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Producer Phil Kieran teams up with Ulster Orchestra for classical crossover
The dance music veteran will debut the results of a dream collaboration with the Ulster Orchestra as part of the Celtronic festival this month
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Bob Marley's band The Wailers to headline Stendhal Festival
The reggae music legends along with the Ulster Orchestra are amongst the latest wave of acts announced as part of this year's line-up in Limavady
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Belfast Arts Weekender to animate city with free performances, urban murals and more
Across two weekends there'll be a host of events inviting everyone to immerse themselves in the culture and creativity on their doorsteps
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NI Opera Bring the Music of Mozart into the Roaring Twenties
Award-winning soprano Aoife Miskelly on wrapping her voice around the Italian language for Così fan tutte's glittering makeover
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Renowned Vocalist Set for Walled City Music Festival
Canadian opera singer Measha Brueggergosman will close the Derry concert series this year backed by the Ulster Orchestra
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Young Belfast Talent Presented with Precious Violin
Susanna Griffin will have the chance to use the centuries-old instrument in her new role as leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra
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Brian Irvine Strikes Up the Bland
Inspired by Carnmoney's aviation pioneer, the composer explores the science of creativity with help from the Ulster Orchestra and 200 female singers
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Powder Her Face
Northern Ireland's first production of Thomas Adés's notorious, sex-fuelled opera holds a mirror to modern society and the perils of promiscuity
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Turandot
NI Opera's contemporary co-production of Puccini’s visceral last work leaves no one on the fence in fulfilling the composer's modern vision
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Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival
Transforming everyday places into magical worlds, the fourth annual celebration portrays the Nobel Prize-winning writer in all his colours
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NI Opera 2015-16 Season Preview
Director Oliver Mears on tackling a 'gargantuan work of art', venturing into uncharted territory and taking risks to challenge audiences with this year's programme
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YouTube at Ten
Count down a selection of Culture NI's most viewed videos to mark the milestone anniversary of the platform's first upload
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BBC St Patrick's Day Concert
Ulster Orchestra support Soak, Paul Brady, Duke Special and a host of others as BBC Northern Ireland prerecord a Waterfront Hall concert to be broadcast on March 17
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How I Became a Film Composer
Graeme Stewart on recording with the Ulster Orchestra, why John Williams' 'Jurassic Park' score is peerless, and the process of writing music for the moving image – listen to exclusive tracks from his debut feature 'A Nightingale Falling'
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Music From The Heart
Domingo Hindoyan stands in to conduct pianist Inon Barnatan at the Ulster Hall
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Messiah
Ulster Orchestra and Belfast Philharmonic Choir perform together for what could be the last time
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Video: Ulster Orchestra Flash Mob
Watch the full official video exclusively on CNI as players surprise punters at St George's Market
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Ulster Orchestra
Philip Hammond enjoys the youthful energy of principal conductor Rafael Payare
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Save the Ulster Orchestra
Campaign mounts in support of the endangered and beloved institution following funding difficulties
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Rafael Payare Leads Ulster Orchestra
34-year-old new chief conductor challenges audiences with debut 2014-15 season
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Speaking With Ulster Orchestra's Rafael Payare
The Venezuelan Sistema graduate speaks of his debut with the Ulster Orchestra
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Ulster Orchestra 2013/14 Season
Principal conductor JoAnn Falletta on new trends, taking risks and 'providing for the community'
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An Evening for Seamus Heaney
The closing concert of Belfast Music Week 2013 celebrates the late Nobel Laureate
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The Priests
The Ulster Orchestra provide the music for a series of mainly religious compositions at Clonard Monastery
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Linen Hall Library 225
New Neil Martin composition is the highlight of this anniversary concert at the Ulster Hall
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Linen Hall Library Celebrates 225th Birthday
Belfast's oldest library celebrates its 225th birthday with a concert at the Ulster Hall on May 13, featuring a new composition by Neil Martin
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Ulster Orchestra Celebrate St Patrick's Day in Armagh
A ten-day festival culminates on Monday, March 18 with a concert by the Ulster Orchestra at St Patrick's Cathedral
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On the Subject of Love
