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N T S 2019/2020 EVENTS CALENDAR CLA E ND A R The start of a new academic year offers great of his most-loved orchestral masterpieces opportunity to once again delve into the conducted by James Cavanagh with master storehouse of talent that lodges in the Royal pianist, John O’Conor, at Christ Church Irish Academy of Music. Whilst exciting plans Cathedral in May. We are hugely excited to are well in train for the physical redevelopment announce that the acclaimed British composer of our wonderful institution, the treasure trove and viola player Sally Beamish will pay a of current talent at both student and staff five-day visit to the Academy in December level is both exciting and challenging in the to collaborate with staff and students in the creation of a performance programme for the inaugural ChamberFest Dublin, culminating in a 2019/20 Season when the public will have ample performance of her powerful Spinal Chords by opportunity to listen and actively engage with a thrilling new ensemble, Ensemble Interforma, our activities. directed by our dynamic Head of Strings and This season we continue to extend our reach Chamber Music, Sarah Sew. beyond our Westland Row premises with We are equally proud to present the début significant performance partnerships with a performance of another new ensemble, the number of our cherished cultural institutions Open Youth Orchestra of Ireland, Ireland’s first and important education establishments, national orchestra for disabled musicians. This in addition to collaborations with vibrant hugely significant event at the Athlone Institute festivals including the Dublin Chinese New Year of Technology in September is the climax of Festival and New Music Dublin. We are proud months of collaborative preparation supported to continue our partnership with the National by Creative Ireland under its National Creativity Gallery of Ireland where we will once again shine Fund. the spotlight on a number of our distinguished We continue our important journey of International Visiting Artists in concert, and increasing the output of work by women across also take inspiration from its impressive our season. Works by Jane O’Leary and Ina National Portrait Collection and the colourful Boyle will be enjoyed by audiences attending our canvasses of the Spanish artist, Joaquín RIAM Philharmonia concerts, our 11:11 coffee Sorolla. Building on a successful partnership morning concerts will continue to feature already established between the RIAM and the works by women across the series, and we are National Museum of Ireland in 2018, we are delighted to further develop our partnership delighted to announce a new concert series with the National Museum of Ireland this year at Collins Barracks – the RIAM/NMI Music by working collaboratively on the presentation and the Collections Series - which will engage of our Saluting the Feminists event on with the themes and stories of the Museum International Women’s Day. In addition, we pay collections through music. Our valuable annual homage to two leading women of the Twentieth collaboration with IADT Dún Laoghaire, will once Century, Ireland’s pioneer of architecture and again provide opera lovers with another chance design, Eileen Gray, in a concert at the NMI, to preview the next generation of operatic and the iconic Anne Frank with a performance stars, on this occasion in Francesco Cavalli’s of James Whitbourn’s poignant setting of her both bawdy and beautiful La Calisto directed celebrated diary by the RIAM Chorale. by Sinéad O’Neill at the Project Arts Centre in I am grateful to all my colleagues for their spirit January. of adventure and their enthusiastic and expert Two composers receive special focus in input in the assembly of our exciting programme the season ahead. We salute the musical for the 2019/20 season and hope that you enjoy colossus, Ludwig van Beethoven, on the 250th the rich output of concerts, masterclasses, Anniversary of his birth by presenting the touring, and education and outreach projects complete cycle of his peerless piano sonatas we will deliver throughout 2019/20. throughout 2020, collaborating with the National Concert Hall in their own special Ciara Higgins Head of Artistic Programming celebration of the composer at the National Gallery of Ireland in March and delivering two 2 3

13/20/27 Bravi Tutti - A History of Culture Night 20 the Orchestra SEP SEP

Date Friday 13th, 20th and 27th, September Date Friday, 20th September Time 11.00 am Time 5.30 pm to 11.00 pm Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Admission €120 for Six Sessions/€20 per Admission Free Session Once again the Academy is proud to throw This autumn, the Academy’s Director, open its doors to curious culture vultures Deborah Kelleher, invites audiences to join for its annual feast of music-making on her on a fascinating musical journey as she Culture Night. charts the evolution and development of This year the musical menu features a the “ultimate instrument” – the Orchestra. birds-eye view of the Academy’s hugely Beginning with the motley band of popular pre-instrumental course for young the Baroque era, this lively orchestral children, a number of instrument try-out expedition will take participants through sessions for eager musical beavers and a rich abundance of live music provided by the birth of the modern orchestra in the some of our finest emerging young talents Age of Enlightenment to the transformed and seasoned stars. and dynamic musical landscape of today. A fun, informal and highly-engaging evening Bravi Tutti – A History of the Orchestra, is of entertainment guaranteed to send young a series of six engaging talks by the most and old home with a musical spring in entertaining of maestri. Tutti welcome! their step! Coffee, tea and sweet treats served from

10.30am, lecture from 11.00 am to 12.15 pm.

22 Group Teaching and Multipiano SEP Repertoire Workshop with Nadia Lasserson

Date Sunday 22nd September Time 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission €40 Author of “Piano needn’t be lonely...it’s fun playing with friends” a guide to chamber music and multipiano repertoire, pianist Nadia Lasserson, visits the Academy this September for what is bound to be a fascinating insight into her impressive experience of teaching and working with young musicians. Soprano, Clodagh Kinsella Photograph Mark Stedman 5 4

22 Centre Stage SEP at Killruddery

Date Sunday, 22nd September Time 3.00 pm Venue Killruddery House and Gardens Admission €21 and €5 (Under 18s)

Musical fireworks are guaranteed in the magical surroundings of Killruddery House and Gardens this September with the fragrant Orangery of this fascinating Elizabethan Revival mansion providing the picturesque backdrop for a concert firmly placing gifted RIAM musicians centre stage.

