{"id":2442798,"date":"2026-06-03T08:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442798"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:14:46","slug":"nch-classical-season-2026-2027-nch-live-music-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nch-classical-season-2026-2027-nch-live-music-events\/","title":{"rendered":"NCH Classical Season 2026\/2027 | NCH | Live Music &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Concert Hall 2026\u20132027 Classical Season, running from August 2026 to May 2027, boasts more than 60 landmark performances and features <strong>National Symphony Orchestra Ireland<\/strong>, with Principal Conductor <strong>Alexander Shelley<\/strong> in his first full season with the orchestra, and some of the world\u2019s greatest performers and ensembles from across Europe, the US and Japan. It presents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National Symphony Orchestra Ireland<\/strong> as the centrepiece offering of the Season with almost 50 performances. Key among them are those with Principal Conductor <strong>Alexander Shelley<\/strong> leading seven major projects in his first season as Principal Conductor, and Artistic Partner <strong>Peter Whelan<\/strong> conducting two programmes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The International Orchestras and Recitals series of nine concerts presents some of the world\u2019s leading International Orchestras and soloists: <strong>Sir Andr\u00e1s Schiff, Joyce DiDonato, Bach Collegium Japan, San Diego Symphony, Camerata of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir<\/strong>, and <strong>Vox Clamantis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The NCH Discover programme of nine concerts for families and schools audiences of all ages led by NCH Discover Artist-in-Residence <strong>Jessie Grimes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NCH Classical Season 2026\/2027 Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KF21bn5b52s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Spanning five centuries of repertoire, it includes a major Beethoven focus marking the composer\u2019s 200th anniversary; the 80th birthday of pianist <strong>John O\u2019Conor<\/strong>; an ambitious strand of choral works with <strong>National Symphony Chorus Ireland<\/strong> including Mahler\u2019s \u2018Resurrection\u2019 Symphony and Britten\u2019s <em>War Requiem<\/em>; the Irish premiere of Heiner Goebbels&#8217; <em>Songs of Wars I Have Seen<\/em> with <strong>Irish Baroque Orchestra<\/strong> and <strong>Crash Ensemble;<\/strong> outstanding world and Irish premieres by Irish and international composers; classical masterpieces and crowd-pleasers by leading orchestras and soloists from American mezzo-soprano <strong>Joyce DiDonato<\/strong> to pianist <strong>Sir Andr\u00e1s Schiff, San Diego Symphony<\/strong> to <strong>Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan<\/strong> to <strong>Ren\u00e9e Fleming<\/strong> with <strong>Thomas Hampson<\/strong> and <strong>National Symphony Orchestra Ireland<\/strong> and Principal Conductor <strong>Alexander<\/strong> Shelley, and many more. NCH Discover presents a programme of nine concerts for families and schools audiences of all ages led by NCH Discover Artist-in-Residence <strong>Jessie Grimes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other celebrated names include baritones <strong>Thomas Hampson<\/strong> and <strong>Matthias Goerne,<\/strong> mezzo-soprano <strong>Dame Sarah Connolly<\/strong>, and violinist <strong>Midori,<\/strong> in addition to acclaimed interpreters and outstanding new generation soloists and conductors. The distinguished Irish actor <strong>Ciar\u00e1n Hinds<\/strong> will narrate an orchestral work by <strong>Leonard Slatkin.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Performances also take place in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in collaboration with Cork Orchestral Society, Triskel Arts Centre, Music for Galway, University Concert Hall Limerick and the Symphony Club of Waterford. The season also includes a performance at the National Concert Hall as part of New Music Dublin 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the Season Brochure Here\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"NCH Classical Season 2026\/2027\" allow=\"clipboard-write; autoplay; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23ffffff&amp;d=nch_classical_season_2026_2027&amp;themeMainColor=%23000000&amp;themeSecondaryColor=%23ccacf4&amp;u=nationalconcerthall\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Multi-Buy Package Options<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4-10 Concerts &#8211; 10% Discount<\/li>\n<li>11-19 Concerts &#8211; 15% Discount<\/li>\n<li>20-29 Concerts &#8211; 20% Discount &amp; 25% Discount for Friends<\/li>\n<li>30+ Concerts &#8211; 25% Discount &amp; 30% Discount for Friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Group Discounts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>10% Discount when purchasing 10-39 tickets<\/li>\n<li>20% Discount when purchasing 40+ tickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to book<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NCH Patrons &amp; Season Friends &#8211; Booking Opens Wednesday 3rd June, 1.30pm<\/li>\n<li>NCH Friends &#8211; Booking Opens Thursday 4th June, 10am<\/li>\n<li>General Bookers &amp; Groups &#8211; Booking Opens Friday 5th June, 10am<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nch.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Concert Hall 2026\u20132027 Classical Season, running from August 2026 to May 2027, boasts more than 60 landmark performances and features National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, with Principal Conductor Alexander Shelley in his first full season with the orchestra, and some of the world\u2019s greatest performers and ensembles from across Europe, the US and Japan. 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