RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2019-2020 Season

2019 RTÉ National
2020 Symphony
Orchestra
FEEL THE
PASSION.
LIVE THE
MUSIC.
2019 RTÉ National
2020 Symphony
Orchestra
FEEL THE PASSION. LIVE THE MUSIC.
Patron: Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
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A welcome note
I am delighted to welcome you to our 2019/20 RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
Season. This is an exciting time for us as we welcome our Chief Conductor, Jaime Martín
in his inaugural season. A highly regarded flautist, Jaime turned to full-time conducting
in 2013 and holds the positions of Artistic Director of the Santander Festival and Music
Director of The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Jaime Martín brings remarkable
experience to the RTÉ NSO from multiple perspectives and I look forward to working
with him in the continuing development of your National Symphony Orchestra.
This season marks the third with our esteemed Principal Guest Conductor, Nathalie
Stutzmann whose star is in the ascendency, and we look forward to some exciting
programmes with her again this year.
Our audiences are at the core of everything we do and it is heartening to tell you that
the numbers attending our live events increased significantly in 2017, and have been
maintained in 2018. For this we are grateful. Thank you for your loyal and continued
support. We do not underestimate its value or importance.
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This season we have decided not to differentiate between concerts as in the past.
However, we will continue to ensure our core audience is served. Our opening concert
of music by renowned Irish composer Shaun Davey, featuring piper Mark Redmond in
new work dedicated to the memory of Liam O’Flynn, is followed by a more ‘traditional’
season concert that includes Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring led by Mihhail Gerts.
“
In early October our Chief Conductor Jaime Martín
the numbers makes his debut in that role with Mahler’s Symphony
attending our live No. 3 in with mezzo soprano, Jennifer Johnston. Prior
to this Leonard Slatkin returns, for the first of two
events increased concerts this season, on Culture night, September 20,
significantly in 2017, 2019. Also making a welcome return in the second
and have been year of a three year accord is Maxim Vengerov who
will play Brahms Violin Concerto under the baton of
maintained in 2018”
David Brophy.
Conductors making their RTÉ NSO debuts include the exciting Venezuelan
conductor Diego Matheuz, Principal Conductor of the Simón Bolívar Symphony
Orchestra, JoAnn Faletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Anja Bihlmaier,
Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest, The Hague, Mikhail Jurowski and Christian
Reif. Acclaimed international soloists appearing this season include Julia Bullock,
Viktoria Mullova, Gabrierla Montero, Alban Gerhard, and Denis Kozhukin.
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra places special emphasis on young talent
with amongst others Fiachra Garvey, Mark Redmond, Daniel Lozakovich, Ellinor
D’Melon, Martin James Bartlett, Daniel Kharitonov and William Thomas, winner of
the 2019 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. We are proud to give a
platform to Irish singers including Anna Devin, Ailish Tynan, Gavan Ring, Máire Flavin,
Sharon Carty, and John Molloy this season.
Our Towards 2022 strand continues with music by Boydell, Boyle, Stanford and
Davey, and we will premiere works by Hillborg, Kernis, Kinsella and Schnelzer, the
last a co-commission with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Gävle v
Symphony Orchestra. Among the large-scale symphonic works featured this season
are two Mahler symphonies, three Bruckner symphonies and works by Richard
Strauss and Maurice Ravel. The choral music of Elgar, Dvorák and Bach also feature.
We also pay homage to Beethoven in his 250th anniversary year. The Wizard of Oz,
Mary Black, and Apollo 13 complete the diverse mix of offerings for you to enjoy.
As always your feedback is most welcome.
Best wishes,
Anthony Long
General Manager,
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra & RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
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2019/2020 ATA GLANCE
DATE TIME EVENT COMPOSER(S)/THEME
Fri 6 Sep 7.30pm Towards 2022: The Music of Shaun Davey Shaun Davey
Fri 13 Sep 7.30pm The Rite of Spring Bartok, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky
Fri 20 Sep 7.30pm Culture Night: Leonard Slatkin Conducts Slatkin, Barber, Brahms
Fri 27 Sep 7.30pm Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Brahms, Beethoven, R. Strauss
Fri 4 Oct 7.30pm Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Berlioz, Bruch, Schumann
Fri 11 Oct 7.30pm Chief Conductor Jaime Martín Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 3
Fri 18 Oct 7.30pm Diego Matheuz Conducts Brahms, Schumann, Dvorák v
Fri 25 Oct 7.30pm Eugene Tzigane Conducts Mahler Symphony No. 9

