The National Concert Hall (NCH) is a national cultural institution and the designated home of music in Ireland. It hosts over 1,000 events each year.

Since opening, the NCH has played host to a huge variety of artists in every genre, from the four corners of the globe. As well as being home to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, audiences have enjoyed performances of every type of music produced in Ireland, from classical to country, from sean-nós to rap.

The International Concert Series is the flagship of the National Concert Hall’s programme. It brings the finest international classical musicians, ensembles and orchestras to Irish audiences as well as showcasing leading national artists.

Other important series include Perspectives, which sees leading international and Irish artists explore contemporary and innovative expressions of music and the Chamber Music Series which takes place in The Kevin Barry Recital Room and gives audiences the opportunity to enjoy recitals and intimate concerts, ranging from baroque to contemporary music.

Elsewhere in the programme, Words+Ideas provides writers, commentators and thinkers from the worlds of the arts, culture, politics and society a platform for their views and insights to inspire reflection, debate and critical thinking.

Over the years the International Concert Series has hosted artists of the calibre of Joyce Di Donato, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renée Fleming, Anne Sofie von Otter, Juan Diego Flórez, Joseph Calleja, Lang Lang, Benjamin Grosvenor, Staatskapelle Dresden, London Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras.

Perspectives has seen musicians such as Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Max Richter Ensemble, Clint Mansell, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Brad Mehldau, Nils Frahm and Lambchoptake to the NCH stage.

The National Concert Hall has also hosted a number of author events featuring writers such as David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Sir Michael Parkinson, Matt Haig, Dolly Alderton, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Marian Keyes.