TU Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
‘…that most beautiful of dreams…’
David Brophy, Conductor
Saturday, February 15th @ 19:30 hrs
TU Dublin Concert Hall, East Quad, Grangegorman D07 XFF2
For their first concert of 2025 TU Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra, with conductor David Brophy, are delighted to present ‘…that most beautiful of dreams…’!
Taken from a letter written by Richard Wagner to Franz Liszt in 1854, ‘that most beautiful of dreams’ refers to what the author believed to be ‘the real happiness of love’, his inspiration for composing the operatic masterpiece, Tristan und Isolde. Join the TUDublin Philharmonic on February 15th for an evening of some of the greatest romantic music composed during the second half of the 19th century.
Programme
Strauss Don Juan, Op 20
Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan & Isolde
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'
David Brophy
Chief Conductor of the WDR Funkhausorchester, Köln, David Brophy was born in Dublin and is a graduate of the Technological University Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Following further studies in Ireland, England and Holland, he was appointed Apprentice Conductor with Chamber Choir Ireland and subsequently became the first appointee to take the position of Assistant Conductor with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. A former Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, David now enjoys a close relationship with both the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, in addition to regular appearances as guest conductor with the Ulster Orchestra. His career has seen him conduct throughout Europe, Africa, the United States, South America, Canada and Asia.
He has conducted across Europe with recent engagements taking him to Spain (Orquesta Nacional Clásica de Andorra and Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia), The UK (Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra), Denmark (Aalborg Symfoniorkester), Finland (Oulu Symphony Orchestra) and Germany (WDR Funkhausorchester, Cologne). Recent engagements have seen him début with some of America’s finest orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
