RTÉ Concert Orchestra Summer Lunchtimes August 2026

August 4 & 11

RTÉ Concert Orhcestra Summer Lunchtime concerts return to the National Concert Hall this August. Waltz into the NCH to celebrate international composers and delightful repertoire.

All tickets are €15 with no booking fees. These lunchtime concerts take place on Tuesdays 4th and 11th in the NCH, 1.05-2pm.

August 4 – Dance Delights
Dvořák, Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 2
Grieg, Arabian Dance (Peer Gynt Suite No 2)
Smetana, The Comedians
Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite (1919)
More info & tickets here

August 11 – A Viennese Afternoon
Johann Strauss II, Overture – Die Waldmeister
Johann Strauss II, Wiener Blut (w), Op. 354
Eduard Strauss, Unter der Enns Op. 121
Jacques Offenbach, Overture Orpheus in the Underworld
Constanze Geiger, Ferdinandus Waltz (Arrangement: Wolfgang Dörner)
Johan Strauss II, Emperor’s Waltz
More info & tickets here

Presented by RTÉ lyric fm’s Liz Nolan