An array of dazzling artists from the RIAM Young Scholar Programme, an immersive music programme for talented musicians of school-going age, invite audiences from Bray and beyond to join them for a veritable feast of music. Open Youth Orchestra 29 of Ireland Début Presented in collaboration with Killruddery SEP Performance

Date Sunday, 29th September RIAM Piano Duet-athon 28 Time 3.00 pm SEP Venue Athlone Institute of Technology Admission Free Date Saturday, 28th September The Royal Irish Academy of Music is Time 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm proud to present the début performance of the Open Youth Orchestra of Ireland, Venue RIAM the country’s first national orchestra for Admission Free disabled musicians. Following months of preparation, music ensembles from the Piano duets a-plenty are on the bill of fare four provinces join forces to present a this September when staff, students past concert embracing equality, celebrating and present, and special guests of the RIAM difference and acknowledging ability at Keyboard Faculty roll out reams of duo every level. A collaborative, inclusive and repertoire on site at Westland Row. Join an exciting giant musical step for aspiring array of pianists and evolving musical talent musicians. as they raise funds for the RIAM Student Scholarship Programme during this Supported by the Creative Ireland fun-filled event. Programme under its National Creativity Danielle Rogan and David Banfield Fund and the Social Innovation Fund Photograph Mark Stedman Ireland 6 7

Bravi Tutti- A History of the RIAM/NGI International 4/11/18 11 Orchestra Visiting Artists Series OCT OCT

Date Friday 4th, 11th and 18th October Date Friday, 11th October Time 11.00 am Time 1.05 pm Venue RIAM Venue National Gallery of Ireland Admission €120 for Six Sessions/€20 per Admission €8/€5 (concessions) & session First50Free Wielding the baton, RIAM Director, The Academy is proud to list Ann Murray, Deborah Kelleher, continues her musical one of Ireland’s most exceptional and charge of the ultimate instrument – the Orchestra. In the final three sessions of accomplished musical ambassadors, on its this fascinating series, Deborah’s own distinguished roster of International Visiting orchestra, the audience, will delve into the Artists. Her enviable international operatic colourful worlds of the Romantics, the engagements have taken her to London, Modernists and today’s musical movers Hamburg, Dresden, Cologne, Berlin, Munich, and shakers. Paris, Zurich, Brussels, Amsterdam, Milan, Vienna, Salzburg, the Chicago Lyric Opera, Coffee, tea and sweet treats served from Los Angeles Opera and the Metropolitan 10.30am, lecture from 11.00 am to 12.15 pm. Opera, New York. In concert she has worked with the world’s great orchestras and Piano Masterclass with 8 collaborated with countless distinguished John O’Conor OCT musicians in recital.

In the closing weeks of the National Gallery Date Tuesday, 8th October of Ireland’s exhibition “Sorolla: Spanish Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Master of Light”, the Academy is delighted Venue RIAM to present a concert, led by this esteemed Admission Free International Visiting Artist, which takes Deeply committed to the development of inspiration from the colourful works of one young pianists in Ireland, John O’Conor of the most celebrated artists in his native gives the first in a series of public Spain, Joaquín Sorolla. masterclasses this season in his role as an This special lunchtime concert, featuring International Visiting Artist of the RIAM. singers and pianists from the Academy, In addition to his duties as Chair of the draws parallels between the musical notes Piano Division at Shenandoah University on the page and the Sorolla canvasses in Virginia, he is a faculty member at temporarily hanging on the hallowed walls the Glenn Gould School of the Royal of this exceptional national museum. Conservatory of Music in Toronto and Visiting Professor at Showa University Presented in partnership with the in Japan. An exceptional opportunity for National Gallery of Ireland members of the public to witness a master teacher at work throughout the 2019/2020 Ann Murray Photograph Frances Marshall season. 8 9

Open House Taster Day for Singers Sinae Lee Piano Recital 12 20 21 OCT OCT OCT

Date Saturday, 12th October Date Sunday, 20th October Date Monday, 21st October Time 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm Time 10.30 am to 5.00 pm Time 7.00 pm Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Admission Free Admission €40 Admission €8/€5 (concessions) & First50Free The Academy is delighted to participate in A lively interactive day for aspiring singers aged 15 and over, This Taster Day for Open House Dublin, an annual celebration Clara Schumann: Soirées musicales, op 6 Singers provides attendees with a valuable of the city’s best architecture. Open House Robert Schumann: Sonata No 3 in F minor, op 14 insight into the musical offering for visitors are welcome to come to our premises undergraduate and part-time singers at Based in Glasgow, South Korean-born on Westland Row for three intimate tours of the Academy. Sinae Lee leads a busy life as a soloist, our magnificent Georgian Rooms, followed chamber musician and lecturer, frequently An exciting array of participatory sessions by short musical performances in the elegant appearing in concert in New York, St and workshops are on the musical menu; surroundings of the RIAM Organ Room. Petersburg, London, Edinburgh and an Active Zone (acting and movement workshops), a Performance Zone (vocal Glasgow, as well as cities in her native RIAM/NMI Music and the Korea such as Seoul, Suwon and Busan. 13 Collections Series warm-ups and mini-masterclasses with OCT RIAM vocal tutors) and a Calm Zone On her return visit to the Academy, she (Mindfulness and Performance performs music by husband and wife, Date Sunday, 13th October Psychology). Robert and Clara Schumann, with his gargantuan F minor sonata performed Time 3.00 pm Aimed at singers who are auditioning or alongside her elegant character pieces, Venue National Museum of Ireland considering auditioning for the valuable opportunity to study at Ireland’s oldest Soirées musicales. A musical toast to two Admission €10/€8 (concessions) musical institution. extraordinary composers on the 200th Music and the Collections is a new three- Anniversary of the birth of Clara. concert series which aims to inspire audiences to engage with the themes Piano Masterclass with 22/23 and stories of the Museum’s collections Sinae Lee through music. This programme builds on a OCT successful partnership between the RIAM and the National Museum of Ireland in Date Tuesday, 22nd and Wednesday, commemorating women’s suffrage in 2018. 23rd October The opening concert celebrates the Time 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm creative genius of Eileen Gray, Ireland’s pioneer of 20th Century design and Venue RIAM architecture, and that of her musical peers Admission Free in Paris. Taking place during Open House A lecturer in the Department of Keyboard Dublin 2019, and a stone’s throw from the and Collaborative Piano at the Royal Eileen Gray exhibition at the Museum, the Conservatoire of Scotland, Sinae Lee concert explores the rich musical legacy of brings her wide-ranging experience as France’s iconic capital, the city Gray called both a performer and pedagogue to the home for most of her life. students of the RIAM Keyboard Faculty Pianist Tiffany Qiu Photograph Colm Hogan over two days. Presented in partnership with the Singers Niamh O’Sullivan and Clodagh Kinsella Photograph Colm Hogan National Museum of Ireland 10 11

RIAM Philharmonia 25 OCT

Date Friday, October 25th Time 1.05 pm Venue St Bartholomew’s Church, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge Admission €12/€8 (concessions), €5 (students) & First50Free RIAM Philharmonia Michel Galante, conductor Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C major, op 21 Jane O’Leary Into the Blue Prokofiev Symphony No 1 in D major, op 25 Classical The American conductor Michel Galante returns to Dublin to work with the vibrant musicians of the RIAM Philharmonia ahead of a lunchtime performance in the stunning setting of St Barts.

