Past Events

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• Tuesday, 6 October 2026

• 13:00 - 13:50

• Organ Room, East Quad

• Free Admission

Thomas Charles Marshall, who performs satsumabiwa under the name Thomas Ranjō (蘭杖), is an Irish musician specialising in the traditional music of Japan. In this lecture-performance, Thomas Ranjō will introduce the history, music and performance traditions of the instrument through discussion and live performance.

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• Monday 5 October, 2026

• 19:00 - 20:30

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• €5 tickets for TU Students @ door

We welcome renowned French pianist Maxime Zecchini to TU Dublin Conservatoire, in collaboration with our colleagues at Alliance Française. Maxime will perform his ambitious La Main Gauche, Voyage sur les 5 continents: a remarkable work written entirely for the left hand. Join us on October 5th for an extraordinary musical journey spanning five continents!

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• Tuesday, 6 October 2026

• 13:00 - 13:50

• Organ Room, East Quad

• Free Admission

Thomas Charles Marshall, who performs satsumabiwa under the name Thomas Ranjō (蘭杖), is an Irish musician specialising in the traditional music of Japan. In this lecture-performance, Thomas Ranjō will introduce the history, music and performance traditions of the instrument through discussion and live performance.

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• Tuesday, 29 September

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free for TU Dublin Staff / Students

Our first concert features the sensuous music of Gabriel Fauré: his early, rapturous first violin sonata and late, mercurial piano trio. Keith Pascoe, violin Andreas Ioannides, piano Gillian Williams, violin Arun Rao, cello Liezl-Maret Jacobs, piano

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• Saturday, 26 September 2026

• 19:30 - 21:30

• Concert Hall

• Doors at 19:00

Step into a gallery of musical storytelling as David Brophy and TU Dublin Philharmonic opens its new season with a vibrant programme of orchestral colour, rhythm and imagination. George Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture - Paul Creston, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra - Musorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition

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• Friday, 2 October 2026

• 19:00 - 21:30

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Open to All

This special evening brings together members of the piano staff in a programme that celebrates the colour, imagination and sheer delight of piano ensemble playing. The programme reflects the spirit of cooperation, listening and shared energy that lies at the heart of musical learning. Works by Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Brahms, Fazıl Say, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Grieg.

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• Friday, 18th September

• 8:10pm

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• Free - All Very Welcome!

In celebration of Culture Night 2026, the Vocal, Drama and Opera Department proudly presents an Opera concert in the Recital Hall. The programme includes excerpts from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and the Charlotte and Sophie scene leading into Va! laisse couler mes larmes from Massenet’s Werther.

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• Friday, 18th September

• 6pm - 8:30pm

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free - All very welcome

Take a peek behind the scenes of the TU Dublin Philharmonic as they prepare for their upcoming concert on 26th September. Conductor David Brophy, along with ninety musicians, explore the exhilarating music of George Gershwin (Porgy & Bess) and Modest Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition). Doors open between 6.30 and 8pm in the East Quad Concert Hall. All very welcome!

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• Thursday, 14 May 2026

• 19:00 - 20:30

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• €10 / €5 - Free TU Staff/Students

Conservatoire Lecturer and celebrated concert pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya presents a program of solo piano works by Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Schumann.

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• Friday, 15 May 2026

• 19:30 - 20:30

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Bartoletti is joined by Conservatoire lecturers Marco Ramelli (guitar), David O’Doherty (violin), and Catherina Lemoni (piano), in a programme featuring works by Paganini, Shostakovich, and Bartoletti (Dots), with rotating trio line-ups.

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• Friday, 15 May 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Visiting artisits Tereza Gugg-Kalabova and Johannes Gugg, BBC New Generation Artists (2026–2028), present a programme of works by Dvořák, Smetana and Stravinsky. All welcome!

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• Thursday, 14 May 2026

• 13:10 - 13:50

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Join us for our final Thursday Lunchtime Recital of the term. Gaia Sessa (harp), with Andrea Vecchiato (flute) and Connor Wilcox (piano), present a varied programme of both chamber and solo music spanning three centuries.

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• Monday, 11 May 2026

• 19:00 - 20:30

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

All are invited to join us for the finalist concert of our 2026 Piano Bursary. Our finalists performing this evening are: Jayden Liu, Lenny Chen, Ryan Keogh, and Rian Ni. Come along and support these talented young performers as they take the stage for this exciting finale.

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• Saturday, 9 May 2026

• 13:30 - 14:45

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

This concert features our Prelude Winds (Grades 0-4) and Concert Band (Grades 4-7). These ensembles are comprised of wind, brass and percussion instruments playing a mix of classical, contemporary and popular music.

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• Thursday, 30 April 2026

• 13:10 - 13:50

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Our Lunchtime Recital series continues with a solo piano recital presented by Tiago Dennehy. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Debussy.

