John Finucane Trio
Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 7.30pm.
(Pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Irish virtuoso clarinettist and Drogheda Classical Music favourite John Finucane joins National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra players pianist Fergal Caulfield and cellist Martin Johnson for a swashbuckling programme including Beethoven and Brahms.
Louis Farrenc Trio in E flat major Op. 44
Beethoven Trio in B flat major Op. 11
Brahms Trio in A minor Op. 114
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
Roman Rabinovich
Friday,13 November 2026 at 7.30pm
(Pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Hailed by the New York Times for his ‘uncommon sensitivity and feeling’, one of the world’s brightest young pianistic stars, Uzbekistan-born Roman Rabinovich makes his highly-anticipated Irish début in an anniversary tantalising programme some of Beethoven’s greatest works.
Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1,
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op.31 No.1
**intermission**
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, ““Hammerklavier”
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
Irish Baroque Orchestra – Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Saturday 12 December 2026 at 7.30pm
(pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Olivier award winning conductor Peter Whelan returns to Drogheda Classical Music with the Irish Baroque Orchestra for a unique, seasonal performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with international soloists and the Irish Baroque Orchestra Chorus.
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
Claudia Boyle, Cathal McCabe and Rebecca Warren
Friday,22 January 2027 at 7.30pm
(Pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Star soprano Claudia Boyle makes her Drogheda Classical Music début in a sumptuous programme of opera, song and Irish favourites with rising star tenor Cathal McCabe and pianist Rebecca Warren.
*Programme TBA
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
Seán Shibe
Friday,19 February 2027 at 7.30pm
(Pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Described as ‘breathtaking’ by The Guardian, one of the most exciting and versatile musicians of his generation, Scottish guitarist Seán Shibe makes his long-awaited Drogheda Classical début bringing us on a scintillating journey of the most exhilarating music from Rodrigo, Dowland and Thomas Adés.
Alonso Mudarra Fantasia VII and X
Joaquin Rodrigo Tres piezas españolas
Francisco Coll Sefarad
John Dowland Praeludium, Forlorn Hope Fancye, Fantasia
Thomas Adès Forgotten Dances, for guitar
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
BeethovenFest 2027
19th - 20th March 2027.
To mark Beethoven’s 200th anniversary, Drogheda Classical Music presents a blockbuster mini-festival with talks, workshops, interactive sessions and a gala concert featuring some of Ireland’s most renowned pianists including Finghin Collins and Dida Condria for a two day celebration of Beethoven, the brilliance of Irish pianism and the jewel in Drogheda’s musical crown – our incredible Steinway piano!
Full details of the DCM BeethovenFest 2027 will be announced later in the season!
*DCM Season ticket holders will be able to avail of all events, including the gala concert for free.
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
Dean Power and James Hurley
Friday 16 April 2027 at 7.30pm
(pre-concert talk at 7pm)
Internationally-acclaimed duo tenor Dean Power and pianist James Hurley present a unique reimagining of Irish art song with a whole host of new compositions by James Hurley based on the text of some of Ireland’s most revered poets including settings of James Joyce, WB Yeats, Fanny Parnell and Oscar Wilde.
“The Great Irish Poets Songbook”
Programme to art song settings of:
James Joyce
WB Yeats
Fanny Parnell
Oscar Wilde
Katharine Tynan
Individual Concert Tickets are €20 (€18 conc.). U-18 tickets (€8), Student tickets (€10) and a Family Ticket for two adults and two children also available (€50)