The trailblazing First Symphony by Beethoven, boundless in its joie de vivre, is performed alongside Prokofiev’s homage to Haydn - his nimble and spirited Classical Symphony, and Jane O’Leary’s colourful Into the Blue. Supported by the John Pollard Foundation.

Violist, Carlotta Libonati Photograph Colm Hogan 12 13

Vocal Masterclass with Third Level Open Day Junior Open Day 8 16 17 Brenda Hurley NOV NOV NOV

Date Friday, 8th November Date Saturday, 16th November Date Sunday, 17th November Time 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm Time 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Admission Free Admission Free. Admission Free Jam-packed with performances, The Academy is delighted to opens its A regular visitor to these shores, Academy workshops, tours and information sessions, doors to the general public on Sunday, alumna, Brenda Hurley, returns to work the annual RIAM Third Level Open Day November 17th for an engaging afternoon with some of our finest singers over a series affords aspiring full-time students of offering young and old alike an opportunity of visits this season. Ireland’s oldest music conservatoire a to experience life at the Academy. valuable opportunity to meet the makers Regarded as one of the leading vocal The musical offering features instrument of musical life at the RIAM – the students coaches of her generation, she has enjoyed try-outs, pop-up performances and and staff. long associations with Glyndebourne concerts aplenty by some of our finest Festival Opera and the Salzburg Festival, young talents, in addition to practical In Celebration of Deirdre advice on how to study at Ireland’s oldest and has worked at opera houses from The 16 music institution. Met to the Royal Opera House, in Covent NOV Garden. She is currently Director of the A fun, informal and highly-absorbing International Opera Studio in Zurich. Date Saturday, 16th November afternoon guaranteed to send all the family home with musical appetites well Time 7.30 pm Chamber Music Masterclass and truly satisfied! 15 Venue RIAM . with the Navarra Quartet NOV Admission €15/€10 (concessions)

Academy staff, students, alumni and Date Friday, 15th November musical guests salute the late Deirdre Time 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm Doyle, former Head of Keyboard at the Venue RIAM RIAM and the indefatigable director of Dublin Masterclasses. Admission Free A devoted and distinguished teacher at the The exuberant Navarra Quartet returns to Academy over four decades, her valuable the Academy to work in chamber music with and lasting legacy will be celebrated by a some of the Academy’s finest emerging rich representation from the piano world musicians ahead of their performances in a concert that also pays tribute to her in Drogheda, Wexford and at the National extraordinary spirit and love of life. Concert Hall under the auspices of the National String Quartet Foundation. A must for chamber music aficionados!

By kind permission of the National String Quartet Foundation

Yikai Zhao Photograph Mark Stedman 14 15

Irené Sandford Award 26 - 27 for Singers and Vocal NOV Masterclass

Date Tuesday, 26th and Wednesday 27th November Time 7.00 pm (Tuesday) and 10.00 am to 1.00 pm (Wednesday) Venue RIAM Admission Free

Vocal students of the RIAM compete in the annual Irené Sandford Award for Singers, generously donated by her husband, Billy Reid, to commemorate this much-loved singer and former Head of Vocal Studies at the Academy on Tuesday November 26th. The following morning, the acclaimed Irish soprano Celine Byrne and a member of the Jury for the 2019 Award will give a public masterclass which is bound to inspire the current crop of singing students.

Happy 80th Sir James 29 NOV

Date Friday, 29th November Time 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

Globally renowned as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire, Sir James Galway is a consummate performer whose appeal transcends all musical boundaries. A tireless promoter of the arts and a passionate champion of music education, Sir James has been a household name for decades. Ahead of his landmark 80th birthday on December 8th, the Academy salutes this extraordinary musician and International Visiting Artist by Sir James Galway and Academy student, Elise O’Brien welcoming flute students from around the Photograph Mark Stedman country to celebrate with “the living legend of the flute”. 16 17

ChamberFest Dublin RIAM Chorale 2-13 9 DEC DEC

Date Monday, 2nd December to Date Monday, 9th December Friday, 13th December Time 6.00 pm Time Various Venue St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street Venue RIAM and National Gallery of Ireland Admission €8/€5 (concessions) & First50Free

Admission see riam.ie for full details RIAM Chorale A veritable banquet of chamber music Blánaid Murphy, conductor morning, noon and night over 10-days. Colin Mawby The Heavenly Christmas Tree Featuring students and staff of the and a selection of Christmas Carols Academy, and welcoming some very The RIAM Chorale is full of the Christmas special guest artists, ChamberFest Dublin is an exciting new initiative brought to the spirit and delighted to present a charming table by the RIAM Head of Strings and programme of music to usher in the most Chamber Music, Sarah Sew. Audiences wonderful time of the year. Colin Mawby’s can look forward to a wide array of colourful cantata, The Heavenly Christmas concerts, intensive coaching sessions, Tree, is performed alongside a selection chamber music masterclasses and a panel of seasonal favourites in the glorious Q&A. Highlights include visits from the surroundings of St Ann’s. A perfect way to Van Baerle Trio’s violinist, Maria Milstein; welcome Christmas 2019! the Esposito Quartet’s Mia Cooper and High Achievers Elise O’Brien Photograph Mark Stedman William Butt; Simon Aspell and Christopher Marwood from the Vanbrugh Quartet, Trio John Pollard Award for Anima’s Rosalind Ventris, and international 11 Young Violinists prizewinning pianist, Lance Coburn. DEC RIAM Performing Groups 8 Date Wednesday, 11th December Christmas Concert DEC Time 7.00 pm Venue RIAM Date Sunday, 8th December Admission Free Time 4.00 pm Venue O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College An exciting annual bursary for emerging string players at the Academy, the John Admission €12:50/€7:50 (concessions) Pollard Award for Young Violinists, seeks Get ready to hear those sleigh bells to support and nurture a musician with ringing as Santa is not the only one coming huge potential and innate musicianship. to Dublin town! The RIAM Performing An exciting chance for audiences to hear Groups usher in Christmas 2019 with exceptional violin talent in the making. a programme of festive favourites Supported by The John Pollard Foundation guaranteed to send the young and young at heart home full of the spirit of the Season. Featuring the RIAM Choirs, Transition Strings, Junior Strings, Junior Violinist, Maria Milstein Photograph Marco Borggreve Wind Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble and Intermediate Orchestra. 18 19

