What’s on March April 2026
Fáilte
Mar Phríomhfheidhmeannach nua ar an gCeoláras Náisiúnta, is mór an pléisiúr dom fáilte a chur romhat chuig ár dTreoir Cad atá Ar Siúl do Mhárta – Aibreán, ina gcuirtear rogha ilchineálach ceolchoirmeacha láthair a fhreastalaíonn ar gach aoisghrúpa agus ar gach blas ceoil. Is an bhliain 2026 mo dháréagú bliain sa NCH, agus mar iar-Cheannasaí ar chlár NCH Discover, is cúis áthais dom a bheith gceannas ar fhorbairt ár nIonad Discover nua, ar cuireadh tús leis mí Eanáir, agus arb é an chéad chéim é bhforbairt athnuachana an Cheolárais Náisiúnta.
Táimid ag tnúth go mór le fáilte a chur romhat chuig réimse leathan léirithe den scoth sna míonna amach romhainn.
The Four Seasons
Chamber Music Series: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream
Dublin Song Series
Sun 1 March 3pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room
Magdalena Lucjan soprano Dearbhla Collins piano
Tickets €25
Onóir Live in Concert
Sun 1 March 8pm –Main Stage
Diarmaid McGee guitar, vocals Declan Gaughan guitar, vocals
Deane Connaghan piano, vocals, flute / Tom McHugh drums, vocals
Tickets €35
Bone Machine –
Tom Waits Tribute
Thurs 5 March 8pm –
John Field Room
Jack Healy vocals, guitars
Julyo D’Agostino bass / Dario Rodighiero piano, organ / Dez Harrington percussion, drums
Tickets €25
Seasons of Sinatra –Spring
Fri 6 March 1.05pm –
John Field Room
With leading Sinatra exponent Seán Hession
Tickets €23
Isabelle O’Connell: Cocteau Album
Release
As the new CEO of the National Concert Hall, am delighted to welcome you to our What’s On Guide for March – April, which features an eclectic array of concerts for all ages and tastes. 2026 marks my 12th year in the NCH and as former Head of NCH Discover am delighted to be overseeing the building of our new Discover Centre which commenced in January and is the first step in the Redevelopment of the National Concert Hall. We look forward to welcoming you to lots of outstanding performances over the coming months.
Music in the Classroom: Junior Cycle with NSOI
Tues 3 March 10.30am & 12.30pm – Main Stage
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Jessie Grimes presenter
Tickets Student €10. Accompanying teachers go free.
Dublin & Dun
Laoghaire E.T.B Festival of Music
Tues 3 March 7.30pm –Main Stage
Concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Festival of Music.
Tickets Adult €10 Child €5 / Group of 4 Adults €30 / Family
Ticket (4 people, max 2 adults) €25
March
Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble
Sat 7 & Sun 8 March 8pm –Main Stage
Martin Hayes / Common Ground Ensemble / Sam Amidon / Síle Denvir Stephanie Keane
Tickets €27, €35, €45, €55
Schubertreise XXXVI
Sun 8 March 3pm – Kevin
Barry Recital Room
Conor Biggs bass and Michel Stas piano.
Tickets €17.50
Music in the Classroom: Primary Schools with NSOI
Fri 6 March 7pm – Kevin Barry Recital Room
Works by Satie Poulenc and Rhona Clarke
Tickets €22
NCH Landmarks:
Saint Sister – Where I Should End
Fri 6 March 8pm – Main Stage
Morgana MacIntyre and harpist/composer Gemma
Doherty perform their 2021 album Where I Should End
Tickets €22, €30, €37.50
Metronome: Paul G Smyth, Joanna Mattrey
Thurs 12 March 8.30pm –The Studio
Tickets €15
Ceoltóirí Chualann agus Cór Cúil Aodha: Múscailt
Sat 14 March 7.30pm –Main Stage
Peadar Ó Riada and Cór Cúil Aodha (The Coolea Men’s Choir) occupy an iconic place in Irish music.
Tickets €15, €19.50, €25, €29.50
Drawing From the Well – The Breandán Breathnach Collection
Sun 15 March 7.30pm –
Main Stage
Tues 10 March 10.30am &12.30pm – Main Stage
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland / Jessie Grimes presenter
Tickets Student €10.
Accompanying teachers go free.
