This gala event celebrates the return of the Grand Dame of Belfast with an outstanding programme, paying tribute to the hall`s place in Belfast`s heritage, welcoming the Ulster Orchestra`s residency and providing an opportunity to experience the hall at its very best.
A specially commissioned work by local composer Brian Irvine celebrates the venue`s past, with reference to past performers and marks its position as a leading performance space. It is the hall that can cater for every type of event; wrestling, opera or Rory Gallagher, and still look beautiful.
The Ulster Orchestra
The orchestra feature:
Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
Michael McHale, piano
Paul Whelan, baritone
Belfast Philharmonic Choir,
Chorusmaster Christopher Bell
The programmme
The programme for the evening includes:
Overture, The Consecration of the House, by Beethoven
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, by Rachmaninov
Big Daddy Motorhead, the first performance of this new work, by Brian Irvine
Songs of the Fleet, by Stanford
The Firebird (1919 version), by Stravinsky
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