The award-winning Ulster Youth Orchestra presents its Summer Concert on 16 August 2026 when 93 talented young musicians will bring energetic, high quality orchestral music to Ulster Hall stage!

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Ulster Youth Orchestra Summer Concert

Ulster Hall

What better way to mark St Patrick’s Day than a concert packed with Irish traditional music through the ages? The Orchestra’s Section Leader flute Cormac Henry and Section Leader harp Elizabeth McNulty celebrate their Celtic roots, performing songs, jigs, reels and slow airs from various collectors of traditional Irish music.

St Patrick’s Day Concert

The Music Room

The Irish mezzo studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin under Veronica Dunne before moving on to the Opera Studio at the Bavarian State Opera from 2016 to 2018. She is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-5, during which time she will debut at major recital venues including Wigmore Hall. She recently sang Wellgunde in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House and will make her role debut as Carmen at the 2024 Buxton Festival. Her programme takes an avian theme.

Niamh O'Sullivan mezzo-soprano; Gary Beecher piano

Wigmore Hall

Christian Arroyo Castillo (M.M. '23) presents an oboe recital.

Student Recital: Christian Arroyo Castillo, Oboe

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

The BBC Radio 3 institution that is Friday Night Is Music Night is coming to Belfast to join in our 60th anniversary celebrations! Anna Handler leads the festivities in a programme that will be a celebration of symphonic music with Celtic roots, from around the British Isles and across Europe. Join the BBC to raise a glass to our 60th.

Hamilton Harty

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 6, 2026

Ulster Orchestra: Celtic Symphonies · Ulster Hall

Past events

Aug 16, 2026

Ulster Youth Orchestra Summer Concert · Ulster Hall

Mar 17, 2025

St Patrick’s Day Concert · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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