Selected Highlights
Ulster Orchestra: Act of Defiance
Description
Was it, or wasn’t it, an act of defiance and bitter retort to Stalin’s displeasure?
Shostakovich’s life was so utterly and constantly in peril that he could never publicly declare whether his Fifth Symphony was simply ‘a Soviet artist’s reply to just criticism’ or a satirical puncturing of the dictator, deliberately hollow but dressed as adulation. But either way, it’s a phenomenal piece of music – playful, poignant and magisterial, it’s a blockbuster end to the Season. Walton’s lyrically romantic Cello Concerto sets the scene for Shostakovich’s dramatic fireworks.
Walton - Cello Concerto
Shostakovich - Symphony No.5
DINIS SOUSA - CONDUCTOR
NICHOLAS ALTSTAEDT - CELLO
Tickets & Pricing
- Admission £6 - £37
About The Venue
Fri, 30 May 2025 7:45 - 9:45pm
About The Host
Upcoming events at Ulster Hall
Autumn
The Magic of the Bee Gees
Thu, 12 Sep 2024, 6:30pm
The Magic of the Bee Gees return to the Ulster Hall, Belfast on 12 September 2024!
Music and Concerts
Ulster Orchestra: New Beginnings
Fri, 20 Sep 2024, 7:45pm
Mahler’s First Symphony embodies ‘rebirth’ and a journey forward- A fitting start to the new Ulster Orchestra season!
Music and Concerts
Ulster Orchestra: Symphonic Storytellers
Fri, 04 Oct 2024, 7:45pm
Opening with Lutosławski's Little Suite with its driving energy inspired by Polish folk songs to Rimsky-Korsakov's decidant Scheherazade.
Comedy
The Horne Section’s Hit Show
Sat, 05 Oct 2024, 7:30pm
Following their own Channel 4 TV show and chart-topping podcast, The Horne Section's Hit Show are bringing their…
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