ARTIST PROFILE:
RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Founded in 1948, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra has a vibrant, eclectic repertoire encompassing popular, classical, jazz, traditional and more. It has performed with top artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Lang Lang, Marvin Hamlisch, Lalo Schifrin and many others. Performances with Irish artists include Declan O’Rourke, Sinéad O’Connor, Imelda May, Eleanor McEvoy, Wallis Bird, Maura O’Connell, Lisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, James Vincent McMorrow, Faye O’Rourke, Andrea Corr and Jerry Fish. The orchestra’s strong connection with the public saw it voted the World’s Favourite Orchestra in 2015, and a 90s dance music series with Jenny Greene won an IMRO Outstanding Achievement Award.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra has performed in seven Eurovision Song Contests; film credits include Stephen Rennicks’ score to Room and Brian Byrne’s Golden Globe-nominated score to Albert Nobbs. Recent recordings include Howard Shore’s A Palace upon the Ruins and Flicker with Niall Horan. Live to screen performances have included the Ireland premieres of Amadeus and The Nightmare Before Christmas with Danny Elfman and the world première of Room with live score.

Work during recent years has included an award-winning John Lennon tribute, a 50th anniversary Clannad celebration, a chart-topping single and a tribute to David Bowie featuring members of his own band. More recent projects have included a rare combination of blues and orchestra in the Delta Blues Project, a concert introduced by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, and joining Marti Pellow for his Popped in Souled Out concert, showcasing material from his debut album, which earned him a BRIT Award.

Autumn 2024 will see the orchestra perform Movies and Musicals Live with RTÉ lyric fm’s Aedín Gormley, Leonard Bernstein: A Celebration, and Beyond the Console: Music from Video Games.

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