RTÉ CO Presents: Mari Samuelsen: Philip Glass & John Williams

RTÉ CO Presents: Mari Samuelsen: Philip Glass & John Williams is a classical concert at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on 12 November 2026, starting at 20:00 on the Main Stage. Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen joins the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with Patrik Ringborg conducting. The first half includes John Williams' Superman March, John Williams' Where Dreams are born (AI Artificial Intelligence) and Philip Glass' Violin Concerto No. 1, followed by an interval.

The Glass concerto was composed in 1987 for his late father. Pieces by John Williams after the interval include ET: Flying Theme, The Chairman's Waltz, Jurassic Park Theme, Devil's Dance (The Witches of Eastwick), Hedwig's Theme, Schindler's List Theme, Raiders' March and Imperial March. Mari Samuelsen is the soloist in the theme from Schindler's List and in the Chairman's Waltz from Memoirs of a Geisha.

Mari Samuelsen is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist and returns after several sold-out performances of Vivaldi's Four Seasons Reimagined at the NCH, and at All Together Now, Galway International Arts Festival and Kilkenny Arts Festival. Tickets cost €15, €28.50 or €42.50. A limited number of concessions is available, with a 10% discount for groups of 10 or more and a 50% discount for persons with a disability and their carers or companions.