Fri 1 Nov 7.30pm JoAnn Faletta Conducts Strauss, Respighi
Fri 8 Nov 7.30pm The Dream of Gerontius Elgar
Fri 22 Nov 7.30pm Four Last Songs Hillborg, Strauss, Brahms
Fri 29 Nov 7.30pm John Kinsella World Premiere Kinsella, Prokofiev, Sibelius
Fri 6 Dec 7.30pm Chief Conductor Jaime Martín Conducts Schnelzer, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz
Wed 18 Dec 7.30pm The Wizard of Oz
Wed 1 Jan 3.30pm New Year Gala Viennese and Operatic Favourites
Fri 10 Jan 7.30pm Towards 2022 Boydell, Boyle, Stanford
Fri 17 Jan 7.30pm Dvorák Requiem
v
Dvorák
v
Fri 24 Jan 7.30pm Kalmar Conducts Bruckner Kernis, Mozart, Bruckner

Fri 31 Jan 7.30pm Slatkin Conducts Beethoven 250 Beethoven
Fri 7 Feb 7.30pm Trevino Conducts Bruckner Bruckner
Fri 14 Feb 7.30pm Chief Conductor Jaime Martín Conducts Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven
Fri 21 Feb 7.30pm Stutzmann Conducts Bruckner Wagner, Bruckner
Tue 25 Feb 10.30am Music in the Classroom: Musical Adventures
Tue 25 Feb 12.15pm Music in the Classroom: Musical Adventures
Fri 6 Mar 7.30pm Mikhail Jurowski Conducts Gubaidulina, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev
Mon 9 Mar 10.30am Music in the Classroom: Junior Certificate Guide Rossini, Copland, Berlioz, Mozart, Handel, Williams
Mon 9 Mar 12.15pm Music in the Classroom: Junior Certificate Guide Rossini, Copland, Berlioz, Mozart, Handel, Williams
Tue 10 Mar 10.15am Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate Guide Mozart, Berlioz
Tue 10 Mar 12.30pm Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate Guide Mozart, Berlioz
Fri 13 Mar 7.30pm Apollo 13
Tue 17 Mar 7.30pm Mary Black and Friends
Fri 20 Mar 7.30pm Maxim Vengerov Korngold, Brahms
Tue 24 Mar 10.15am Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate Guide Mozart, Berlioz
Tue 24 Mar 12.30pm Music in the Classroom: Leaving Certificate Guide Mozart, Berlioz
Fri 27 Mar 7.30pm Joshua Weilerstein Conducts Beethoven, Chopin, Shaw, Sibelius
Sat 28 Mar 7.30pm Joshua Weilerstein Conducts in Waterford Beethoven, Chopin, Shaw, Sibelius
Fri 3 Apr 7.30pm Chief Conductor Jaime Martín Conducts Wilson, Prokofiev, Shostakovich
Fri 10 Apr 7.30pm St John Passion Bach
Fri 24 Apr 7.30pm Daniel Blendulf Conducts Liadov, Nielsen, Sibelius
Fri 1 May 7.30pm Chief Conductor Series presents Nemanja Radulovic Agnew, Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov
Fri 8 May 7.30pm Christian Reif Conducts Bartók, Britten, Shostakovich
Fri 15 May 7.30pm Towards 2022 Stanford
Fri 22 May 7.30pm Stutzmann Conducts Beethoven 250 R. Strauss, Beethoven, Debussy
Fri 29 May 7.30pm Chief Conductor Season Finale Rachmaninov, Ravel
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CONDUCTOR GUEST ARTIST(S) PAGE
David Brophy Rita Connolly, Mark Redmond, Noel Eccles 08
Mihhail Gerts Fiachra Garvey 11
Leonard Slatkin Xiayin Wang, RTÉ Cór na nÓg, RTÉ Cór Linn 12
Nathalie Stutzmann Boris Giltburg 14
Nathalie Stutzmann Daniel Lozakovich 17
Jaime Martín Jennifer Johnston, Ladies of the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ Cor na nÓg 18
Diego Matheuz Alena Baeva 20
Eugene Tzigane 22
JoAnn Faletta Alban Gerhardt 23
Robert Trevino Catherine Wyn-Rodgers, Norbert Ernst, Johan Wållberg, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir 24
Anja Bihlmaier Ailish Tynan 25
Jean Deroyer Vadym Kholodenko 26
Jaime Martín Ellinor D’Melon 27
Anthony Gabriele 29
Rumon Gamba Atalla Ayan 30
George Jackson Martin Johnson 32
Patrik Ringborg Adrienn Miksch, Patricia Bardon, Julian Hubbard, William Thomas, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir 33
Carlos Kalmar Martin James Bartlett 34
Leonard Slatkin Stefan Jackiw 36
Robert Trevino 37
Jaime Martín Gabriela Montero 38
Nathalie Stutzmann 39
Tom Redmond 40
Tom Redmond 40
Mikhail Jurowski Daniel Kharitonov 41
Tom Redmond 42
Tom Redmond 42
Tom Redmond 43
Tom Redmond 43
Anthony Gabriele 44
Brian Byrne Mary Black 45
David Brophy Maxim Vengerov 46
Tom Redmond 43
Tom Redmond 43
Joshua Weilerstein Pavel Kolesnikov 48
Joshua Weilerstein Pavel Kolesnikov 48
Jaime Martín Viktoria Mullova 50
David Hill Nick Pritchard, Michael Mofidian, Anna Devin, James Hall, Stephan Loges, Chamber Choir Ireland 52
Daniel Blendulf John Finucane 54
Jaime Martín Nemanja Radulovic 56
Christian Reif Julia Bullock 58
Gerhard Markson Máire Flavin, Sharon Carty, Gavan Ring, John Molloy, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir 59
Nathalie Stutzmann 60
Jaime Martín Denis Kozhukhin, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir 62
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08 SHAUN DAVEY
FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
THE BRENDAN VOYAGE