Sally Beamish in Focus Ensemble Interforma 9 - 13 12 DEC DEC

Date Monday, 9th to Friday, 13th December Date Thursday, 12th December Time Various Time 6.00 pm Venue Royal Irish Academy of Music and Venue National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Ireland Admission Admission €8/€5 & First50Free

Admission see riam.ie for full details Sarah Sew, director Sally Beamish, narrator The RIAM is proud to welcome Sally Beamish, one of the leading British Schubert Overture in C minor D8 composers, to Dublin this December for a Wagner Siegfried Idyll for 13 Instruments, five-day residency culminating in an WWV 103 evening performance of her poignant Sally Beamish Spinal Chords for Speaker and Strings Spinal Chords by Ensemble Interforma at the National Gallery of Ireland on The Irish début of an exhilarating new December 12th. group – Ensemble Interforma under Hailed as “an abundantly gifted creative the directorship of violinist Sarah Sew – spirit” (Gramophone Magazine), Sally features Beamish’s powerful Spinal Chords, Beamish’s catalogue boasts over 200 set to an autobiographical text by journalist Melanie Reid, alongside music by Schubert compositions including solo, duo, chamber, and Wagner. An inspiring first outing by orchestra, vocal, choral, ballet and opera this cutting edge ensemble delivering high works which have been broadcast and impact music which explores human themes performed extensively around the world of consciousness, disability and recovery. with notable soloists including Håkan Supported by The John Pollard Foundation Hardenberger, Branford Marsalis, Tabea Zimmermann, Evelyn Glennie and Colin Currie, amongst others.

Composer and violist, Sally Beamish Photograph Mihaela Bodovic courtesy of Sound Festival 20 21

RIAM Junior Solo 16 Competition DEC

Date Monday, 16th December Time 7.00 pm Venue Royal Irish Academy of Music Admission Free

Talented young students of the Academy’s Junior Department compete for the Dublin Philharmonic Prize presented by the Dublin Philharmonic Society in memory of its visionary founder, the late Vincent O’Neill.

Beethoven Piano 18 Masterclass with DEC John O’Conor

Date Wednesday, 18th December Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

Internationally celebrated pianist, John O’Conor, is recognised as one of the world’s leading Beethoven interpreters. On the eve of the 250th Anniversary year of the composer’s birth, and the RIAM’s own musical salute to one of the greatest composers of all time, he works with piano students of the Academy in the interpretation and performance of a selection of sonatas by the composer that this exceptional pianists still calls “The Master”.

Pianist, John O’Conor Photograph Hugh O’Conor 22 23

12/14/ Francesco Cavalli’s 15/17/18 La Calisto JAN Date 12th (Preview), 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th January Time 7.30 pm 12th, 14th, 15th and 17th January and 2.30 pm 18th January Venue Project Arts Centre Admission €24/€21 (concessions), €20/€17 (Preview) and €12 (students)

Sinéad O’Neill, director David Adams, conductor

Packed full of mischief, irreverence and outrageous flirtation, La Calisto is a 17th century retelling of an ancient Greek myth. Jove’s schemes to seduce the beautiful Calisto become entangled with chaste Diana’s illicit love for Endymion, resulting in a host of comical and dangerous shenanigans. Add in a few randy half- goats, a lust-filled virgin and Juno, the furious Queen of the gods, for a heady mix, all topped off by metaphysics and metamorphosis when the title character is ultimately transformed into a constellation of stars. La Calisto is as saucy as it is beautiful, with catchy tunes, haunting melodies, and dramatic musical storytelling. The perfect vehicle for this starry ensemble cast of the RIAM’s finest singers, conducted by David Adams and directed by Sinéad O’Neill. Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Presented in collaboration with Design for Stage and Screen, IADT Dún Laoghaire 24 25

12/19/26 RIAM High Achiever Awards 17/24/31 11:11 Concert Series JAN JAN

Date Sunday, 12th, 19th and 26th January Date Friday, 17th, 24th and 31st January Time 3.00 pm Time 11.00 am Venue Various Venue RIAM Admission Free Admission €5 including tea/coffee and sweet treats Recognising the huge, broad educational value and priceless experience of live public Our effort to beat the winter blues by performance in the Community, the Royal offering audiences 11 coffee morning Irish Academy of Music established the High concerts at 11.00 am in the intimate setting Achiever Awards in 2000. 20 years later, this of the Academy’s Organ Room from January little acorn has now become a mighty oak to March. Savour performances by some that salutes and recognises the wealth of of Ireland’s finest emerging talents - the young talent in our country today through musical stars of tomorrow, with the special a series of regional concerts and award added blend of guest appearances by RIAM ceremonies spread throughout Ireland each staff and alumni. year. Friday mornings have never tasted so good! A true celebration of local talent, dedication and hard work! 17/24/31 The Perfect Playlist Leinster Concert and Awards Ceremony JAN VISUAL, Carlow Sunday, 12th January at 3.00 pm Date Friday, 17th, 24th and 31st January Dublin Concert and Awards Ceremony Time 11.45 am Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire Venue RIAM Sunday, 19th January at 3.00 pm Admission €110 for 11 Week Course

Connacht/Ulster Concert and Awards Back by popular demand! Ceremony Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo Join 11 personalities from different walks Sunday, 19th January at 3.00 pm of life in conversation with the Academy’s Head of Artistic Programming, Ciara Higgins, Munster Concert and Awards Ceremony during which they will reveal musical works Siamsa Tíre, Tralee that hold special meaning to them. Sunday, 26th January at 3.00 pm Perfect Playlist audiences are invited to arrive for the 11:11 concert that precedes each session free of charge.

Coffee/Tea and sweet treats served from 10.30 am!

