Ulster Orchestra
@ulsterorchestra.bsky.social
Northern Ireland's only professional symphony orchestra whose mission is to enrich lives through music. ulsterorchestra.org.uk
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Our 2025/26 concerts are now on sale. ✨
What will you hear?
Notes full of drama, notes that bring peace, notes that paint landscapes; notes of myth and legend, notes filled with emotion...
Every Note Tells a Story.
Explore our new season of concerts and book your tickets.
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What will you hear?
Notes full of drama, notes that bring peace, notes that paint landscapes; notes of myth and legend, notes filled with emotion...
Every Note Tells a Story.
Explore our new season of concerts and book your tickets.
buff.ly/2iRmCEk
On Friday, pianist Alexandra Dariescu joined the Orchestra in the Ulster Hall to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with conductor Olari Elts. There was also Gabriela Ortiz's 'Clara', inspired by the relationship between Clara and Robert Schumann, and pieces by Schubert and Mendelssohn.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On Friday, pianist Alexandra Dariescu joined the Orchestra in the Ulster Hall to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with conductor Olari Elts. There was also Gabriela Ortiz's 'Clara', inspired by the relationship between Clara and Robert Schumann, and pieces by Schubert and Mendelssohn.
We are delighted to be nominated for this year's Aisling Awards in the TG4 Culture and Arts category, among such great talent – Belfast Tradfest, Brassneck Theatre and Kabosh Theatre. See you there on the 28th!
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are delighted to be nominated for this year's Aisling Awards in the TG4 Culture and Arts category, among such great talent – Belfast Tradfest, Brassneck Theatre and Kabosh Theatre. See you there on the 28th!
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30 seconds of pianist Alexandra Dariescu performing Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra, from tonight's concert at the Ulster Hall, conducted by Olari Elts, which was part of the Belfast International Arts Festival and Sound of Belfast Festival.
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
30 seconds of pianist Alexandra Dariescu performing Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra, from tonight's concert at the Ulster Hall, conducted by Olari Elts, which was part of the Belfast International Arts Festival and Sound of Belfast Festival.
We're very happy to be included in Discover Northern Ireland's first ever ASMR track, "Giant Awakening", showcasing the soundscapes of some of our most iconic locations.
Find out more and watch the full version of the track at discovernorthernireland.com/giantawakening
Find out more and watch the full version of the track at discovernorthernireland.com/giantawakening
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We're very happy to be included in Discover Northern Ireland's first ever ASMR track, "Giant Awakening", showcasing the soundscapes of some of our most iconic locations.
Find out more and watch the full version of the track at discovernorthernireland.com/giantawakening
Find out more and watch the full version of the track at discovernorthernireland.com/giantawakening
Tomorrow evening, pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins the Orchestra to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, a piece that Alexandra describes as "a true testimony of Clara's dazzling technique as a pianist, elegance and imagination as a composer."
Book your tickets: buff.ly/vV4RlZW
Book your tickets: buff.ly/vV4RlZW
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Tomorrow evening, pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins the Orchestra to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, a piece that Alexandra describes as "a true testimony of Clara's dazzling technique as a pianist, elegance and imagination as a composer."
Book your tickets: buff.ly/vV4RlZW
Book your tickets: buff.ly/vV4RlZW
On Friday night we perform Gabriela Ortiz's 'Clara' – a tribute to Clara Schumann which takes the form of five imagined interactions between Clara, her husband Robert, and Gabriela herself – as part of a concert inspired by Clara Schumann.
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Book your tickets: buff.ly/08sU8XX
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
On Friday night we perform Gabriela Ortiz's 'Clara' – a tribute to Clara Schumann which takes the form of five imagined interactions between Clara, her husband Robert, and Gabriela herself – as part of a concert inspired by Clara Schumann.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/08sU8XX
Book your tickets: buff.ly/08sU8XX
On Friday evening, we will play Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 'Italian'. Bassoonist Kristina Hedley remembers the moment she recognised Mendelssohn's voice as a composer, praising the way the composer writes for the woodwind section.