Joe Stilgoe and the RTÉ Concert
Orchestra Present: A Night at the Movies
Thurs 12 March 8pm –Main Stage
Tom Richards conductor / Joe Stilgoe vocals, piano / Giacomo
Smith clarinet, saxophone / Ben Reynolds drums / Tom Farmer double bass
Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50
NSOI: Alexander Shelley Conducts Alexander Shelley conducts John Adams, Rachmaninov & Stravinsky
Fri 13 March 7.30pm –Main Stage
Alexander Shelley conductor Jaeden Izik-Dzurko piano
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
Stravinsky The Firebird (complete)
Tickets €15, €26.50, €33, €39, €45
Orchestral Escapades with NSOI
Sat 14 March 12.30pm –
Main Stage
Jessie Grimes presenter
A hand-picked mix of thrilling orchestral masterpieces.
Tickets Child €15 / Adult €20 / Family (4 people, max 2 adults) €65 nch.ie
Big Band
Tues 17 March 8pm –Main Stage Step back into 1930s Ireland as The Gralton Big Band and dancers, led by Edwina Guckian bring to life the music, song, dance, and stories of a nation caught between tradition and temptation.
Tickets €15, €22, €27, €35 Schools Concert: Story of a Day / Scéal Lae
Line-up includes Mary Bergin whistle / Matt Molloy flute Edwina Guckian dancer Doireann Ní Ghlacáin fiddle and many more.
Tickets €25, €30, €35
The Kilfenora Céilí
Thurs 19 March 10am & 11.30am – The Studio 10am Story of a Day (in English) 11.30am Scéal Lae (as Gaeilge) ConTempo
NSOI: Louis Lortie plays Chopin
Fri 20 March 7.30pm –
Main Stage
Jean-Luc Tingaud conductor
Louis Lortie piano
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck Symphony in D minor
Tickets €15, €25, €29, €34.50, €39
An Evening with Simon Delaney and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Sat 21 March 7.30pm –
Main Stage
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Simon Delaney presenter
RTÉ lyric fm’s Simon Delaney presents music from the West End, Broadway, classical repertoire and more.
Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50
Metronome:
Homebeat Present –
Svaneborg Kardyb
Sat 21 March 8.30pm –The Studio
Tickets €20
The Four Seasons Chamber Music Series: The Last Rose of Summer
Sun 22 March 3pm –Kevin Barry Recital Room
David Tobin violin / Johanna Keszei flute / Andreas Ioannides piano
Includes Beethoven Gráinne Mulvey and Bartók
Tickets €17.50
Paco Peña
Sun 22 March 8pm –Main Stage
Flamenco legend Paco Peña returns to NCH.
Tickets €35, €44.50, €49.50 Special Schools Concert
Mon 23 March 11am –John Field Room Free but ticketed. International Orchestras & Recitals: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Mon 23 March 8pm –
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine / Volodymyr Sirenko conductor / Maria Pukhlianko piano
Includes works by Delius and Beethoven
Tickets €15, €28.50, €36, €44, €55
We’ll Meet Again: Vera Lynn
Thurs 26 March 8pm –Main Stage
Linda Kenny / Damian Smith Evelyn Grant narrator / Mark O’Shaughnessy actor Alan Carney MD / The Singalong Songbook Band
Tickets €31.50, €35 Echoes of Latvia
Fri 27 March 1.05pm –John Field Room
Pianist Didzis Kalniņš ignites the music of Jānis Mediņš
Tickets €18
Remembering Burt Bacharach
Fri 27 March 8pm –Main Stage
Celebrating the brilliance of hit makers Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Tickets €30, €38.50, €42.50, €49.50
The Divine Comedy – The Rainy Sunday Afternoon Tour
Sat 28 and Sun 29 March 7.30pm – Main Stage
A celebration of their new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Tickets €51, €55
Tea Dance Tunes: Dementia-Friendly Concert
Tues 31 March 1pm –John Field Room
Tickets €4 – On sale Monday 9 February
NCH Perspectives: Aynur Doğan
Tues 31 March 8pm –Main Stage
Doğan infuses traditional Kurdish folk music with the contemporary sensibility of Western music.
Tickets €15, €29.50, €35.50, €42.50
Bring Along A Baby
Wed April 10.30am & 12.30pm – John Field Room
Tickets Adults €13 / Babies go free!