THE MUSIC OF SHAUN DAVEY
TOWARDS 2022
SHAUN DAVEY
The Brendan Voyage
This programme will also feature Rita Connolly and
family in a selection of Shaun's songs, old and new,
and a new piece for uilleann pipes and orchestra
dedicated to the memory of the late Liam O'Flynn.
David Brophy conductor

Rita Connolly vocalist
Mark Redmond uilleann pipes
Noel Eccles percussion
CONCERT 7.30pm / TICKETS from €20. See page 64. Visit rte.ie/nso
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V
ANDREJA MALÍR
AUDREY McALLISTER, ELAINE CLARK, CATHERINE McCARTHY JOANNE CAMPBELL
BETHAN WATKEYS
10 DARA O'CONNELL NEIL MARTIN

“A NAME TO
REMEMBER,
AN ARTIST
TO FOLLOW
ABSOLUTELY.”
Resmusica.com, Jaques Schmitt
FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER MIHHAIL GERTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN THE RITE OF SPRING
BARTÓK
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite / 20’
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / 22’
STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring / 33’
Mihhail Gerts conductor

Fiachra Garvey piano
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“LIKE A STRADIVARIUS, CONDUCTOR
LEONARD SLATKIN JUST GETS
BETTER WITH TIME.”
The Washington Post
12 LEONARD SLATKIN
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER RTÉ NSO
CULTURE NIGHT
ALINA IBRAGIMOVA
LEONARD SLATKIN CONDUCTS
SLATKIN
Kinah / 12’
BARBER
Piano Concerto / 26’
BRAHMS
Symphony No. 4 / 39’
Leonard Slatkin conductor
Xiayin Wang piano
EARLY EVENING RECITAL
RTÉ Cór na nÓg
RTÉ Cór Linn choral director Mary Amond O’Brien
A limited number of tickets for this event will be made available to the public gratis.
Details will be released in due course on www.rte.ie/nso
EARLY EVENING RECITAL 6.15pm MAIN CONCERT 7.30pm

TICKETS from €15. See page 64. Visit rte.ie/nso 13
14 BORIS GILTBURG
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER NATHALIE STUTZMANN
PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR

NATHALIE STUTZMANN NATHALIE STUTZMANN
CONDUCTS
BRAHMS
Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 4 and 5 / 10’
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 4 / 34’
R. STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra / 33’
Nathalie Stutzmann conductor

Boris Giltburg piano
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16 RTÉ NSO
FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER DANIEL LOZAKOVICH

NATHALIE STUTZMANN NATHALIE STUTZMANN
CONDUCTS
BERLIOZ
La damnation de Faust:
Will-o-the-Wisps, Dance of the Sylphs, Rákóczy March / 14’
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No. 1 / 24’
SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 3 (‘Rhenish’) / 32’

Daniel Lozakovich violin
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18 JAIME MARTÍN
FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER JENNIFER JOHNSTON
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
JAIME MARTÍN CONDUCTS
MAHLER
Jaime Martín conductor

Jennifer Johnston mezzo soprano
Ladies of the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
RTÉ Cór na nÓg
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20 ALENA BAEVA
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER DIEGO MATHEUZ
DIEGO MATHEUZ
CONDUCTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
BRAHMS
Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn / 19’
SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto / 33’
DVORÁK
Diego Matheuz conductor

