{"title":"Ulster Orchestra","description":"\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1966, the Ulster Orchestra has been at the forefront of musical life in Northern Ireland for over fifty years. In 2019\/20 the Ulster Orchestra appointed Daniele Rustioni as its Chief Conductor and in 2022\/23, marking the strength of the relationship, he was appointed the Orchestra’s Music Director. Rustioni held that position until May 2024, when he became Music Director Laureate, and Anna Handler will succeed him, taking up the position of Chief Conductor in September 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Orchestra performs around forty concerts a year in its home, the Ulster Hall, and the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. The Ulster Orchestra’s recordings are gaining global critical acclaim, recording regularly for labels such as Hyperion (with Howard Shelley), Naxos (with former Chief Conductor JoAnn Faletta), Chandos and Toccata Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ulster Orchestra’s principal funders are the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the BBC and Belfast City Council.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spin-new-music-for-violin-and-orchestra-from-northern-ireland","title":"Spin: New Music for Violin and Orchestra from Northern Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarragh Morgan (violin)\u003cbr\u003eUlster Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eDavid Brophy (conductor)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish violinist Darragh Morgan, a tireless advocate for new music, here presents four concertos written for him over the past two decades by Frank Lyons, Brian Irvine, Bill Campbell and Ryan Molloy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with the Ulster Orchestra under David Brophy, this compelling programme reflects the richness of Northern Ireland’s contemporary voice. Electronic transformation, folk-inflected rhythms and lyrical introspection coexist with passages of dazzling virtuosity, each work revealing a distinctive sound world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether they form a vivid, cohesive portrait in which solo brilliance and symphonic imagination are fused with striking assurance and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Album Booklet - Spin: New Music for Violin and Orchestra from Northern Ireland - Darragh Morgan (violin), Ulster Orchestra, David Brophy (conductor) - Resonus Classics - RES10382\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10382_booklet.pdf?v=1778751921\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/darragh-morgan-violin?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Darragh\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Darragh Morgan - violin - Resonus Classics\"\u003eDarragh Morgan,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/ulster-orchestra\" title=\"Ulster Orchestra - Resonus Classics\"\u003eUlster Orchestra,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/david-brophy-conductor\" title=\"David Brophy - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eDavid Brophy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca title=\"John Andrews - conductor - Resonus Classics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/john-andrews-conductor?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=John+Andrews\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58042144194947,"sku":"RES10382","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10382_Spin_Violin_Concertos_Darragh_Morgan_Ulster_Orchestra_Brophy.jpg?v=1778752138"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Ulster_Orchestra.jpg?v=1778753397","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/ulster-orchestra.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}