Our pilot project to bring our flagship Crescendo programme to four new schools culminated in a series of showcase events in late March. More than 500 pupils from Glenwood Primary School, Forth…
The Ulster Orchestra is proud to announce Legacy Wealth Management and Brown & Brown as lead sponsors of their upcoming Symphonic Queen concert on Saturday 16 May at the Waterfront Hall. Michelle Baird, Head…
On 10 March we held a special event in the Foyle Foundation Hall at Ulster Orchestra at Townsend to celebrate the life and work of composer and organist Carl Hardebeck. Hardebeck is…
Iranian musician and setar player Omid Asghari has been working with members of the Ulster Orchestra for the past few months on a project to create new pieces of music that merge…
Our first Come & Play day of the year took place on 18 January at Belfast Model School for Girls, where over 60 amateur musicians at Grades 3-6 level joined the Ulster…
In January-March 2026, we are piloting the extension of our flagship Crescendo programme into four new schools in Belfast: Glenwood Primary School, Forth River Primary School, Christ the Redeemer Primary School and…
In collaboration with eight of the UK’s leading orchestras, Black Lives in Music (BLiM) will be holding professional development workshops and auditions for woodwind players in Spring 2026. We welcome all woodwind…
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to announce that Anna Handler will be its new Chief Conductor from September 2026. Joining an impressive and venerable list of conductors who have worked with the Orchestra including Vernon…
The Ulster Orchestra welcomes a wonderful, new partnership with the Kingsbridge Foundation, the charitable arm of the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group who are providing valuable support for its upcoming Schools’ concerts series. Each…
This morning we were pleased to have Alex Price, Head of Business Development at Legacy Wealth Management visit our home on Townsend Street to give a presentation to Ulster Orchestra patrons and…
The Ulster Orchestra has welcomed Legacy Wealth Management as its exclusive partner in a new campaign aimed to inspire people to consider leaving a gift in their will to the Orchestra. This…
On 8 August, the Ulster Orchestra take to the stage of the Ulster Hall with continuity announcers from BBC Radio 4 to celebrate 100 years of The Shipping Forecast at the BBC…
In need of a dose of Vitamin D? For July’s edition of UO Playback, we invite you to prom with us once more for the sunniest of concerts. This month’s Summer Proms…
‘Stand up for your Rights – to sit down!’ ‘Proms’ (plural noun)Definition: Short for Promenade concerts – informal and inexpensive concerts with an opportunity for Promenaders (‘Prommers’) to stand and listen. Promenade concerts…
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to announce its 2025/26 Concert Season with the news of an exciting new partnership with Michael Collins. For the next three Seasons, Michael takes on the role…
It’s time to lose yourself in a world of musical storytelling, as the Ulster Orchestra’s 2025/26 concerts are on sale now. Full details of all concerts and links to book can be found on…
Interested in hearing our plans for the restoration and renovation of our home on Townsend Street? Join us on Wednesday 18 June to find out more about who we are and the…
A rare view from arguably the best seat in the house. For May’s UO Playback, we bring you a photograph of the newly enlarged Ulster Orchestra in rehearsal in 1981, with Principal Conductor…
So the story goes: the premiere of Rachmaninoff’s first symphony, conducted by an inebriated Alexander Glazunov and met with public and critical disdain, tipped Sergei Rachmaninoff into an extended depression. It was…
April 1986 marked the Orchestra’s 20th year and a significant milestone in its history, as it made its début outside the British Isles, embarking on a landmark European tour to Holland, Germany…
The Foyle Foundation has announced £1M in funding to go towards the extensive redevelopment of the Ulster Orchestra’s home in Belfast. The former Townsend Street Church on the peace line in Belfast will be…
How do the personal stories, shared histories and brave imaginings of a whole community combine to become brand-new pieces of music for orchestra? Join us for a celebration of SOUND LINKS, a…
We spoke to conductor Christoph Altstaedt about our concert of contemplative music on Good Friday, including Strauss’ Metamorphosen and Haydn’s Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross. The following are…
Easter marks a moment in the Christian calendar that invites profound collective reflection. At its heart is the story of Jesus: his arrest, crucifixion, and — in Christian belief — his resurrection…
On 6 March 1971, for the princely sum of 30p, audiences were treated to a special Young People’s Concert at the Ulster Hall. The Ulster Orchestra was joined by young Australian virtuoso…
In January, our recording of Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat, Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Seven Spanish Folk Songs was released on the SOMM label. Conducted by our Honorary…
This month, we’re stepping back in time to February 1969, when the Ulster Orchestra was in the midst of its season under the baton of its charismatic Chief Conductor, Sergiu Comissiona. Captured…
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