ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’S OFFERS CLASSICAL CONCERTS FOR £10

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Classical aficionados rejoice! This autumn the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s serves up ten stunning performances of classical music, in association with Belfast Harbour, with the majority of concerts starting at an affordable £10.

Classical for a tenner. This autumn the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s serves up ten stunning performances of classical music, in association with Belfast Harbour, with the majority of concerts starting at an affordable £10. Pictured with Susan McCleary, Marketing Manager, Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, is flautist, Aisling Agnew, who will perform alongside guitarist Matthew McAllister, as part of the Northern Lights Mini-Festival, on Sunday 19th October at The Great Hall, Queen’s University. Other classical highlights includes four Ulster Orchestra concerts, the award-winning, Schubert Ensemble, at St Gerard’s Church, and acclaimed pianist, Roland Pöntinen, at Clonard Monastery. This series of enchanting classical concerts begins on 16th October – 31st October. Visit www.belfastfestival.com for tickets and for the special classical Passport offer of 2 concerts for £20* (*Schubert Ensemble and Roland Pöntinen).

From the impressive Great Hall at Queen’s University to the beautiful surroundings of the Ulster Hall and the sublime, magnificent settings of St Gerard’s Church and Clonard Monastery, prepare to be awe-filled as this series of enchanting classical concerts begins on 16th October – 31st October.

Richard Wakely, Director, Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, said, “As an arts Festival which aims to reach out to all and engage with new audiences, offering events at an accessible price is both ethical and essential.  We’re so pleased to be able to offer the majority of our classical programme concerts starting at £10, with some a little less, so join us in Belfast this October for some wonderful classical music at Ireland’s leading contemporary International Arts Festival.”

Belfast Harbour’s CEO, Roy Adair, added: “The arts are an important element of the Harbour’s community engagement programme and we are delighted to support such an impressive calendar of classical music for this year’s Ulster Bank Festival at Queen’s. The Festival is a great opportunity for both long-standing lovers of classical music and first-time concert goers to savour outstanding artists at outstanding prices.”

Classical highlights at this year’s Festival includes;

  • Join the multiple award-winning, Schubert Ensemble (UK), in the beautiful surroundings of St Gerard’s Church for a string and piano combo of chamber music that will put the colour back in your cheeks.
  • Let world acclaimed pianist, Roland Pöntinen, take you away to another place with music by Ravel, Prokofiev, Chopin and Granados.
  • Festival links up with the Northern Lights Mini-Festival to present the Agnew McAllister Duo (flute and classical guitar), the dynamic and outstandingly talented, Quercus Ensemble, and local rising opera star, Emma Morwood with pianist Jonathan Fisher.
  • Switzerland’s Trio Rafael, piano trio, plays Ireland for the first time as part of Festival and also the Swiss Ambassador’s Award Tour.
  • Northern Ireland’s symphony orchestra, The Ulster Orchestra, performs four outstanding concerts starting off proceedings with ‘Four Moods in Music’ featuring Ukrainian violinist Valeriy Sokolov.
  • The very special ‘Emerging Conductors Programme’ lunchtime concert sees the Ulster Orchestra and Irish Soprano Aoife O’Sullivan under the direction of three young conductors who have been chosen from an international search.
  • This final note from the Ulster Orchestra at this year’s Festival comes in the concert ‘A Fanfare to Fate’, bringing together a selection of local musical talent with the Ulster Orchestra, including world-renowned pianist Barry Douglas and local composer Simon Mawhinney’s work.

*This year’s Festival has a special Passport Deal saving offer of two classical shows for £20 which includes performances from Roland Pontinen and Schubert Ensemble. Visit www.belfastfestival.com/booknow/PassportDeals for details.

The Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s presents great and diverse works of art from home and abroad, bringing audiences something very special that they cannot see elsewhere, all combining to deliver one unique festival which runs throughout the city from 16 October – 1 November.  The 2014 festival features 110 events with performers from 18 different countries and 26 premieres, covering classical and contemporary music, film, dance, theatre, talks and visual arts.

The festival would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and public sector funders including Title Sponsor, Ulster Bank, Principal Funder, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Queen’s University, Belfast City Council, British Council, O2 International Sim, Belfast Harbour, Arts & Business NI and Department for Social Development, plus, the many venues, performers and partner organisations whose commitment and passion bring the arts to life for all to enjoy.

The Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s box office is now open with some shows sold out.  Check-in at www.belfastfestival.com

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