BBC Radio 3 New Music Show

Ulster Hall, Belfast
15 January 2026 19:00
A special programme of contemporary music by Dutch, Spanish, UK and Irish composers.
Tickets: Free

Kindred Spirits

Ulster Hall - Belfast
23 January 2026 19:45
Tickets: £12.00 - £38.00

Far From Home

Ulster Hall - Belfast
06 February 2026 19:45
Tickets: £12.00 - £38.00

Learning, Community & Engagement

The Ulster Orchestra’s Learning and Community Engagement programme helps us to achieve our vision of enriching lives through music. Since 2016, all of our musicians have been delivering outreach and education activity as part of their orchestral schedule – the only symphony orchestra in the UK to work in this way.
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Sound Links - A celebration of Townsend Street

Find out more about Ulster Orchestra, Townsend Enterprise Park and Zeppo Arts’ project to explore and celebrate the history of Townsend Street, Belfast, as part of the city’s Belfast 2024 celebrations.

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Who We Are

Founded in 1966, the Ulster Orchestra has been at the forefront of musical life in Northern Ireland and the Orchestra’s full-time musicians form the region’s only professional symphony orchestra.

The Orchestra has a distinguished line of past principal conductors including Bryden Thomson, Vernon Handley, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Dimitry Sitkovetsky, Thierry Fischer, Kenneth Montgomery, JoAnn Faletta, Rafael Payare and, most recently, Daniele Rustioni.
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