RIAM High Achievers Máire O’Brien and Laoise Kennedy Photograph Mark Stedman 26 27

19 Beethoven 2020 26 RIAM Performing Groups JAN JAN Annual Gala Concert

Date Sunday, 19th January Date Sunday, 26th January Time 12.00 noon, 3:00 pm, 5.00 pm, 7.00 pm Time 6.00 am Venue RIAM Venue National Concert Hall Admission €22/€20 (day ticket concessions) Admission €12.50/€7.50 €8/€5 (concessions) per concert Join over 300 musicians from the Academy’s In 2020, the musical world celebrates the Junior School for what promises to be a lively 250th Anniversary of the birth of one of and fun evening of music-making on stage the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig at the National Concert Hall. A concert for van Beethoven. Joining the musical party, all the family showcasing the Academy’s the RIAM Keyboard Faculty marks the Elder numerous ensembles and featuring music Statesman’s 250th birthday by presenting from the classical, jazz, film, rock and pop the complete cycle of his extraordinary 32 worlds. Piano Sonatas throughout this landmark year in music. 29 Vocal Masterclass with Audiences are invited to join staff and Ann Murray students for a four-concert start to this JAN very special musical pilgrimage during our 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. Date Wednesday, 29th January Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm 26 RIAM/NMI Music and the JAN Collections Series Venue RIAM Admission Free

Date Sunday, 26th January Ann Murray’s international operatic Time 3.00 pm engagements have taken her to major opera houses around the world, and in concert she Venue National Museum of Ireland has worked with many of the world’s finest Admission €10/€8 (concessions) orchestras and collaborated with numerous renowned musicians in recital. Taking place during the vibrant Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, the second A very special opportunity for Irish audiences concert in our new series, Music and the to experience one of Ireland’s most Collections, takes its inspiration from Albert distinguished musicians of our time work Bender, the Irish American donor of the in masterclass with singing students of the Museum’s Asian art collection. Academy.

Presented in partnership with the National Museum of Ireland and in association with the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival

Photograph Martien van Gaalen/Shutterstock.com

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September February 13, 20, 27 Bravi Tutti – A History of the Orchestra 2 Carnival of the Chinese Zodiac Animals 20 Culture Night 7, 14, 21, 28 11:11 Coffee Concerts 22 Group Teaching and Multipiano Repertoire Workshop 7, 14, 21, 28 Perfect Playlist with Nadia Lasserson 9 RIAM/NGI International Visiting Artists Series 22 Centre Stage at Killruddery 9 Young Scholars at Tullynally Castle 28 RIAM Piano Duet-athon 17-20 PianoFest 29 Open Youth Orchestra of Ireland 21 Ursula Uí Chuinneagáin Bursary for Young Pianists 23 Beethoven 2020 October 4, 11, 18 Bravi Tutti – A History of the Orchestra March 8 Piano Masterclass with John O’Conor 5 James Whitbourn’s Annelise 11 RIAM/NGI International Visiting Artists Series 6 RIAM Philharmonia/Gerhard Markson 12 Open House 6, 13, 20, 27 11:11 Coffee Concerts 13 RIAM/NMI Music and the Collections Series 6, 13, 20, 27 The Perfect Playlist 19 Taster Day for Singers 7 RIAM Symphony and Intermediate Orchestras 21 Sinae Lee Piano Recital 8 Saluting the Feminists 22, 23 Piano Masterclasses with Sinae Lee 11 Vocal Masterclass with Ann Murray 25 RIAM Philharmonia/Michel Galante 11 Maura Dowdall Award 12 Amplify Research Day November 14 Chamber Music Masterclass with The Vanbrugh 8 Vocal Masterclass with Brenda Hurley 18, 19, 20 Piano Masterclasses with Philip Martin 15 Chamber Music Masterclass with the Navarra Quartet 22 RIAM/NGI International Visiting Artists Series 16 Third Level Open Day 26 Beethoven 250: his predecessors and successors 16 In Celebration of Deirdre 28 Flute Masterclass with Fiona Kelly 17 Junior Open Day 26 Irené Sandford Award for Singers April 27 Vocal Masterclass with Celine Byrne 5 Artist’s and Sitter’s Choice 29 Happy Birthday Sir James 5 My First Concert 8 Young Scholar’s Concert December 15 Drumming: RIAM Percussion Ensemble 15, 16, 17 Beethoven 2020 2-13 ChamberFest Dublin 19 RIAM/NMI Music and the Collections Series 8 RIAM Performing Groups Christmas Concert 28 Piano Masterclass with John O’Conor 9 RIAM Chorale Christmas Concert 28 Lucien and Maura Tessier Scholarship 11 John Pollard Award for Violinists 29 Vocal Masterclass with Ann Murray 12 Ensemble Interforma/Sarah Sew 16 RIAM Junior Solo Competition 18 Piano Masterclass with John O’Conor May 15 Piano masterclass with John O’Conor January 15 Opera Snapshots 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto 20 Chamber Music Masterclass with Trio Gaspard 12, 19, 26 RIAM High Achiever Awards 23 Beethoven 5+5 with James Cavanagh/John O’Conor 17, 24, 31 11:11 Coffee Concerts 24 RIAM Performing Groups Summer Concert 17, 24, 31 Perfect Playlist 19 Beethoven 2020 26 RIAM/NMI Music and the Collections Series 26 RIAM Performing Groups Annual Gala Concert 29 Vocal Masterclass with Ann Murray 30 31

2 Carnival of the Chinese 9 RIAM/NGI International FEB Zodiac Animals FEB Visiting Artists Series

Date Sunday, 2nd February Date Sunday, 9th February Time 12.00 Noon Time 3.00 pm Venue RIAM Venue National Gallery of Ireland Admission €7/€5 (concessions) Admission €20,/€15 (concessions), €5 (students) & First50Free Join 12 musicians from the Academy for a programme with a distinctive nod to the Widely-recognised as one of the world’s Chinese Signs of the Zodiac. Our very greatest advocates of her instrument, own Chinese Carnival of the Animals to Xuefei Yang’s own path to international celebrate the dawning of the Year of the success is an inspirational one. Born Rat! following the Cultural Revolution, she was the first guitarist in China to enter Presented in association with the Dublin a music school and the first to launch Chinese New Year Festival an international performing career. Her international success has led her to be Our China Town invited to play in more than 50 countries FEB at numerous prestigious venues, and she is frequently invited to play with the world’s leading orchestras and collaborate with A concert for all the family firmly shining distinguished artists. the spotlight on the rich array of Chinese talent enhancing musical life at the In collaboration with the Dublin Chinese Academy today. New Year Festival and in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland, she rings Full details to be announced. in the Year of the Rat in the company of Presented in association with the Dublin musical friends with a programme that Chinese New Year Festival celebrates the richness of her instrument, her home country and music from Ireland.

Presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland and in collaboration with the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival

Guitarist, Xuefei Yang Photograph Neil Muir 32 33

7/14/ 11:11 Concert Series PianoFest 21/28 17-20 FEB FEB Date Friday, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th Date Monday, 17th to Thursday, 20th February February Time 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Time 11.00 am Venue RIAM Venue RIAM Admission Free Admission €5 including coffee/tea and A week-long feast of piano playing as sweet treats from 10.30 am students of the Academy compete in numerous competitions across all ages and 7/14/ The Perfect Playlist stages at home in the Academy’s premises 21/28 on Westland Row. FEB Ursula Uí Chuinneagáin 21 Date Friday, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th Bursary for Young Pianists February FEB Time 11.45 am Date Friday, 21st February Venue RIAM Time 7.00 pm Admission €110 for 11 Week Course Venue RIAM

Perfect Playlist audiences are invited to Admission Free arrive for the 11:11 coffee concert that A bursary of €2000 for aspiring young precedes each session free of charge. pianists of the RIAM recognises Ursula Uí Chuinneagáin’s long-standing association Young Scholars at 9 with the Academy. This valuable prize, Tullynally Castle which also includes a recital engagement FEB for the winner, is sponsored by her son, Luke Ó Cuinneagáin. Date Sunday, 9th February Time 3.00 pm Beethoven 2020 23 Venue Tullynally Castle FEB Admission €12 Date Sunday, 23rd February Another visit by the RIAM Young Scholars to a fascinating historic house, on this Time 3.00 pm occasion Tullynally Castle, overlooking Venue RIAM Lough Derravarragh, the legendary lake of Admission €8/€5 (concessions) the Children of Lir. Gifted RIAM musicians from this immersive music programme for More Beethoven and his peerless output talented students of school-going age bring for solo piano in the guise of his 32 Piano another feast of music to audiences in a Sonatas which students and staff of magnificent setting. the RIAM will present to Irish audiences Soprano, Anna Brady throughout 2020, the 250th Anniversary of Presented in collaboration with the Photograph Colm Hogan Derravarragh Music Association the composer’s birth. 34 35

RIAM Chorale 6/13/ 11:11 Concert Series 5 20/27 MAR MAR Date Thursday, 5th March Date Friday, 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th March Time 7.00 pm Time 11.00 am Venue St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street Venue RIAM Admission €10, €8 (concessions), Admission €5 including tea/coffee and €5 (students) & First50 Free sweet treats

RIAM Chorale Blánaid Murphy, conductor 6/13/ The Perfect Playlist James Whitbourn: Annelies 21/27

The RIAM is proud to present Annelies, MAR the first major choral setting of one of the Date Friday, 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th March most profound records of World War II, Time 11.45 am The Diary of Anne Frank. In the words Venue RIAM of composer, James Whitbourn, this poignant work “brings to life the diary Admission €110 for 11 Week Course written by Annelies Marie Frank between Perfect Playlist audiences are invited to 1942 and 1944 when she and her family hid arrive for the 11:11 concert that precedes in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. each session free of charge. From the windows, Anne looked up to the beauty of the sky, and downwards to the brutality meted out by the Nazis. The contrasting sights inspired some of the most profound and memorable thoughts in an extraordinary diary, read by millions of people throughout the world.”

A highlight in our 2019/20 Season.

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A concert featuring a delightful potpourri 6 RIAM Philharmonia of music in aid of Focus Ireland performed MAR by the RIAM Symphony and Intermediate Orchestras and conductor, James Date Friday, 6th March Cavanagh, in the magnificent setting of Time 1.05 pm Christ Church Cathedral. Venue St. Bartholmew’s Church, Clyde Road In addition to musical masterpieces by Admission €12/€8, €5 (students) & Tchaikovsky and Brahms, audiences can First50Free look forward to Haydn’s rousing Symphony No 99 and a performance of Mozart’s RIAM Philharmonia elegant Piano Concerto K488 by the Gerhard Markson, conductor sparkling young pianist Dida Condria and Schubert Symphony No 6 in C major, D589 her spirited peers. Ina Boyle Wildgeese Presented in association with Christ Schumann Overture, Scherzo and Finale, op 52 Church Cathedral in aid of Focus Ireland Maestro Gerhard Markson returns to conduct the RIAM Philharmonia in the 8 Saluting the Feminists spectacular setting of St Bartholomew’s MAR Church. Schumann’s self-proclaimed ‘symphonette’, the charming Overture, Scherzo and Finale, and Schubert’s ‘little’ Date Sunday, 8th March C major Symphony, imbued with joy and Time 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm wit, feature on the programme which will Venue National Museum of Ireland also see these talented musicians perform Admission Free Ina Boyle’s short but captivating orchestral sketch, Wildgeese. Saluting the Feminists, the Academy’s celebration of women composers, Supported by The John Pollard Foundation performers and pedagogues, returns on Sunday, March 8th. RIAM Symphony and 7 This year, in partnership with the National Intermediate Orchestras MAR Museum of Ireland, it is International Women’s Day which affords the RIAM an opportunity to highlight the legacy of some Date Saturday, 7th March of its female pedagogues and salute a Time 8.00 pm selection of female composers, performers Venue Christ Church Cathedral and arts administrators over a series short Admission €12.50/€7.50 performances, talks and panel discussions. In addition, Saluting the Feminists 2020, RIAM Symphony Orchestra will also shine the spotlight on women in RIAM Intermediate Orchestra the decorative arts world and highlight the impact women have had and continue to James Cavanagh, conductor have on artistic life in Ireland. Mozart Piano Concerto in A major, K488 Flautist, Ángel Pareja Francisco Presented in partnership with the Haydn Symphony No 99 in E flat major, Hob 1:99 Photograph: Colm Hogan. National Museum of Ireland 38 39

together to present a wonderful melting pot Vocal Masterclass with 11 of research projects, in addition to lightning Ann Murray MAR talks and performances. Chamber Music Date Wednesday, 11th March 14 Masterclass with The Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm MAR Vanbrugh Venue RIAM Admission Free Date Saturday, 14th March Time 3.30 pm to 8.00 pm Boasting an exceptional operatic, oratorio and recital career which has spanned five Venue RIAM decades, International Visiting Artist, Admission Free Ann Murray FRIAM, returns to share her extraordinary experience both on- and off- Members of The Vanbrugh, violinist Keith stage with the next generation of singers. Pascoe, violist Simon Aspell and cellist Christopher Marwood are all hugely Maura Dowdall Award committed and sought-after teachers with 11 many award-winning students. They bring MAR their extensive chamber music experience to students of the RIAM in an afternoon Date Wednesday, 11th March masterclass which culminates with a public Time 7.00pm performance by participants at 7.00 pm. Venue RIAM Piano Masterclasses with 18 - 20 Admission Free Philip Martin Students of the Academy compete for a MAR coveted performance opportunity with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Date Wednesday, 18th to Friday 20th March Maura Dowdall Award of €600 and the Colin Time 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Wednesday) Stavely Prize for Strings. 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm (Thursday and Friday)