Alena Baeva violin
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FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER EUGENE TZIGANE
EUGENE TZIGANE
CONDUCTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
MAHLER
Eugene Tzigane conductor
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“ONE OF
THE FINEST
CONDUCTORS
OF HER
GENERATION.”
The New York Times
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER JOANN FALETTA
JOANN FALETTA
CONDUCTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
STRAUSS
Don Quixote / 38’
RESPIGHI
Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) / 15’
Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) / 23’
JoAnn Faletta conductor

Alban Gerhardt cello
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FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER ROBERT TREVINO
THE DREAM OF
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
GERONTIUS
ELGAR
The Dream of Gerontius / 100’
Robert Trevino conductor

Catherine Wyn-Rodgers mezzo soprano
Norbert Ernst tenor
Johan Wållberg bass
RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
CONCERT 7.30pm / TICKETS from €28.50. See page 64. Visit rte.ie/nso
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FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER AILISH TYNAN
NATHALIE STUTZMANN FOUR LAST SONGS
HILLBORG
Exquisite Corpse / 14’
STRAUSS
Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) / 24’
BRAHMS
Anja Bihlmaier conductor

Ailish Tynan soprano
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FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER VADYM KHOLODENKO
JOHN KINSELLA
WORLD PREMIERE
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
JOHN KINSELLA
Symphony No. 11 WORLD PREMIERE / 28’
PROKOFIEV
SIBELIUS
Jean Deroyer conductor

Vadym Kholodenko piano
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FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER ELLINOR D’MELON
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
SCHNELZER
Burn My Letters: Remembering Clara IRISH PREMIERE / 12’
Co-commission from Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Gävle Symphony Orchestra
and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY
BERLIOZ
Symphonie Fantastique / 49’

Ellinor D’Melon violin
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FINTAN SUTTON AND MATTHEW BILLING
CATRIONA RYAN
28 MARK JENKINS HILARY SHEIL

WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER
THE WIZARD
LIVE SCREENING IN CONCERT
OF OZ
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore! Join the RTÉ
National Symphony Orchestra for a truly magical seasonal
favourite, a live screening of the wonderful Wizard of Oz with
Dorothy, Scarecrow the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Wicked
Witch of the West and Toto. With lyrics and songs by Edger
Harlburg and Harold Arlen and a lush old style Hollywood score
by Herbert Stothart, this will the perfect musical start to the
holiday season that the whole family will love.
A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York)
and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists.
Anthony Gabriele conductor
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NEW
YEAR’S
DAY
2020
ATALLA AYAN
“AYAN GAVE A WARM-TONED, IMMENSELY

VIBRANT PERFORMANCE, UNLEASHING A SERIES
OF RINGING HIGH NOTES...AND SHAPING HIS
LATER ARIAS WITH ARRESTING ARDOR”
San Francisco Chronicle
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WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY RUMON GAMBA
NEW YEAR GALA

Celebrate 2020 with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
and star tenor Atalla Ayan. Join us for a fabulous afternoon of
wonderful Strauss, Viennese and operatic favourites and good
cheer with a complimentary glass of bubbly and programme
that will start the new year very nicely indeed.
Rumon Gamba conductor

Atalla Ayan tenor
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FRIDAY 10 JANUARY MARTIN JOHNSON
NATHALIE STUTZMANN TOWARDS 2022
BOYDELL
In Memoriam Mahatma Ghandi / 12’
INA BOYLE
Psalm for violoncello and orchestra / 9’
Elegy for violoncello and orchestra / 11’
STANFORD
Symphony No. 3 ‘Irish’ / 43’
George Jackson conductor

Martin Johnson cello
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FRIDAY 17 JANUARY PATRIK RINGBORG
NATHALIE STUTZMANN DVORÁK REQUIEM
DVORÁK
Requiem / 90’
Patrik Ringborg conductor

Adrienn Miksch soprano
Patricia Bardon alto
Julian Hubbard tenor
William Thomas bass
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34 MARTIN JAMES BARTLETT
FRIDAY 24 JANUARY CARLOS KALMAR
KALMAR CONDUCTS
BRUCKNER
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
AARON JAY KERNIS

Musica Celestis / 11’
MOZART
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 2 (1877 version) / 60’
Carlos Kalmar conductor

Martin James Bartlett piano
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FRIDAY 31 JANUARY STEFAN JACKIW
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
LEONARD SLATKIN
CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 250
BEETHOVEN
The Consecration of the House Overture / 12’
BEETHOVEN
BEETHOVEN
Leonard Slatkin conductor

Stefan Jackiw violin
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FRIDAY 7 FEBRUARY ROBERT TREVINO
TREVINO CONDUCTS
BRUCKNER
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 8 (1887 version) / 84’
Robert Trevino conductor
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FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY GABRIELA MONTERO
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
FANNY MENDELSSOHN
Overture in C major / 11’
MOZART
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’ / 47’