NSOI: Music for Good
Friday
Fri 3 April 3.30pm –
Main Stage
Jiří Rožeň conductor
Masabane Cecilia
Rangwanasha soprano
Niamh O’Sullivan
mezzo-soprano / Valentyn
Dytiuk tenor / Ashley Riches
bass / National Symphony
Chorus Ireland / David Young chorus director
Dvořák Stabat Mater
Tickets €15, €27.50, €35, €42.50, €49
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Sat 4 April 3pm – Main Stage
An afternoon of swing, nostalgia and timeless classics performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
Tickets €28, €42, €48, €51.50
Family Concert:
Springtime with The Jacquin Trio
Wed 8 April 11am &12.30pm –John Field Room
Artist-in-Residence Jessie Grimes leads an interactive performance for the family to enjoy.
Tickets Adult €12 / Child €10 / Family (4 people, max 2 adults) €37
Under 3s go free!
UCD Symphony
Orchestra: A Night at the Opera
Wed 8 April 8pm – Main Stage
UCD Symphony Orchestra
UCD Philharmonic Choir
Choral Scholars of UCD
Ciarán Crilly conductor / Ciara
Murphy associate conductor
Sidi Bao solo violin/leader
Susie Gibbons soprano
Sarah Richmond mezzo soprano / Dean Power tenor
Includes Puccini Verdi Bizet Tchaikovsky and more.
Tickets €16, €20
RTÉ lyric fm The Hamilton Scores Live
Thurs 9 April 8pm –
Main Stage
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
George Hamilton presenter
Beloved classical pieces from George Hamilton’s weekend show.
Tickets €15, €28.50, €42.50 – On sale tbc
It Don’t Mean A Thing
Fri 10 April 1.05pm –
John Field Room
Join the Jim Doherty Trio with special guest Nigel Mooney for swing-era favourites.
Tickets €20
NCH Landmarks: David Kitt – The Big Romance
Fri 10 & Sat 11 April 8pm –
Main Stage
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his seminal album David Kitt will be joined by friends and collaborators past and present.
Tickets €28, €36.50, €45
Metronome: Little Gem Big Band
Thurs 11 April 8.30pm –
The Studio
Line-up includes members of Pink Glasses School Tour
Woven Skull & Zeropunkt
Tickets €15
The Four Seasons
Chamber Music Series: Frühlingsglaube (Faith in Spring) Dublin Song Series
Sun 12 April 3pm – Kevin
Barry Recital Room
Aebh Kelly mezzo soprano
Dearbhla Collins piano
Works by Schubert Fauré Elgar and Mahler
Tickets €25
Siansa Gael Linn 2026 – Craobh Chomórtas
Sun 12 April 7.30pm –Main Stage
Eight young traditional Irish music groups compete for a prizefund of €4,500.
Tickets €25, Students Under 18 €15 On Sale Wednesday 4 March
NCH Perspectives: The Köln Concert
Mon 13 April 8pm –Main Stage
Thomas Enhco piano
Maki Namekawa piano
Two inspired pianists tackle Keith Jarrett’s legendary album The Köln Concert
Tickets €15, €29.50, €35.50, €42.50
New Music Dublin 2026
Ireland’s leading contemporary music festival, showcasing bold new sounds, premieres, and innovative performances from Irish and international artists and collaborators, takes place at the NCH from Wednesday 15 to Sunday
19 April. (A full schedule of concerts will be available to view/book from mid-February on www.nch.ie).
New Music Dublin: Gerald Barry’s Salome with NSOI
Fri 17 April 7.30pm –
Main Stage
Jérôme Kuhn conductor
Alison Scherzer Salome
Amy Ní Fhearraigh The Queen / Timur The King / Vincent Casagrande The Prisoner
Stefan Sevenich The Young Syrian / David Howes Soldier
Gerald Barry Salome (concert performance) [Irish Premiere]
Tickets €30 Concessions and festival multi-buy packages available.
An Evening with Katriona O’Sullivan
Wed 22 April 8pm –
Main Stage
Psychologist and author Katriona O’Sullivan celebrates the launch of her new memoir Hungry
Tickets €17.99 ticket only / €31.99 ticket and book
Archipelago: A Fusion of Traditional Music from Ireland and Java
NSOI:
Experience
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