Amplify Research Day Venue RIAM 12 Admission Free MAR Irish pianist and composer Philip Martin pays a three-day visit to the RIAM to work Date Thursday, 12th March with gifted students of the RIAM Keyboard Time 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Faculty. RIAM Venue Honoured with a Professorship at the Admission Free Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he taught for over 30 years, this distinguished The RIAM’s Amplify Research Project Irish musician also holds an Honorary encourages reflection and innovation and Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music inspires curiosity and creativity. Amplify in London, and is a member of Aosdána, Research Day, will see members of the Ireland’s prestigious Academy of creative RIAM’s distinguished Teaching Staff, as well artists. as Masters and Doctorate students, come Soprano, Sarah Shine Photograph Elisha Clarke 40 41

RIAM/NGI International 22 Visiting Artists Series MAR

Date Sunday, 22nd March Time 3.00 pm Venue National Gallery of Ireland Admission €20/€15 (concessions)/€5 (students) and First50Free

Shostakovich Two Pieces for String Octet, op 11 Vasks Lonely Angel Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, op 70 Golijov Last Round

Following electric performances at the National Gallery of Ireland in recent seasons, the charismatic Dutch/English violinist, Daniel Rowland, once again joins forces with some of the RIAM’s finest emerging string players for a programme of chamber music greats by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and living composers Pēteris Vasks from Latvia and Osvaldo Golijov from Argentina.

Acknowledged as one of the most exciting and creative musicians of his generation, his collaboration with the next generation of string players and members of the RIAM Teaching Faculty is bound to musically lift the roof of the National Gallery of Ireland!

Presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland

Daniel Rowland Photograph Marco Borggreve 42 43

26 Beethoven 250 – his predecessors and MAR successors

Date Thursday, 26th March Time 6.00 pm Venue National Gallery of Ireland Admission €17.50

Lance Coburn (piano) Fionnuala Hunt (violin), Simon Aspell (viola), William Butt (cello), Dominic Dudley (double bass), John Finucane (clarinet), John Hearne (bassoon) and Cormac Ó hÁodáin (horn)

Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, op 17 Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, op 100 Beethoven Septet in E flat major, op 20

On the occasion of the anniversary of Beethoven’s death, and as part of the National Concert’s Hall’s substantial presentation of his work throughout 2020, musicians from the Academy Chamber Ensemble, pay their own musical salute to this musical colossus in the magnificent setting of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Presented by the National Concert Hall in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland.

28 Flute Masterclass with MAR Fiona Kelly

Date Saturday, 28th March Time 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

Flautist Fiona Kelly, a musician much in demand as a soloist and chamber musician, pays her first visit to the Academy to work Flautist, Fiona Kelly with talented flute students in masterclass. Photograph Pip Bacon 44 45

Artist’s and Sitter’s 5 Choice APR

Date Sunday, 5th April Time 3:00 pm Venue National Gallery of Ireland

Admission €10/8 (concessions)/ €5 (students) & First50Free

Following the success of previous RIAM presentations with leading Irish writers, artists and theatre directors, Ireland’s oldest music conservatoire will mount another collaborative ‘choice’ programme in 2020, on this occasion entitled Artist’s and Sitter’s Choice.

In partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland, the Academy turns to a selection of artists in the Gallery’s National Portrait Collection to nominate musical works of special personal significance to them to have performed by exceptional musicians from the RIAM. This fascinating programme will also include works personally chosen by their high profile sitters who have made significant contributions in the fields of art, fashion, film, medicine, music, sport, popular culture and theatre.

Presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Ireland.

Portrait of Henry Shefflin (b.1979), Hurler Artist Gerry Davis

Commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland as part of the Hennessy Portrait Prize, 2016. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland 46 47

My First Concert 5 APR

Date Sunday, 5th April Time 12.00 Noon and 2.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

Join a host of very young musicians as they take their first steps onto the concert platform for their début concert performance. A perfect opportunity to bring your little ones to see our little ones and share this special first concert experience both on - and off-stage.

Young Scholar’s Concert 8 APR

Date Wednesday, 8th April Time 7.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

Musicians from the RIAM’s Young Scholars Programme present another tasty menu of musical treats!

Drumming: RIAM 15 Percussion Extravaganza APR

Date Wednesday, 15th April Time 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm Venue RIAM

Admission €8/€5 (concessions)

A feast of percussion featuring open rehearsals, an array of pop-up performances and culminating in a highly charged concert by the thrilling RIAM Percussion Ensemble and friends. A rousing celebration of all things percussion by this compelling group of musicians and its dynamic director, Richard O’Donnell. Skateboarder, Anto Thornberry and trumpeter, Con Moynihan during Musictown 2019 Photograph Leon Farrell 48 49

Beethoven 2020 Piano Masterclass with 28 15-17 John O’Conor APR APR

Date Wednesday, 15th to Friday, 17th April Date Tuesday, 28th April Time 1:05 pm Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Venue Goethe-Institut Irland Venue RIAM Admission €7/€5 (concessions) Admission Free

A further opportunity for audiences to delve An internationally respected performer and into the world of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas teacher, John O’Conor’s past and current as the Academy continues its presentation students include well-known recital and of the complete cycle throughout this concerto soloists, chamber musicians and milestone 250th anniversary year of his birth. numerous international competition winners. Pianists at the Academy will undoubtedly On this occasion we are proud to present continue to garner great musical knowledge three concerts over three days in the from this supreme pedagogue on this his magnificent surroundings of Goethe-Institut third visit this season. Irland’s Georgian Headquarters at 37 Merrion Square. Lucien and Maura Teissier Presented in partnership with Goethe- 28 Scholarship Institut Irland APR

RIAM/NMI Music and Date Tuesday, 28th April 19 the Collections Series Time 6.00 pm APR Venue RIAM Admission Free Date Sunday, 19th April The Lucien and Maura Teissier Scholarship, Time 3.00 pm open to all piano students of the RIAM, will Venue National Museum of Ireland see a number of talented pianists compete for one of the most substantial music awards Admission €10/€8 (concessions) in Ireland. The final concert in the RIAM/NMI Music and the Collections Series sees musicians Vocal Masterclass with from the RIAM’s Historical Performance 29 Ann Murray Department salute the rich musical APR instrument collection at Collins Barracks. Date Wednesday, 29th April Under the directorship of Claire Duff and featuring the RIAM’s Head of Historical Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Performance, David Adams, the vibrant Venue RIAM musicians will present a number of short pop-up performances in the Museum, Admission Free ahead of an hour-long concert at 3.00 pm The final valuable opportunity for singers featuring lively vocal and instrumental music and audiences alike to experience RIAM performed on period instruments. Recorder Player, Daire O’ Connell International Visiting Artist, Ann Murray, in Photograph Colm Hogan masterclass this season.