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Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On Friday evening, we will play Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 'Italian'. Bassoonist Kristina Hedley remembers the moment she recognised Mendelssohn's voice as a composer, praising the way the composer writes for the woodwind section.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
The Ulster Orchestra is happy to welcome Christopher Bryson as our new Head of Finance and Business Management.
We look forward to working alongside Christopher, and wish him every success in his new role here with us.
We look forward to working alongside Christopher, and wish him every success in his new role here with us.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Ulster Orchestra is happy to welcome Christopher Bryson as our new Head of Finance and Business Management.
We look forward to working alongside Christopher, and wish him every success in his new role here with us.
We look forward to working alongside Christopher, and wish him every success in his new role here with us.
In a world where women were expected to sit quietly at home, Clara Schumann forged a long career as a pianist, composer and more. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu explains.
Alexandra joins us this Friday to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto.Book your tickets: buff.ly/3mS1BU7
Alexandra joins us this Friday to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto.Book your tickets: buff.ly/3mS1BU7
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In a world where women were expected to sit quietly at home, Clara Schumann forged a long career as a pianist, composer and more. Pianist Alexandra Dariescu explains.
Alexandra joins us this Friday to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto.Book your tickets: buff.ly/3mS1BU7
Alexandra joins us this Friday to perform Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto.Book your tickets: buff.ly/3mS1BU7
Clara Schumann carries special significance to our horn player Jesse Durkan. Her Piano Concerto (which we perform with Alexandra Dariescu on 7 Nov) was the first piece he ever played with the Orchestra, and he and his wife even named their daughter after her.
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Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Clara Schumann carries special significance to our horn player Jesse Durkan. Her Piano Concerto (which we perform with Alexandra Dariescu on 7 Nov) was the first piece he ever played with the Orchestra, and he and his wife even named their daughter after her.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
Book your tickets: buff.ly/M2vFLHN
On sale now – David Attenborough's OCEAN in Concert at the 3Arena, Dublin | 7 March 2026 🌊
Join us on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more full of life, wonder, or surprise than the ocean. Narrated on film by David Attenborough.
Book tickets: buff.ly/fFnf7UR
Join us on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more full of life, wonder, or surprise than the ocean. Narrated on film by David Attenborough.
Book tickets: buff.ly/fFnf7UR
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On sale now – David Attenborough's OCEAN in Concert at the 3Arena, Dublin | 7 March 2026 🌊
Join us on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more full of life, wonder, or surprise than the ocean. Narrated on film by David Attenborough.
Book tickets: buff.ly/fFnf7UR
Join us on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more full of life, wonder, or surprise than the ocean. Narrated on film by David Attenborough.
Book tickets: buff.ly/fFnf7UR
Our next concert celebrates Clara Schumann, composer + one of the most important pianists of the 19th century.
Alexandra Dariescu performs Clara's Piano Concerto; Gabriel Ortiz's 'Clara' tells the story of her relationship with her husband Robert; + there's Schubert + Mendelssohn.
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Alexandra Dariescu performs Clara's Piano Concerto; Gabriel Ortiz's 'Clara' tells the story of her relationship with her husband Robert; + there's Schubert + Mendelssohn.
buff.ly/3mS1BU7
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our next concert celebrates Clara Schumann, composer + one of the most important pianists of the 19th century.
Alexandra Dariescu performs Clara's Piano Concerto; Gabriel Ortiz's 'Clara' tells the story of her relationship with her husband Robert; + there's Schubert + Mendelssohn.
buff.ly/3mS1BU7
Alexandra Dariescu performs Clara's Piano Concerto; Gabriel Ortiz's 'Clara' tells the story of her relationship with her husband Robert; + there's Schubert + Mendelssohn.
buff.ly/3mS1BU7
30 seconds of Ulster Orchestra performing Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár' w/ conductor Fiona Monbet, musicians Maria Ryan, Dónal O'Connor + Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh in the Ulster Hall, 24 Oct 2025.