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• Thursday, 30 April 2026

• 18:30 - 20:00

• Recital Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Our public showcase of the excellent work being done by our postgraduate and undergraduate composers. All performed by our resident professional contemporary ensemble, Concorde, with whom the composers have been collaborating with over the year

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• Tuesday 28 April 2026

• 20:00 - 21:00

• Organ Room, East Quad

• Free Admission

ADNOS is a student-led contemporary music collaboration presenting their inaugural project, “Fuaimeanna Beannaithe”. This evening of contemporary music will showcase three pieces composed and performed to explore a variety of soundscapes for organ, synth and bass guitar.

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• Tuesday, 28 April 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Organ Room, East Quad

• Free Admission

What do Russian romance songs and Irish composer John Field have in common? Find out at our next Lecture-Recital, where Dr. Adrian Smith explores a fascinating musical link - brought to life through performances by Lecturer Marianna Prjevalskaya (piano) and Maria Nasypanaya (soprano).

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• Friday, 24 April 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Lecturer Gillian Williams (violin) presents a maiden recital of neglected violin works by Irish composers past and present. Accompanied by Dr Una Hunt, piano and Dr. Arun Rao, cello; the trio explore the music of Séoirse Bodley (1933 - 2023), Jerome de Bromhead (b. 1945), and Rhona Clarke (b.1958).

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• Thursday, 23 April

• 19:30 - 21:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Doors @ 19:00

Join us for an inspiring evening of choral music, blending timeless masterworks with contemporary favourites. From the radiant beauty of Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore (K. 339), including the much-loved Laudate Dominum soprano solo, to the captivating and intimate Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre.

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• Wed 12 & Thurs 13 May, 2026

• 19:00 - 20:30

• Black Box Theatre, East Quad

• Doors @ 18:30

Henry Purcell's 1688 opera 'Dido and Aeneas' focuses on the recently widowed Queen of Carthage, Dido, who has fallen in love with the Trojan prince, Aeneas. 'Peace and I are strangers grown'. Embracing this new love so soon after her husband's death, it enables the Sorceress and Witches to instigate the Queen's downfall.

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• Thursday, 16 April

• 13:10 - 13:50

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Free Admission

Olga Nasonova (Piano) Mozart, Piano Sonata in A Minor, K. 310 Messiaen, Première communion de la Vierge from Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus pour Piano Liszt, Liebesträume, Drei Notturnos

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• Tuesday, 21 April 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Doors at 12:45pm

Join us for our last Chamber Music concert of the year, featuring 7 Conservatoire lecturers performing a colourful program for voice, flute, keyboard and strings spanning 4 centuries!

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• 18 - 20 March

• 7pm

• Black Box Theatre, East Quad

• 12+ (suicide & animal cruelty)

Tom Fowler's play is a darkly comic story about social inequality and upheaval, told in reverse, with actors playing multiple characters. Taking place in the fictional town of Summerside, the community has been rocked by the cruel massacre of dozens of pet cats, videos have gone viral, and the suspected ringleader, a young man called Jamie Lammond, has been apprehended.

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• Tuesday, 10th March

• 1pm

• Organ Room - EQ015

• For Students, Academics

The Art of Collaboration Welcomes you to Dust A Co-Lab. Paul Roe // Polina Cosgrave // Marianna Prjevalskaya // Viktória Šinkorová // Shane Latimer

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• Thursday, 12 March 2026

• 16:00 - 18:00

• EQ111, East Quad

• No Booking Required

Join us for the next lecture in the series, presented by fiddle/viola player & composer Ultan O’Brien. Ultan was reared in the rich tradition of Irish music which is so commonly found and heard in Co.Clare, but he also delves deep into sound art and experimental music.

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• Tuesday, 24 March 2026

• 13:00 - 14:00

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Doors at 12:45pm

We are thrilled to welcome leading Irish violinist, David Tobin and Hungarian rising star Johanna Keszei on flute, who join Cypriot pianist and TUD Lecturer Andreas Ioannides to present a concert of spring, water, storytelling, and summertime.

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• Friday 27th March 2026

• 09:00 - 18:45

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Limited places for VR Experience

This symposium will feature presentations and panel discussions with industry professionals from the Irish operatic sector and will include limited showings of Irish National Opera’s virtual reality opera Out of the Ordinary/As an nGnách (2022).

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• Saturday, 21 March 2026

• 19:30

• Concert Hall, East Quad

• Doors at 19:00

TU Dublin Philharmonic, with conductor David Brophy, present an all-Stravinsky programme featuring The Firebird, the electrifying Symphony in Three Movements, and the striking Symphony of Winds - a concert of colour, rhythmic drive and bold orchestral imagination.

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