Gabriela Montero piano
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FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY NATHALIE STUTZMANN

NATHALIE STUTZMANN
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
CONDUCTS BRUCKNER
WAGNER
Parsifal Vorspiel und Karfreitagszauber
(Prelude and Good Friday music) / 26’
BRUCKNER
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TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
MUSIC IN THE CLASSROOM

MUSICAL ADVENTURES
Fun concerts for children aged 8-12
Back by popular demand, Musical Adventures, the RTÉ National Symphony

Orchestra’s fun concerts for children aged 8-12, presented by the acclaimed
music animateur, presenter, broadcaster and general master of musical mayhem
and lots of fun, Mr Tom Redmond! Includes excerpts from Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, The Magic Flute, The Firebird and Jurassic Park.
Presented by Tom Redmond
RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN THE CLASSROOM
TOM REDMOND
MASTER OF MUSICAL
MAYHEM AND FUN
MR TOM REDMOND!
CONCERT 10.30am & 12.15pm

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FRIDAY 6 MARCH DANIEL KARITONOV
MIKHAIL JUROWSKI
CONDUCTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
GUBAIDULINA
Fairy-tale Poem / 10’
RACHMANINOV
PROKOFIEV
Selections from Cinderella / 45’
Mikhail Jurowski conductor

Daniel Kharitonov piano
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MONDAY 9 MARCH RTÉ NSO MUSICAL
ADVENTURES 2018

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE
MUSIC GUIDE
The internationally praised music educationalist and horn player Tom
Redmond and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra guide students and
teachers through a selection of set and selected choice works. Presented
with big-screen musical illustrations.
Including works by Rossini William Tell Overture, Copland Hoe-down from

Rodeo, Berlioz March to the Scaffold, Mozart Horn Concerto No.3 (Rondo)
Handel Water Music (Hornpipe and Minuet), John Williams Throne Room
and End Titles from Star Wars.
RTÉ NATIONAL
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN THE
CLASSROOM
CONCERT 10.30am & 12.15pm / Duration: Approx. 1 hour

TICKETS €10 per student / Accompanying teachers go free. See page 64.
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TUESDAY 10 MARCH
TUESDAY 24 MARCH
LEAVING CERTIFICATE
MUSIC GUIDE
The internationally praised music educationalist Tom Redmond
and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra present a step-
by-step guide to Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 and Berlioz,
Symphonie Fantastique Mvts 2 & 4, highlighting key themes
and sections and concluding with a full performance. Presented
with full symphonic forces and a big screen for musical
illustrations.

RTÉ NATIONAL
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
IN THE
CLASSROOM
CONCERT 10.15am & 12.30pm / Duration: Approx. 75 minutes.

TICKETS €10 per student / Accompanying teachers go free. See page 64.
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FRIDAY 13 MARCH
NATHALIE STUTZMANN APOLLO 13

LIVE SCREENING IN CONCERT
Houston, we have a problem. The 11th April marks the

fiftieth anniversary of the dramatic Apollo 13 mission.
Mark the remarkable bravery of the three man crew by
joining the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra when they
play the live score of Ron Howard’s extraordinary film.
Anthony Gabriele conductor
CONCERT 7.30pm / TICKETS from €24.50 (restricted view).

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TUESDAY 17 MARCH MARY BLACK
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
MARY BLACK AND THE
RTÉ NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome

Mary Black onto the main stage of the National Concert Hall
on St Patrick’s Day. Join the orchestra for an incredible night
with one of Ireland’s most cherished singers as she performs
orchestrated versions of some of her favourite songs including,
No Frontiers, The Urge for Going, Carolina Rua and more.
Brian Byrne conductor
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“ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT
VIOLINISTS YOU’LL EVER HEAR…
TECHNICAL WIZARDRY… ACCOMPANIED
BY A BIG DOSE OF HEART.” The Washington Post
MAXIM VENGEROV
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FRIDAY 20 MARCH DAVID BROPHY
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
MAXIM VENGEROV
KORNGOLD
Sinfonietta / 43’
BRAHMS
David Brophy conductor

Maxim Vengerov violin
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ROSSINI
William Tell Overture / 12’
MOZART
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra / 30’
DVORÁK
48 PAVEL KOLESNIKOV
FRIDAY 27 MARCH NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
SATURDAY 28 MARCH WIT ARENA, WATERFORD JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN
JOSHUA WEILERSTEIN
CONDUCTS
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
BEETHOVEN
Egmont Overture / 9’
CHOPIN
CAROLINE SHAW
Entr'acte / 11’
SIBELIUS
Joshua Weilerstein conductor

