Orchestra
Celtic Symphonies
Ulster Orchestra
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Fri, 6 Nov 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Ulster Hall
- City
- Belfast
- Conductor
- Anna Handler
- Tickets
- from £10
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Summary
Anna Handler leads the Ulster Orchestra and violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain in a programme of Celtic-inspired works by Mendelssohn, Bax, and Stanford at the Ulster Hall.
Why it's fantastic
This programme captures the rugged charm of the coast, featuring the rolling waves of Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and the bracing energy of The Padstow Lifeboat. It is a rare chance to hear the traditional fiddle meet the orchestra in a spirited tour through the folk melodies of the Celtic nations.
Programme
- 01Hamilton Harty - The Fair Day (An Irish Symphony)
- 02Charles Villiers Stanford - Irish Rhapsody No. 1
- 03John Field orch. Hamilton Harty - Polka (from A John Field Suite)
- 04Joan Trimble - Air (Suite for Strings)
- 05Max Bruch - Finale from Scottish Fantasy
- 06Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Hebrides Overture
- 07Grace Williams - Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
- 08Malcolm Arnold - The Padstow Lifeboat
- 09Camille Saint-Saëns - Rhapsodie bretonne
- 10Arnold Bax - Tintagel
Soloists
- Aoife Ní Bhriain
