Since its opening in 1981, the hall has established itself as Ireland’s premier centre for the performance of live music. As well as weekly performances by our resident orchestra, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, the National Concert Hall promotes a programme of visiting international soloists and orchestras in addition to concerts of jazz, contemporary and traditional Irish music.
- Family Screening with NSOI: The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child
AutumnFamily Screening with NSOI: The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child Terry Davies conducts René Aubry’s inspired score for the much-loved children’s classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, based on the books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
- Tradition Now: Neil Ó Lochlainn’s Immram
AutumnTradition Now: Neil Ó Lochlainn’s Immram In 2020, Neil Ó Lochlainn was commissioned by Paddy Bushe and the Amergin Poetry Festival to set the Immram poems to music and the resulting suite of music was premiered at the festival in 2021.
- Tradition Now: Ispíní na hÉireann
AutumnTradition Now: Ispíní na hÉireann Ispíní na hÉireann are thrilled to bring their electrifying live show to the National Concert Hall as part of Tradition Now. Expect an exhilarating night of energy, irreverence, and heart.
- Tradition Now: David Murphy
AutumnTradition Now: David Murphy David Murphy takes the pedal steel guitar outside the confines of its traditional roots with frequent ventures into a range of genres, spanning Americana and folk to ambient, experimental music and film soundtracks.
- Tradition Now: Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy
AutumnTradition Now: Aoife Ní Bhriain and Cormac McCarthy Blending deep roots in Irish traditional music with classical, jazz, and contemporary influences, Ní Bhriain and McCarthy chart a compelling sonic path through a shared musical heritage, transformed through their own creative lens.
- Tradition Now: Nia Byrne
AutumnTradition Now: Nia Byrne Nia Byrne is a young fiddler and singer from the North-West Donegal Gaeltacht. Born into a musical family, she learned from her mother, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, cousin Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, and father, Dermot Byrne.
- Tradition Now: Amano
AutumnTradition Now: Amano Amano is a singer and multidisciplinary artist with roots in Kerry and Kyūshū (Japan). Her live performances attune to people, place and season, blending Irish sean-nós with contemporary fusion, new folk compositions and spoken word.
- Tradition Now: Shovel Dance Collective
AutumnTradition Now: Shovel Dance Collective Shovel Dance Collective are a group of nine musicians united by a passion for the beauty, force, and political charge of the traditional musics of Britain, Ireland and beyond.