Pavel Kolesnikov piano
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50 VIKTORIA MULLOVA
FRIDAY 3 APRIL JAIME MARTÍN WITH THE RTÉ NSO
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
IAN WILSON
Man O’War / 11’
PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto No. 2 / 26’
SHOSTAKOVICH

Viktoria Mullova violin
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DETAIL FROM
CHRIST AT THE COLUMN
BY MICHELANGELO
MERISI DA CARAVAGGIO
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FRIDAY 10 APRIL
BACH
St John Passion / 114’
David Hill conductor

Nick Pritchard (Evangelist)
Michael Mofidian (Jesus)
Anna Devin soprano
James Hall counter tenor
Stephan Loges baritone
Chamber Choir Ireland
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54 JOHN FINUCANE
FRIDAY 24 APRIL DANIEL BLENDULF
DANIEL BLENDUFF
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
CONDUCTS
LIADOV
The Enchanted Lake / 6’
NIELSEN
Clarinet Concerto / 24’
SIBELIUS
Daniel Blendulf conductor

John Finucane clarinet
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56 NEMANJA RADULOVIC
FRIDAY 1 MAY JAIME MARTÍN WITH THE RTÉ NSO
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
ELAINE AGNEW
Make A Wish / 13’
KHACHATURIAN
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Scheherazade / 42’

Nemanja Radulovic violin
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FRIDAY 8 MAY JULIA BULLOCK
CHRISTIAN REIF
CONDUCTS
BARTÓK
Music
ROSSINI for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / 27’
William
BRITTEN Tell Overture / 12’
Les illuminations / 21’
MOZART
Sinfonia
SHOSTAKOVICHConcertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra / 30’
DVORÁK
Christian Reif conductor
Julia Bullock soprano
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FRIDAY 15 MAY MÁIRE FLAVIN
TOWARDS 2022:
STANFORD REQUIEM
NATHALIE STUTZMANN
STANFORD
Requiem / 81’
Gerhard Markson conductor

Máire Flavin soprano
Sharon Carty alto
Gavan Ring tenor
John Molloy bass
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60 NATHALIE STUTZMANN
FRIDAY 22 MAY RTÉNSO

NATHALIE STUTZMANN
CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 250
R. STRAUSS
Oboe Concerto / 26’
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral’ / 39’
DEBUSSY
La mer / 23’
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62 DENIS KOZHUKHIN
FRIDAY 29 MAY RTÉ PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
CHIEF CONDUCTOR
NATHALIE STUTZMANN JAIME MARTÍN
SEASON FINALE
RACHMANINOV
RAVEL
Daphnis & Chloé / 50’

Denis Kozhukhin piano
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Single concert ticket prices DUBLIN
Limited concessions available
DATE TYPE ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE D

All Main Season concerts Main Season concerts* €38.50 €31.00 €23.50 €15.00
(*excluding 6th September, 8th November, 18 December, 1st January, 17th January, 25th February,
9th March, 10th March, 13th March, 17th March, 20th March, 24th March, 10th April, 15th May, 29th May)
6th September 2019 The Music of Shaun Davey €42.50 €34.00 €27.00 €20.00
8th November 2019 The Dream of Gerontius €40.00 €34.50 €28.50
18th December 2019 The Wizard of Oz €45.00 €37.50 €30.00 €25.00*
Zone A family ticket €160.00 admits 4
1st Janaury 2020 New Year's Gala €49.50 €44.50 €34.50 €24.50
17th January 2020 Dvorák Requiem
v
€40.00 €34.50 €28.50
25th February 2020 Music in the Classroom €10 student. Accompanying teachers go free.
Musical Adventures
9th March 2020 Music in the Classroom €10 student. Accompanying teachers go free.
Junior Certificate Music Guide
Leaving Certificate Music Guide
13th March 2020 Apollo 13 €49.50 €44.50 €34.50 €24.50*
17th March 2020 Mary Black and Friends €42.50 €34.00 €27.00 €20.00
20th March 2020 Maxim Vengerov €69.50 €55.50 €42.50 €29.50
Leaving Certificate Music Guide
10th April 2020 Good Friday St John Passion €40.00 €34.50 €28.50 €20.00
15th May 2020 Stanford Requiem €40.00 €35.50 €28.50
29th May 2020 Chief Conductor Season Finale €40.00 €34.50 €28.50
†Restricted view in Zone D for 18 December and 13 March
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Main Season: Package rewards
28 10-15 5-9 3-4
concerts or more concerts concerts concerts
SAVE 30% 15% 10% 5%

