The National Symphony Orchestra Ireland returns in style to Cork City Hall with conductor Anna Rakitina's Irish debut, featuring the premiere performance of Anna Clyne's 'instantly gripping, totally exhilarating' (Limelight) Restless Oceans—a 'defiant piece that embraces the power of women'.

Cork violinist Mairéad Hickey takes center stage in Tchaikovsky's emotional rollercoaster Violin Concerto, a passion-filled duet between singing violin and orchestra. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony—a testament to endurance and survival—runs the gamut from despair to elation with memorable tunes and fevered energy.

World-class orchestral music returns to Cork's stunning City Hall acoustics.