his full band for the first time in Dublin Tickets €44.50, €49.50, €54.50
RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Gatsby 100
Tickets Free, Booking Required. Available from 10 March.
National Symphony Orchestra: James McMillan’s St John Passion David Hill conductor Christopher Purves baritone National Symphony Chorus David Young choral director Chamber Choir Ireland | Paul Hillier choral director
Guy Barker conductor | Tommy Blaize, Vanessa Haynes and Joe Stilgoe vocalists Giacomo Smith clarinet/ saxophone.
Tickets €15, €27.50, €35, €42.50, €49
Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50
Sat 19 April 11am & 12.30pm – The Studio
Baby Rave
Led by the legendary Ray McVay, with the sublime vocals of Catherine Sykes and Mark Porter.
Sir Tim Rice returns with his extraordinary musical theatre event and the Duncan Waugh Band.
Christy Moore returns following the release of his new album A Terrible Beauty on Claddagh Records.
André de Ridder conductor Bryce Dessner & David Chalmin guitars Katia & Marielle Labèque pianos
Tickets €30, €35, €45
International Orchestras & Recitals: Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason
Together in Tune: Blow the Dust Orchestra Concert
Tickets €15, €26.50, €33, €39, €45.
Moonlight Sinatra with Sean Hession
Tickets €23
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Perspectives: Oded Tzúr Quartet – My Prophet Thurs 1 May 8.30pm National Symphony Orchestra: Artist-in-Residence Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano Fri 2 May 7.30pm Christy Moore Sat 3 May 8pm National Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 50 Fri 9 May 7.30pm
The Lyric’s The Thing 2025 Wed 14 May 8pm International Orchestras & Recitals: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Thurs 15 May 8pm Final of the Dublin International Piano Competition Fri 16 May 7.30pm
Mon 28 April 1pm – Main Stage
Christy Moore Sat 17 May 8pm
The NCH’s resident orchestra for older people or those returning to their instrument celebrate 16 years of musicianship and community.
Family Concert: Revolting Rhymes with the National Symphony Orchestra Sun 18 May 12.30, 3 & 5pm
Tickets €8
National Symphony Orchestra: Haydn The Creation Fri 23 May 7.30pm
For the full range of concessions and discounts available, see www.nch.ie
Schubertreise XXXIII Sun 25 May 3pm
Friday 25 April 1.05pm - John Field Room Sinatra exponent Sean Hession and his talented jazz trio perform stellar classics.
Works by Bryce Dessner & Stravinsky
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Tickets €40, €50, €60
Cello Sonatas by Fauré, Poulenc, Mendelssohn and a New Work by Natalie Klouda (Irish Premiere).
National Symphony Orchestra: Bryce Dessner Fri 11 April 7.30pm - Main Stage
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Celebrating Dickie Rock
Ralph McTell - Time Drift of the Road Thurs 1 May 8pm
Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour Tues 13 May 7.30pm
Sun 27 April 8pm – Main Stage
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Isata Kanneh-Mason
Tickets €28, €40, €47, €50
Christy Moore
Tickets €54.50, €59.50
Tickets Child €10 / Adult €12 / Family €37 / Under 1s go free
Ronan Collins hosts an evening of nostalgia and tributes to the legend that was Dickie Rock. More guests to be announced.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Wed 23 April 8pm – Main Stage
Thurs 24 April 8pm – Main Stage
Sat 19 April - Main Stage 8pm
Tickets Child €10 / Adult €12 / Family €37 / Under 3s go free!
Sat 26 April 3pm – Main Stage
DJ Orla Dwyer
Bryce Dessner
Take your family on an exciting journey through bustling cities and lush jungles.
Sir Tim Rice: My Life in Musicals
James MacMillan St. John Passion (Irish Premiere)
Thurs 10 April 8pm – Main Stage
Tickets €15, €27.50, €35, €42.50, €49
A relaxed concert for families with children under six years with disabilities and additional needs.
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National Symphony Orchestra Mahler Symphony No. 9 Fri 30 May 7.30pm
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Sonic Youth’s legendary guitarist with his superstar band perform Suite for Cloud Formations.
Programme features Irene Buckley Lament for Art O’Leary, Olga Neuwirth Miramondo Multiplo and Ed Bennett’s new work for piano, keyboards and orchestra.
Tickets €13 / Babies go free!
Fri 18 April 3.30pm - Main Stage
Tickets €17.50
New Music Dublin: RTÉ Concert Orchestra with Chamber Choir Ireland
Wed 16 April 10.30am & 12.30pm - John Field Room
Tickets €4
Sun 6 April 7.30pm – Main Stage
Superstar improvising saxophonist John Butcher makes his first NMD appearance with an ensemble of Irish and international improvisers.
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New Music Dublin: A Child of the Universe Sun 6 April 12.30pm - Main Stage
Tickets €17.50
Fri 4 April 4.30pm - Kevin Barry Recital Room
Tickets €15
New Music Dublin: Blue Haze of Deep Time