Ulster Orchestra

Ulster Orchestra
Orchestra
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
LocationBelfast, Northern Ireland
Concert hallUlster Hall
Waterfront Hall
Principal conductor(post vacant)
Websitewww.ulsterorchestra.com

The Ulster Orchestra is a full-time professional orchestra in Northern Ireland. Based in Belfast, the orchestra plays the majority of its concerts in Belfast's Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall. It also gives concerts across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including performances at the Belfast Festival, the BBC Proms,[1] the Wexford Opera Festival, the Kilkenny Arts Festival, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. The orchestra currently employs 63 full-time musicians and 17 administrative support staff.

  1. ^ "Ulster Orchestra at the BBC Proms". www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2022.