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16th April 2024

National Concert Hall

The Silver Chain of Sound
Sibelius: Finlandia
Faure: Pavane
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Violin: Patrick Rafter)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in e minor

Amy Ryan, conductor

 

15th November 2024

St Mary's Church, Haddington Road

Northern Lights
Potter: Fantasia Gaelach no.1
Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor (Piano: Billy O' Brien)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in e minor

Conductor: Amy Ryan

4th April 2023

National Concert Hall

A Night at the Movies IV
Holst: Mars and Jupiter from 'The Planets'
Offenbach: Barcarolle from 'The Tales of Hoffman'
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Piano: Winifred Massey)
Orff: Ave Formosissima & O Fortuna from 'Carmina Burana' (UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Beck: Heimr Àrnadalr & Vuelie from 'Frozen' (UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Williams: Flying Music from 'E.T.'
Prokofiev: The Birth of Kijé from 'Lieutenant Kijé'
Shostakovich: Finale from 'Symphony No. 5 in D Minor'

30th November 2022

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Closer Reading
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Cello: Clodagh Reilly)
Elgar: Theme & Nimrod from 'Enigma Variations'
Elgar: Mina

26th - 27th October 2022

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Sgt Pepper In Concert
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (complete album)
Plus a selection of late Beatles material with live band

Featuring Beat Club

9th April 2022

St Patrick's Cathedral

French Connections
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
Fauré: Tantum Ergo, Cantique de Jean Racine (UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Peter Moran: Benedictus (UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (Organ: Alex Kelly)

 

27th-28th November 2021

Recorded in Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

UCD Symphony Orchestra Digital Concert Series
(opens in a new window)Dvořák: Symphony No. 8, Allegro con brio
(opens in a new window)Fauré: Pélleas et Mélisande
(opens in a new window)Schembri: Campania RMS (world premier)
(opens in a new window)Elgar: Cello Concerto, Adagio (Cello: Clodagh Reilly)

1st April 2020

National Concert Hall

A Night at the Movies IV
Holst: Mars & Jupiter from “The Planets”
Williams: Flying Theme from “E.T.”
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Piano: Alexander Bernstein)
Orff: O Fortuna from “Carmina Burana” (with UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Shostakovich: Romance from “The Gadfly”
Prokofiev: Romance from “Lieutenant Kijé”
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (Finale)
***CANCELLED***

8th February 2020

National Concert Hall

IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

 

15th November 2019

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Closer Reading
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

20th October 2019

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

And in the End...
A Celebration of Abbey Road and Let It Be with the Bootleg Beatles

 3rd April 2019

National Concert Hall

A Russian Festival
Glinka: Overture to “Ruslan & Lyudmila”
Tchaikovsky: Entr’acte & Waltz from “Eugene Onegin”
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Piano: Dylan Browne)
Prokofiev: Montagues & Capulets from “Romeo & Juliet”
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave
Khachaturian: Adagio from “Spartacus”, Sabre Dance from “Gayane”
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor” (with UCD Philharmonic Choir)

27th March 2019

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Closer Reading
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 (Piano: Dylan Browne) 

9th March 2019

Église Saint Pierre-le-Jeune, Strasbourg, France

Joint concert with Orchestre Universitaire de Strasbourg
Glinka: Overture to “Ruslan & Lyudmila”
Prokofiev: Montagues & Capulets from “Romeo & Juliet”
Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave
Khachaturian: Adagio from “Spartacus”
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor”  

15th November 2018

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

New World Symphony
Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (Violin: Luke Kehoe-Roche)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, "New World"
Guest Conductor: James Cavanagh 

 

10th April 2018

National Concert Hall

Ein Deutsches Requiem
Richard Strauss: Burleske (Piano: Michael McHale)
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (with UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Guest Conductor: Amy Ryan

25th February 2018

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

Summer of Love
A Celebration of Sgt Pepper with the Bootleg Beatles 

16th November 2017

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

A Ballet Extravaganza
Prokofiev: Montagues & Capulets from “Romeo & Juliet”
Khachaturian: Adagio from “Spartacus”
Tchaikovsky: Danse Hongroise from “Swan Lake”
Tchaikovsky: Five Character Dances from “The Nutcracker”
Stravinsky: Berceuse & Finale from “The Firebird”
De Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from “El Amor Brujo”
Delibes: Prelude & Mazurka from “Coppélia”
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”

6th April 2017

Pieter De Somer Aula, Leuven, Belgium

European Student Orchestra Festival
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

31st March 2017

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

As the Evening Sky Grew Dark
Marcello: Oboe Concerto (Oboe: Lukas O’Brien)
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins (Violins: Ciarán Crilly, Luke Kehoe-Roche, Emilie McDonagh, Molly Murphy O'Kane)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

16th/17th November 2016

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

A Night at the Movies 3
Herrmann: Psycho Prelude
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 (Andante, Piano: Chloe Power)
Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe
Mozart: Requiem (selections, with UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Herrmann: Vertigo Prelude
Uno Helmersson: Prelude for No Image
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (Allegretto)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (Finale)

5th April 2016

National Concert Hall

War & Peace
Holst: The Planets
Ravel: Concerto for the Left Hand (Piano: Lance Coburn)
Shostakovich: Festive Overture

23rd October 2015

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Per Ardua Ad Astra: In Aid of Aware
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

 

 

8th/9th April 2015

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Sgt Pepper In Concert
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (complete album)
Plus a selection of late Beatles material with live band 

14th March 2015

Universitet Aulan, Uppsala, Sweden

A Spring Concert of Popular Classics
Uno Helmersson: Prelude for No Image (premiere performance)
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Piano: Cillian Copeland)
Shaun Davey: Newfoundland from “The Brendan Voyage” (Pipes: Conal Duffy)
Bruch: Kol Nidrei (Cello: Eithne Nic an Ríogh)
Lennon/McCartney: She's Leaving Home, Eleanor Rigby
Dvořák: New World Symphony (Finale) 
  