A co-commisson by Ulster Orchestra, Irish National Symphony Orchestra + Orchestre National de Bretagne
A co-commisson by Ulster Orchestra, Irish National Symphony Orchestra + Orchestre National de Bretagne
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
30 seconds of Ulster Orchestra performing Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár' w/ conductor Fiona Monbet, musicians Maria Ryan, Dónal O'Connor + Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh in the Ulster Hall, 24 Oct 2025.
A co-commisson by Ulster Orchestra, Irish National Symphony Orchestra + Orchestre National de Bretagne
A co-commisson by Ulster Orchestra, Irish National Symphony Orchestra + Orchestre National de Bretagne
The Ulster Orchestra has welcomed a wonderful new partnership with the Kingsbridge Foundation, the charitable arm of the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group (@kingsbridgehosp.bsky.social) who are providing valuable support for our upcoming Schools’ concerts series.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Ulster Orchestra has welcomed a wonderful new partnership with the Kingsbridge Foundation, the charitable arm of the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group (@kingsbridgehosp.bsky.social) who are providing valuable support for our upcoming Schools’ concerts series.
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Read more: buff.ly/rnuxBwq
On Friday night at @belfastfestival.bsky.social, we were joined by conductor Fiona Monbet, the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, musicians Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Maria Ryan and Dónal O'Connor to perform Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár', plus Debussy, Lili Boulanger and Ravel.
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On Friday night at @belfastfestival.bsky.social, we were joined by conductor Fiona Monbet, the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, musicians Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Maria Ryan and Dónal O'Connor to perform Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár', plus Debussy, Lili Boulanger and Ravel.
We're returning to Coleraine on 20 November for a special concert in the Diamond Hall with violinist Alena Baeva and conductor Gabriel Bebeşelea, featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica', Dvořák's Violin Concerto and Samy Moussa's 'Elysium'.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/CUK8cTu
Book your tickets: buff.ly/CUK8cTu
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're returning to Coleraine on 20 November for a special concert in the Diamond Hall with violinist Alena Baeva and conductor Gabriel Bebeşelea, featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 'Eroica', Dvořák's Violin Concerto and Samy Moussa's 'Elysium'.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/CUK8cTu
Book your tickets: buff.ly/CUK8cTu
Tonight, the Ulster Orchestra will perform "Bád on Alltár," a captivating new piece that intertwines composer Michael Gallen's musical heritage with the rich tapestry of old Irish tales of migration and settlement, capturing the essence of being lost and found.
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Book now: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Tonight, the Ulster Orchestra will perform "Bád on Alltár," a captivating new piece that intertwines composer Michael Gallen's musical heritage with the rich tapestry of old Irish tales of migration and settlement, capturing the essence of being lost and found.
Book now: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Book now: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Composer Michael Gallen and musician and singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh talk about Michael's piece "Bád on Alltár" on BBC Radio Ulster's Blas Ceoil this evening from 8.04pm.
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We perform "Bád on Alltár" at tomorrow's concert. 🎟 Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
🔊 Listen: buff.ly/CaTsk8P
We perform "Bád on Alltár" at tomorrow's concert. 🎟 Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Composer Michael Gallen and musician and singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh talk about Michael's piece "Bád on Alltár" on BBC Radio Ulster's Blas Ceoil this evening from 8.04pm.
🔊 Listen: buff.ly/CaTsk8P
We perform "Bád on Alltár" at tomorrow's concert. 🎟 Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
🔊 Listen: buff.ly/CaTsk8P
We perform "Bád on Alltár" at tomorrow's concert. 🎟 Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Join us at 7pm tomorrow in the Ulster Hall for a pre-concert talk between our Artistic Director Patrick McCarthy and composer Michael Gallen, to talk about his piece, 'Bád on Alltár', which we'll be performing in the evening's concert.
