Ulster Orchestra

03/09/2026

ALL ABOARD! Booking for our 2026 Primary School Concerts is NOW OPEN 🎉
This year, we’re setting sail on a musical journey through one of Belfast’s most famous stories – The tale of the Titanic. Our new presenter Jessie Grimes will guide guests through an interactive concert designed for P4-P7.
We'll be travelling to Omagh, Derry~Londonderry, Ballymena, Newry and Belfast and we can't wait to see you there.

Find out more and book tickets now 🎟️ https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/learning-community-engagement/learning/all-aboard-the-ulster-orchestra-primary-school-concerts-2026/

02/09/2026

Passengers arriving at Belfast Grand Central Station on Tuesday 22 September can expect something a little different, as the Ulster Orchestra takes to the station floor for a free live performance at 4pm.

The performance, part of ‘Sounds at Saltwater’, will see the Orchestra bring live music into the heart of the station in partnership with Translink, and will close this year’s ‘Summer at Saltwater’ events programme.

Translink

Read more: https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/press-release/belfast-grand-central-station-centre-stage-for-special-ulster-orchestra-performance/

27/08/2026

Yesterday, Tess Jackson joined the Orchestra at the Ulster Hall for an afternoon of music featuring Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Elizabeth Maconchy's Music for Strings and EJ Moeran's Sinfonietta as part of our latest BBC Radio 3 Concert.

26/08/2026

25/08/2026

We always enjoy our annual concert at Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House in Dungannon and it was great to see so many people in the audience on Sunday afternoon.

David Brophy conducted the Orchestra in a programme of classical music favourites and our flute section leader Mark Taylor was the soloist in François Borne's Fantaisie brillante on Bizet’s 'Carmen'.

25/08/2026

‘Toi toi toi’ for Music Night to Northern Ireland soprano Emma Morwood, who is competing in BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee this year! We are so excited to see your musical creations this evening! 🎶

24/08/2026

Our last BBC Radio 3 Concert of the month is this Wednesday afternoon at 2.00pm in the Ulster Hall, Belfast where we are joined by conductor Tess Jackson.

Tess is the winner of the Menuhin Conducting Prize at the Menuhin Gstaad Festival 2026. She has been named a Classic FM Rising Star, and, following her BBC Proms debut in 2024, featured as one of the BBC Proms' 10 “exceptional” artists under 30 and one of the “brightest rising stars on the international stage”.

She will conduct the Orchestra in a programme featuring Beethoven‘s powerful 'Egmont' Overture, Elizabeth Maconchy's striking Music for Strings and EJ Moeran's lyrical Sinfonietta.

🗓️ Wednesday 26 August, 2.00pm
📍Ulster Hall, Belfast
🎟️ £6.75+ booking fee
https://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/whats-on/bbc-radio-3-heroism-elegance-and-discovery/

21/08/2026

Join the Ulster Orchestra on 12 September as we open the doors to our beautiful Grade B+ listed building, formerly Townsend Street Presbyterian Church, where the Orchestra has been based since 2022.

Built in 1878 and designed in Romanesque revival style by renowned Belfast firm Young and MacKenzie, Townsend Street Presbyterian Church has stood at the heart of the community for almost 150 years, and was once the centre of a thriving network of national schools which served the local area.

Join us for short talks, a tour of the Church space ground floor and live performances from Ulster Orchestra musicians.

As part of this year’s EHOD theme: 'Heritage at Risk – Revive, Resist, Reimagine' we will celebrate the fascinating past and plans for the future of this remarkable site as the Orchestra embarks on a redevelopment project to create a rehearsal space and community engagement hub designed to remove barriers to music for all.

Free event • All welcome • Drop in between 11:00-14:30 • No booking required

Love Heritage NI

21/08/2026