Name: Bowie Experience
Start: 2026-03-29T19:30:00
Location: Ulster Hall

Step into the heart of Belfast with Ulster Hall's compelling array of events, where classical compositions meet vintage vibes and nostalgic tributes. From the emotional depths of the Ulster Orchestra's performances to the vibrant energy of The Vintage Explosion, each event promises to be a profound experience. Join us as we explore the musical journey offered by the Ulster Hall, highlighting the notable artists and their creative masterpieces that have left an indelible mark on audiences worldwide.

Ulster Hall: A Symphony of Emotions and Timeless Tunes

Nestled in Belfast, the iconic Ulster Hall is set to host an array of events that blend orchestral masterpieces, tributes to legends, and innovative music experiences. From orchestral dreams and visions to a celebration of the life and music of David Bowie, the upcoming lineup offers a rich tapestry of performances. Join us as we delve into the mesmerizing performances of the Ulster Orchestra, the sounds of legends like Billy Joel and David Bowie, and a journey of musical exploration and reimagining that promises to captivate audiences.

Harmony and Legacy: A Journeya Through Ulster Orchestra and More at Ulster Hall

Ulster Hall

Rivers and landscapes shape the course of this programme, which has its source in Spain and flows to Bohemia. The story of Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat centres around a miller, his beautiful wife and the local magistrate, and the music is packed with references to Spanish folk music. Turia is named after the Spanish river that meets the Mediterranean near Valencia, and the solo guitar shimmers and sparkles like sun on the water. From here we move further east and join another river, the Vltava, as it wends its way through Smetana’s beautiful musical depiction of his Bohemian homeland.

Ulster Orchestra: Of Rivers and Mountains

The hugely acclaimed singer-songwriter and pianist Elio Pace and his incredible band are set to thrill audiences once more with the smash-hit award-winning show The Billy Joel Songbook after a sell out tour in 2024.

The Billy Joel Songbook

Direct from London’s West End, Bowie Experience is a spectacular concert celebrating the sound and vision of David Bowie. A must see for all Bowie fans, the latest production features all the hits from A to Ziggy.

Bowie Experience

This Easter, we invite you to join us for a concert of gentleness and reflection. Roxanna Panufnik’s Three Paths To Peace intertwines Christian, Jewish and Islamic music in an uplifting, harmonious whole, while Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending sends a solo violin soaring to stunning heights with a yearning, free-spirited song. Brahms’s beautiful, humane German Requiem is nothing less than the musical equivalent of a friend coming alongside in a time of loss to offer comfort and consolation.

Ulster Orchestra: Paths To Peace

“Horror author Nick Steen is having visions… A sinister Black Steeple; eerie lights in the sky that look like a Catherine wheel but are not remotely a Catherine wheel… Plus a giant skeleton with a moustache. Are they omens? Auguries? Portenderings of things to come? (Spoiler - yes, they are).

Garth Marenghi

Francis Rossi, legendary frontman of Status Quo, has enjoyed a remarkable 50+ year career as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. From humble beginnings in South London and early musical experiments, he co-founded the band that evolved into Status Quo, achieving global success with hits like ‘Caroline’, ‘Down Down’, and ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’.

Francis Rossi

Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is a virtuoso tour de force. Its scale, technical demands and emotional richness are perhaps the ultimate challenge for a pianist to master, but the challenge is worth the prize as the rippling melodies for the soloist are full of melancholy and heart-rending drama. And if Rachmaninoff’s focus is the soloist, then Bartók’s is the orchestra. His concerto ensures that every instrument gets its chance to shine in a piece that embraces vivid colours, gorgeous tunes and ends with a life-affirming, rabble-rousing burst of sheer joy.

Ulster Orchestra: A Lifetime For Music

All the poise, elegance and grace of the Classical period is in this concert – on the surface. But each piece shows its composer in an inventive mood, pushing the boundaries of what was expected and creating something new. Prokofiev imagined how Mozart or Haydn might write in the 1920s and produced his charming First Symphony. Mozart used his Fifth Violin Concerto to play with tempo and style, creating his most brilliant, lyrical and witty writing for the instrument. And Beethoven’s First Symphony contains all the clues required to understand that this was no ordinary composer – he would take thee symphony to somewhere entirely new.

Ulster Orchestra: Classical Adventures

The past meets the future in bold, unexpected ways. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella transforms the elegance of Baroque music into something sharp, witty, and rhythmically alive, a playful homage viewed through a modern lens. Then, experience the grandeur of Schubert’s Great C Major Symphony, a sweeping, lyrical masterpiece that bridges the Classical and Romantic worlds. Together, these works celebrate tradition not by preserving it, but by reinventing it. Two composers, a century apart, united in their fearless reinvention of tradition.

Bowie Experience

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