14th February 2015

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Valentine’s Concert with Queen’s University Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák: Finale: New World Symphony (Finale)
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Piano: Cillian Copeland)
Sibelius: Finlandia
Lennon/McCartney: All You Need is Love 
 


14th November 2014

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Autumn Concert
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Piano: Cillian Copeland)
Bruch: Kol Nidrei (Cello: Eithne Nic an Ríogh)
Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations (Suite No. 3)

8th April 2014

National Concert Hall

Scheherezade
Beethoven: Triple Concerto (with Ensemble Avalon)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade

13th November 2013

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Children’s Concert with Live Shadow Puppetry
Rossini: Overture to “William Tell”
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (selections)
Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf

2nd November 2013

Convention Centre Dublin

Jack L: His Greatest Songs
 

16th April 2013

National Concert Hall

10th Anniversary Concert
Ravel: Fanfare from “l’Éventail de Jeanne”
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" (with UCD Philharmonic Choir)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Piano: Michael McHale)
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

17th March 2013

Aula Maxima, Mannheim University, Germany

Joint Concert with Mannheim University Orchestra
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor"
Milhaud: La Création du Monde
John Kinsella: Nocturne
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

19th November 2012

National Concert Hall

A Kiss for All the World
Seán Clancy: Toile Brûlée
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (with UCD Choral Scholars, UCD Philharmonic Choir)

14th April 2012

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Joint Concert with Mannheim University Orchestra
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Holst: The Planets (selections)

21st March 2012

National Concert Hall

Spring Concert
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Piano: Fiachra Garvey)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

2nd February 2012

Memorial Hall, UCD

UCD Orchestral Scholars: L’Esprit Nouveau
Poulenc: Mouvements Perpétuels
Stravinsky: Three Easy Pieces/Five Easy Pieces
Martinů: La Revue de Cuisine
Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande (Sicilienne)
Satie: Le Piège de Méduse
Satie: Entr’acte (with film screening)

16th November 2011

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

A Night At the Movies 2
Carl Stalling: There They Go-Go–Go! (Road Runner)
Dennis DeMeo (arr.): Big Business (Laurel & Hardy)
Arvo Part: Fratres (Violin: David O'Doherty)
Williams: Theme from “Schindler’s List”, Harry Potter Suite
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain

April 6th 2011

National Concert Hall

Oiseaux Fantastiques
Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture & Wedding March from “Le Coq dʼOr”
Grieg: Piano Concerto (Piano: Sophie Cashell)
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (selections)
Stravinsky: LʼOiseau de Feu (1919 Suite)

 

17th November 2010

O'Reilly Hall, UCD

Autumn Concert
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Elgar: Sea Pictures (Mezzo-Soprano: Sharon Carty)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2

4th March 2010

National Concert Hall

Americana
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Glass: Violin Concerto (Violin: Elizabeth Cooney)
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Copand: Hoe-Down from "Rodeo"

18th November 2009

O'Reilly Hall, UCD

Autumn Concert
Dukas: Fanfare from La Peri
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Cello: Ailbhe McDonagh)
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor” (with Enchiriadis Treis Choir)

31st March 2009

National Concert Hall
 
Russian Festival
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (Piano: Michael McHale)
Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets from “Romeo & Juliet”
Khachaturian: Adagio from “Spartacus”
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (with UCD Philharmonic Choir)

18th November 2008

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

A Night at the Movies
J. Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
Corigliano: The Red Violin Suite (Violin: Cora Venus Lunny)
Weill: Threepenny Opera Suite
Shostakovich: Jazz Waltz
Sibelius: Finlandia

9th April 2008

National Concert Hall

Spring Concert
Ravel: Bolero
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (Piano: Mary McCague)
Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

15th November 2007

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Autumn Concert
Bernstein: Overture to West Side Story
Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto (Guitar: Redmond O'Toole)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, "New World"

6th March 2007

National Concert Hall

Spring Concert
Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Violin: Cora Venus Lunny)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor

30th November 2006

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Autumn Concert
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture; Masonic Funeral Music
Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer (Soprano: Norah King)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

27th February 2006

National Concert Hall

Spring Concert
Milhaud: La Création du Monde
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (Guitar: Redmond O'Toole)
Copland: Rodeo
Holst: Mars and Jupiter from The Planets

17th November 2005

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Autumn Concert
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte
Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1 (French Horn: Fergus O'Carroll)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

23rd February 2005

National Concert Hall  

UCD 150th Anniversary
Ravel: Fanfare; Bolero
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Piano: Philip Martin)
Fauré: Pavane (with UCD College Choir)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, "Organ"

18th November 2004

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Autumn Concert
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Violin: Leonie Curtin)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

8th April 2004

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Spring Concert
Satie: Entr'acte
Haydn: Symphony No. 45, "Farewell"
Debussy: Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane (Harp: Teresa O'Donnell)
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Bartók: Romanian Dances
Stravinsky: Suites 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra

26th February 2004

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Mid-Winter Concert
Jánacek: Jealousy Overture
Mozart: Coronation Mass (with UCD College Choir, UCD Choral Scholars)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

3rd December 2003

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Autumn Concert
Glinka: Overture to “Ruslan and Lyudmila”

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Violin: Gillian Williams)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

19th February 2003

Astra Hall, UCD Student Centre

Spring Concert
Rossini: Overture to “The Barber of Seville”
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"
Plus guest performance by the Dublin Guitar Quartet

4th December 2002

Belfield Church, UCD

Autumn Concert
Mozart: Overture to “Don Giovanni”
Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony No. 35, "Haffner"