The story of Frederick Hervey, former Bishop of Derry and playboy extraordinaire, comes to the Playhouse in Derry~Londonderry from February 19
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Musicians of Belfast Exhibition Continues
Fusing her love of music and art, Susan Hughes's current exhibition of portraits at the Ulster Hall features some familiar faces
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Grosvenor Plays Britten
At a time of uncertainty for the Ulster Orchestra, this 'outstanding classical programme' kickstarts 2013
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Classical Season at Waterfront Hall
A lavish production of One Night in Vienna by the Johann Strauss Orchestra kickstarts a year of classical events and concerts
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Planetary Motions
Pianist Michael McHale and the Ulster Orchestra play Holst's masterpiece to launch the Belfast Festival at Queen's
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Hugo Duncan Goes Classical with Ulster Orchestra
BBC Radio Ulster presenter and exponent of country music set to perform with the Ulster Orchestra for the first time this November
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BBC Invitation Concert
Ulster Orchestra principle conductor JoAnn Falletta's 'lithe, supple interpretations' of American composers impress
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Elaine Agnew's Dark Hedges Debuts at BBC Proms
The Ulster Orchestra and Ulster Youth Orchestra combine at BBC Proms with a new work inspired by the Antrim countryside
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Holst Cotswolds Symphony
It's been five years since the Ulster Orchestra released a CD, this stirring, buoyant recording was worth the wait
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Great Northern Songbook
An unexpected expletive fails to derail BBC Radio Ulster's tribute to the Ulster Hall
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Ulster Orchestra Launch 2012-13 Season Programme
Beethoven, Verdi and Wagner rub shoulders with The Snowman
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Ulster Orchestra's Home Grown Talent
New audiences are seeking out a classical concert with their coffee
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Ulster Orchestra Launch
The Ulster Orchestra's new principal conductor's balletic style gives performances an exciting edge
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Belfast Festival Goes Classical
From Kiri te Kanawa to Franz Liszt, this year's classical programme offers some mouth-watering prospects
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Ulster Youth Orchestra's Summer Season
Fresh faces and old hands look forward to performing the Russian masters
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Ulster Orchestra Recital
Belfast-born conductor Courtney Lewis conducts a fine group of soloists
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Female Conductor JoAnn Falletta Joins Ulster Orchestra
The newly appointed Principal Conductor is one of the few female conductors on the professional circuit
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When Size Matters: The Mulholland Organ
Philip Hammond gets the low down on the Mulholland Grand Organ at the Ulster Hall
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Ulster Youth Orchestra Easter Concerts
Graeme Stewart enjoys classical music's great architects, performed by the stars of tomorrow
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Rain Falling Up
Philip Hammond straps in against the gravitational pull of Brian Irvine and the Ulster Orchestra
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Ulster Orchestra Do Bond
Graeme Stewart is shaken and stirred by the Ulster Orchestra's rendition of Bond classics
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A Chopin Festival
The Ulster Orchestra wheel out the piano for a celebration of Chopin's canon. Click Play Audio for a podcast with chief executive David Byers in conversation with Philip Hammond
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Ulster Orchestra
Philip Hammond attends a lunchtime recital at the Ulster Hall
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Polish Passions
Michal Dworzynski and Tasmin Little storm the stage in an outstanding concert, but do enough people appreciate it?
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CLASSICAL REVEW: the Ulster Orchestra Opening Concert
Graeme Stewart discovers an orchestra in fine fettle at the start of the 2009/10 season
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Ulster Hall Opening Concert
An £8m facelift, a reacquaintance with those acoustics, and a new work from Brian Irvine - the Grand Dame returns
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Indian Summer
Ulster Orchestra triumphantly reprises late works by Strauss and Beethoven.
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Flash Harry
Queen tribute act joined by the Ulster Orchestra
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The Snowman
The Oscar nominated animation is brought to life by the Ulster Orchestra
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Temenos Music Festival
Ulster Orchestra head to County Louth for festival in honour of Sir John Tavaner
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Flights of Fancy
Ulster Orchestra opens its new season with a fantastique voyage at the Waterfront Hall
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Vernon Handley
Classical music community mourns the passing of Ulster Orchestra conductor laureate
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Opera on the Edge
The Opera Fringe Festival is back, bringing edgy exclusives and world premieres to County Down. Click Play Audio to hear from Rosa Solinas and conductor Roy Laughlin
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