PACKAGES FROM €311.15 €127.50 €67.50 €42.75
SAVE UP TO €426.75 €86.62 €34.65 €7.70
Scheduled payment option * ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Exclusive priority booking period ✔
Priority booking after Full Subscriber booking ✔ ✔ ✔
Keep the same seat from previous season ✔
Priority invitation to selected studio broadcasts ✔
Priority invitation to selected open rehearsals ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
10% discount at The Terrace Café,
The Coburg (Conrad Dublin), ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✩
The Music Box (NCH)
€1 programme discount † ✩ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
5% discount on selected RTÉ NSO evening
concerts at the National Concert Hall ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
2019 RTÉ National

2020 Symphony
Orchestra
* Terms and conditions apply, see page 68.
✩ Discount on production of RTÉ NSO Subscriber
card available from National Concert Hall
SUBSCRIBER CARD Box Office at time of booking.
† Applies to Main Season programmes only.
FEEL THE
PASSION.
LIVE THE
MUSIC.
PLEASE NOTE:
ZONE D For selected performances the Choir Balcony will be excluded from sale.
Choir Balcony Package buyers will be accommodated in the Main Auditorium as part of their package.
Concerts on 6 September 2019, 8 November 2019, 18 December 2019, 1 January, 17 January,

13 March, 17 March, 20 March, 10 April, 15 May, 29 May 2020.
If you wish to purchase tickets for these concerts as part of a Main Season Smaller Package (3–15 concerts)
please note that due to the slightly higher ticket prices, there will be a small additional cost – and a greater saving –
depending on the seat band and package size chosen.
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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
From its foundation in 1948 as the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra the RTÉ
National Symphony Orchestra has been at the forefront of symphonic music in
Ireland providing an unbroken stream of concerts. Today the orchestra is a primary
force in Irish musical life through year-long programmes of live performances of
music ranging from symphonic, choral and operatic to film and popular music,
contemporary traditional and contemporary classical and music with a particular
educational focus; schools and educational projects; a mentoring scheme for young
musicians; broadcasts on RTÉ and internationally through the European
Broadcasting Union; recordings and new commissions. In November 2018, the
orchestra, with principal guest conductor Nathalie Stutzmann and violinist Ray Chen,
travelled to Bucharest to give the closing concert of the International Festival of
Radio Orchestras. In 2017 the orchestra performed, by invitation, in China’s prestigious
National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing with conductor José Serebrier.
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The orchestra has been critically acclaimed for its recordings on the Naxos, Marco Polo,
Claves and RTÉ lyric fm labels. These include the complete symphonies of Malcolm
Arnold, Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, and Nielsen, critically acclaimed recordings of works
by Bizet and Dukas with conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud, a series of recordings as part of
the Composers of Ireland series, a landmark recording project funded by RTÉ and The
Arts Council which to date has recorded works by composers including Gerald Barry,
Raymond Deane, Seóirse Bodley, Deirdre Gribbin, Ian Wilson, John Kinsella, Stephen
Gardiner, Kevin O’Connell, Donnacha Dennehy and Kevin Volans as well as recordings
of selected orchestral works by Aloys Fleischmann, Frederick May and Seán Ó Riada,
Finghin Collins: Mozart Piano Concertos, Celine Byrne: For Eternity. Other recordings
include Máire Flavin: Baby Mine. Film scores include Lenny Abrahamson: The Little
Stranger and John Boorman: Queen & Country.
This season sees Jaime Martín take up the role of the orchestra’s new Chief Conductor.
Since September 2017, the orchestra has enjoyed a rich relationship with Nathalie
Stutzmann as Principal Guest Conductor. In addition to Nathalie, major international
artists in the 2019/20 Season include Leonard Slatkin, Maxim Vengerov, Julia Bullock,
Viktoria Mullova, Gabrierla Montero and and Stefan Jackiw and Irish artists Anna Devin,
Ailish Tynan, Máire Flavin, Gavan Ring, John Molloy, Fiachra Garvey, acclaimed singers
Mary Black, Rita Connolly and Piper Mark Redmond.
Across the decades, the RTÉ NSO has worked with world famous composers, including
Igor Stravinsky, Witold Lutosławski, Arvo Part, Steve Reich, Olivier Messiaen and Karlheinz
Stockhausen. Among the many legendary conductors and artists who performed with
the orchestra over the years were Josef Szigeti, Isaac Stern, Ruggiero Ricci, Wilhelm
Kempff, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich, Radu Lupu, Joan Sutherland, Bernadette
Greevy, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Mstislav Rostropovich, and
Sir Charles Groves. World famous artists in recent years have included Boris Berezovsky,
Sarah Chang, Nikolai Demidenko, Sir James Galway, Angela Gheorgiu, Evelyn Glennie,
Angela Hewitt, Daniel Hope, Wolfgang Holzmair, Kiri te Kanawa, Freddy Kempf, Tasmin
Little, Daniel Muller-Schott, Julian Rachlin, Alexander Toradze, Maxim Vengerov and
Nikolaj Znaider.
World premieres of works by Irish composers have included works by Elaine Agnew,
Gerald Barry, Ed Bennett, Linda Buckley, Ann Cleare, Rhona Clarke, Siobhan Cleary,
Frank Corcoran, Jerome de Bromhead, Shaun Davey, Raymond Deane, Donnacha
Dennehy, David Fennessy, Deirdre Gribbin, Ronan Guilfoyle, Andrew Hamilton, Marian
Ingoldsby, Brian Irvine, Grainne Mulvey, Jonathan Nangle, Kevin O’Connell, Karen Power,
Jennifer Walshe, James Wilson, and Bill Whelan.
This season the RTÉ NSO will premiere a number of works including John Kinsella’s
Symphony No. 11.
The RTÉ NSO is resident at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Find out more at www.rte.ie/nso /rtenso /rte_nso