Book tickets for tomorrow's concert: buff.ly/i5UVUjo
Book tickets for tomorrow's concert: buff.ly/i5UVUjo
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Join us at 7pm tomorrow in the Ulster Hall for a pre-concert talk between our Artistic Director Patrick McCarthy and composer Michael Gallen, to talk about his piece, 'Bád on Alltár', which we'll be performing in the evening's concert.
Book tickets for tomorrow's concert: buff.ly/i5UVUjo
Book tickets for tomorrow's concert: buff.ly/i5UVUjo
We're looking forward to performing Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár' on Friday as part of @belfastfestival.bsky.social. The Orchestra will be joined on stage by traditional musicians including Donal O'Connor as the piece blends Traditional Irish and classical music.
Book tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Book tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We're looking forward to performing Michael Gallen's 'Bád on Alltár' on Friday as part of @belfastfestival.bsky.social. The Orchestra will be joined on stage by traditional musicians including Donal O'Connor as the piece blends Traditional Irish and classical music.
Book tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Book tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
At Friday night's concert at @belfastfestival.bsky.social we will perform Debussy's evocative and atmospheric 'Nocturnes' – but did you know that the piece was inspired by a set of Nocturnes in another art form?
Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
At Friday night's concert at @belfastfestival.bsky.social we will perform Debussy's evocative and atmospheric 'Nocturnes' – but did you know that the piece was inspired by a set of Nocturnes in another art form?
Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Book your tickets: buff.ly/8Bx5HK8
Fiona Monbet conducts the Orchestra on Friday in a programme including Debussy's Nocturnes, Ravel's Ma mère l'oye (Mother Goose), Lili Boulanger's Trois Morceaux (arranged by Kenneth Hesketh) + Michael Gallen's Bád on Alltár. Part of @belfastfestival.bsky.social.
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Book your tickets: buff.ly/FKm0bmO
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Fiona Monbet conducts the Orchestra on Friday in a programme including Debussy's Nocturnes, Ravel's Ma mère l'oye (Mother Goose), Lili Boulanger's Trois Morceaux (arranged by Kenneth Hesketh) + Michael Gallen's Bád on Alltár. Part of @belfastfestival.bsky.social.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/FKm0bmO
Book your tickets: buff.ly/FKm0bmO
Tune in to In Tune with Petroc Trelawny from 5pm on BBC Radio 3 today to hear composer Michael Gallen talking about his new piece Bád on Alltár, which we'll be performing this Friday at the Belfast International Arts Festival.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tune in to In Tune with Petroc Trelawny from 5pm on BBC Radio 3 today to hear composer Michael Gallen talking about his new piece Bád on Alltár, which we'll be performing this Friday at the Belfast International Arts Festival.
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Lovely to see this article on Michael Collins, our new Principal Guest Artist, in the Autumn 2025 edition of @ism-music.bsky.social Music Journal. Michael is working with the Orchestra on a number of projects over three seasons and will be back with us in November for BBC Radio 3 Classical Live.
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Lovely to see this article on Michael Collins, our new Principal Guest Artist, in the Autumn 2025 edition of @ism-music.bsky.social Music Journal. Michael is working with the Orchestra on a number of projects over three seasons and will be back with us in November for BBC Radio 3 Classical Live.
Get in the mood for this Friday’s concert by listening to our recording of Debussy’s Nocturnes on your preferred music service.
The concert also features Michael Gallen’s Bád on Alltár, Ravel and Lili Boulanger.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/TPf04j9
The concert also features Michael Gallen’s Bád on Alltár, Ravel and Lili Boulanger.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/TPf04j9
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Get in the mood for this Friday’s concert by listening to our recording of Debussy’s Nocturnes on your preferred music service.
The concert also features Michael Gallen’s Bád on Alltár, Ravel and Lili Boulanger.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/TPf04j9
The concert also features Michael Gallen’s Bád on Alltár, Ravel and Lili Boulanger.
Book your tickets: buff.ly/TPf04j9