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Piano Masterclass with 15 John O’Conor MAY

Date Friday, 15th May Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free

One of Ireland’s most distinguished artists, John O’Conor, closes the Academy’s exciting 2019/20 International Masterclass Series.

Opera Snapshots 15 MAY

Date Friday, 15th May Time 7.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission €12/€7

A regular visitor to the Academy, alumna Brenda Hurley, returns to continue her valuable work with some of our finest singers ahead of a charming programme of opera scenes at the Academy on Friday, May 15th. An opportunity to click with some of the best-known gems from the world of opera and to witness first-hand the burgeoning singing talent of the RIAM.

Chamber Music 20 Masterclass with MAY Trio Gaspard

Date Wednesday, 20th May Time 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Venue RIAM Admission Free Members of the RIAM Vocal Faculty An inspiring and insightful chamber Mark Stedman music masterclass by Trio Gaspard for participants and audiences alike. 52 53

Beethoven 5+5 23 MAY

Date Saturday, 23rd May Time 8.00 pm Venue Christ Church Cathedral

Admission €15/€12 (concessions)/€5 (students)

RIAM Beethoven Orchestra John O’Conor, piano James Cavanagh, conductor

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, op 73, Emperor Beethoven Symphony No 5 in C minor, op 67

Beethoven master interpreter, John O’Conor, joins the RIAM Beethoven Orchestra, comprising students, staff and alumni of the Academy, for the composer’s majestic ‘Emperor’. Under the baton of James Cavanagh, this bespoke orchestra affords listeners another of the composer’s masterpieces, his thunderous Fifth Symphony which moves rousingly from darkness to light. Two towering works by Beethoven, 5+5 definitely adds up to the perfect 10 for audiences!

Supported by The John Pollard Foundation

RIAM Performing Groups 24 Summer Concert MAY

Date Sunday, 24th May Time 6.00 pm Venue St Andrew’s Church, Westland Row

Admission €12.50/€7.50 (concessions)

An array of fantastic talent end their academic year in celebratory style with the annual RIAM Performing Groups Summer Concert. An entertaining family concert, Conductor, James Cavanagh Photograph Colm Hogan and the culmination of a year of fun-filled ensemble playing by young Academy musicians. 54 55 First50Free (F50F) SHARING OUR LOVE OF LIVE MUSIC WITH YOU

We are delighted to continue our public engagement initiative – First 50 Free (F50F), which will see 50 free admission tickets ring-fenced for 10 of our concerts across the 2019/20 season. Booking Information events and concerts at the Academy For each of these 10 concerts, 50 tickets will be available to book online for one day Royal Irish Academy of Music only ahead of Public Booking opening the following day. 36 Westland Row, Dublin 2. Telephone +353 1 632 5300 Email [email protected] The Royal Irish Academy of Music presents numerous events Concert Date F50F Offer Date Public Booking at its premises at 36 Westland Row. Many events are free admission. Opens

Ticketed Events RIAM/NGI International Visiting September 19th September 20th Ticketed events may be purchased online at www.riam.ie Artists Series/Ann Murray & Sorolla Tickets may also be purchased at the door of each concert/event. Sinae Lee Piano Recital September 23rd September 24th

Free Admission Events RIAM Philharmonia/Michel Galante September 25th September 26th Secure a seat at one of our many free admission events online at www.riam.ie RIAM Chorale Christmas Concert October 7th October 8th Events and Concerts in other Venues Ensemble Interforma/Sarah Sew October 10th October 11th Tickets for the majority of our concerts presented in other venues are available online at RIAM/NGI International Visiting November 4th November 5th www.riam.ie Artists Series/Xuefei Yang

Tickets for the following events/concerts are available as follows: RIAM Chorale/Annelies December 12th December 13th

La Calisto at the Project Arts Centre RIAM Philharmonia/Gerhard Markson December 16th December 17th Online www.projectartscentre.ie RIAM/NGI International Visiting January 13th January 14th Telephone 01 8819613 Artists Series/Daniel Rowland National Concert Hall Artist’s and Sitter’s Choice January 27th January 28th Online www.nch.ie Telephone 01 4170000 Centre Stage at Killruddery Online https://killruddery.rezgo.com/details/187220/centre-stage-riam Tickets · Only available on F50F Offer Date from 10.00 am Telephone 01 2863405 · Only available online Young Scholars at Tullynally Castle · Limited to 1 ticket per person Online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/derravaragh-music-season-young-scholars-event-in- · Patrons of F50F Tickets requested to respectfully advise the RIAM association-with-the-riam-tickets-72481113963 if unable to use the ticket on the date of the performance Telephone 087 6839061

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International Touring FUNDERS For over 20 years, ensembles from the Royal Irish Academy of Music have “flown the Irish classical music flag” with considerable effect in the United Kingdom, Europe, North The Royal Irish Academy of Music acknowledges the significant America, China, Korea and Japan. Our musical ambassadors financial support of the Department of Education and Skills have played public concerts in some of the world’s finest concert halls, including Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Carnegie Hall, New York, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center and Seoul Arts Center, and in a private capacity before distinguished audiences in the residences of the Irish Ambassadors of the United States, Japan and France, as well as at the French Senate, Paris. Performances by these and Culture Ireland ensembles have been acclaimed in newspapers from The for the support of its international activities New York Times and Boston Globe in the United States to the Glasgow Herald and Birmingham Post in the United Kingdom. The Royal Irish Academy of Music’s position on the international map will be further underpinned throughout 2019/2020 with a series of performances by some of our finest young musical ambassadors in the United States. EVENT PARTNERS

We proudly continue our partnership with the American Irish Historical Society, New York throughout the 2019/20 following the sell-out successes of concerts by staff and students in previous seasons. Located on Manhattan’s Museum Mile, this elegant setting will once again welcome prizewinning students of the Academy for intimate The John Pollard performances in autumn 2019 and summer 2020. Foundation

The dynamic RIAM Percussion Ensemble looks forward to taking another musical bite out of the Big Apple in EVENT & CONCERT ASSOCIATES spring 2020. Led by Richard O’Donnell and comprising some of Ireland’s finest young percussionists, the Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble is one of the leading exponents of music for this exhilarating medium in Ireland. New York audiences can look forward to further performances by these energetic young musicians on their annual trip across The Atlantic in spring 2020.

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