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How and when to book
BOOKING OPENS STUDENT STAND-BY
€5 tickets available from one hour before
Main Season Priority Booking: performance. Subject to availability. ID required.
Full Subscribers (current): Friday 31 May 2019. One stand-by ticket per person.
Other Subscribers (current): Friday 7 June 2019.
All concerts* GROUP BOOKING
Full public booking: Thursday 13 June 2019. Discounts available when booking for 5 people
or more. Please contact NCH Group Booking
*20 September Culture Night: on 01 417 0000 / groups@nch.ie.
Mid August with Culture Night launch.
*Leaving & Junior Certificate Music Guide Concerts: SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
Monday 2 September 2019. Seating is available for wheelchair users and their
companions. Early booking is advisable. Please
HOW TO BOOK contact the National Concert Hall box office. For
Telephone booking 01 417 0000 those who are hard of hearing please indicate this
Monday to Saturday (10am to 6pm) when booking your seats with the box office to
Please note: Tickets purchased by phone can benefit from the National Concert Hall’s induction
be posted directly to you with a charge of €1 loop system.
for postage & packing.
Online booking www.nch.ie SCHEDULED PAYMENTS
Please note: Packages can also be booked online.
In person Terms and conditions
At the National Concert Hall box office. 1. Scheduled payment option applies to
Post subscription packages only.
Please use the order form available from the 2. Payments will be scheduled over three monthly
NCH box office or online at www.rte.ie/nso. instalments and will be collected automatically
by the National Concert Hall from a single
BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS
debit/credit card only. The card must not expire
10am–6pm Monday–Saturday. Open 2 hours
before 09/2019.
prior to Main Auditorium concerts on
Sundays/Bank Holidays. 3. In the event that the card is lost/stolen or is
otherwise de-activated during the payment
METHODS OF PAYMENT period, it is the responsibility of the customer
All major credit/debit cards accepted. to advise the National Concert Hall before
Cheques should be made payable to the next payment date.
‘The National Concert Hall’.
4. In the event of default on a payment the
CONDITIONS OF SALE customer must make payment directly to
Once purchased, tickets cannot be exchanged the National Concert Hall within 5 working days.
or refunded. Programme and artist details are If payment is not received within this time, any
subject to change without notification. payments made to date will be refunded and
the order will be deemed void. An administration
CONCESSIONS charge of €50.00 will be deducted from any
Limited concessions available for students, refunds.
unwaged and senior citizens. Early booking 5. The date of the final scheduled payment must
advisable. ID required. One concession ticket not be later than Friday 9 August 2019.
per person. Concessions not requested at the No tickets will be issued until receipt of final
time of booking cannot be applied later. payment.
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SEATING PLAN
Zones apply to RTÉ NSO Main Season concerts only
ZONE A
STALLS ROWS J–U
YELLOW BALCONY A–H
ZONE B
STALLS ROWS G–H & V-W
BALCONY ROWS J–K
SIDE BALCONIES DOUBLE
ROWS (SEATS 19-57)
ZONE C
STALLS ROWS B–F & X–Y
SIDE BALCONY SINGLE
ROWS (SEATS 1–18)
PLEASE NOTE
Zone D: for selected performances the Choir Balcony ZONE D
CHOIR BALCONY SEATS
and Rows B & C in the Stalls will be excluded from sale.
2019 RTÉ National
2020 Symphony
Orchestra
Find out more at www.rte.ie/nso /rtenso /rte_nso

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