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music · Saturday 3 October 2026 · 7:30pm 
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland: Ivanov Plays Tchaikovsky
At Garter Lane Arts Centre · 22A O'Connell Street, Waterford, Co. Waterford
At Garter Lane Arts Centre · 22A O'Connell Street, Waterford, Co. Waterford
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland brings a programme titled Ivanov Plays Tchaikovsky to Garter Lane on Saturday, 3 October 2026. The concert is part of the orchestra’s touring programme, taking full orchestral performances out of Dublin’s National Concert Hall and into regional venues such as Garter Lane’s 160-seat theatre. Doors are at 7:30pm, with tickets priced at €30, €15 concession.
Full orchestral concerts are a rare booking for a room the size of Garter Lane, and this is one of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland’s touring dates that brings the orchestra outside its usual Dublin base. The programme centres on the music of Tchaikovsky, with Ivanov taking the lead for the evening; exact programme details are published closer to the date through Garter Lane and the orchestra’s own listings. Expect a formal concert setting, seated throughout with an interval, closer to the National Concert Hall experience than a typical Garter Lane gig night, and a smaller room than usual for an orchestra of this size, so the sound is correspondingly more immediate.
Garter Lane is on O’Connell Street in Waterford city centre, close to Theatre Royal and a short walk from the quays. The venue sits on the city’s central bus routes, with public parking available nearby on O’Connell Street and at the Apple Market.
O’Connell Street sits in the middle of Waterford’s city centre, close to the Viking Triangle museums and the quays. There is more to see in Waterford before or after the concert, and across Co. Waterford.
Heading to Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford? Waterford has plenty more to see. Read the Waterford area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.