This Week in Music in Ireland: Concerts, Festivals and Upcoming Deadlines (16–22 February 2026)

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Blues
15.2.26 – Mary Coughlan, Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith

Children and Young People
21.2.26 – Little Folk – On The Road, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Choral
15.2.26 – Come & Sing with Sir John Rutter, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
19.2.26 – HIVE Choir present: Experimental Medicine + Experimental Music!, Sonic Lab (SARC) Queens University Belfast
22.2.26 – Rheinberger and Vivaldi, Pepper Canister, St Stephen’s Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2
22.2.26 – El Camino: Talbot, Casals and Victoria, All Souls NYC

Classical
15.2.26 – Katona Twins guitar Concert, The Model, The Mall, Sligo
15.2.26 – The Four Seasons Chamber Music Series: Uisce agus Oighear, Kevin Barry Recital Room National Concert Hall
15.2.26 – Karin Leitner – The French Works: When feelings speak …, Wexford Arts Centre
15.2.26 – Alhambra Inspirations presented by Con Brio, The Model Sligo
15.2.26 – Cork2020sHaydnSymphoniesSeries 6/ii, Curtis Auditorium MTU Cork School of Music
15.2.26 – Family Organ Plus Violin, Christ Church Bray
15.2.26 – Isabelle Faust & Anna Prohaska – Wigmore Series Dublin, Whyte Recital Hall, RIAM
18.2.26 – Maura Dowdall Concerto Competition 2026, Whyte Recital Hall, RIAM
19.2.26 – Kirill Gerstein, piano, National Concert Hall Main Stage
20.2.26 – NSOI: Celine Byrne sings Four Last Songs, National Concert Hall, Dublin
20.2.26 – Gavan Ring & Fiachra Garvey, St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda
20.2.26 – Andrzej Kozłowski: Pianist, Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire
20.2.26 – Ulster Orchestra: Rhapsody & Romance, The Ulster Hall Belfast
21.2.26 – Ortus Chamber Music Festival Children’s Concert in Bantry, Marino Church, Bantry
21.2.26 – Olympia Quartet, Marino Church, Bantry
21.2.26 – Omar Tomasoni, trumpet, Femke IJlstra, saxophone and Éadaoin Copeland, piano, The Lark Concert Hall Balbriggan
21.2.26 – The Irish Guitar Quartet, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
22.2.26 – Mengze Shen and Lanyi Yan celebrate the Chinese New Year in Music, St Ann’s Church Dawson Street Dublin 2
22.2.26 – The Four Seasons Chamber Music Series: Na Séasúir, Kevin Barry Recital Room National Concert Hall
22.2.26 – Joseph Beech, Organ Recital, The Portico of Ards
22.2.26 – Dublin Piano Series: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands And A Little Known Tune, Whyte Recital Hall, RIAM
23.2.26 – Morton Feldman 100! – Andrew Zolinsky Piano Recital, Whyte Recital Hall, RIAM
25.2.26 – Ortus Chamber Music Festival Prizewinners’ Lunchtime Concert, St Peters Cork

Pianist Andrew Zolinsky marks Morton Feldman’s centenary this week at the RIAM.

Contemporary
17.2.26 – Sintese, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast

Sintese contemporary music group from Portugal are in Belfast this week.

Country
15.2.26 – Nashville Live, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
18.2.26 – Declan Nerney & his Band in Concert, Draíocht, Blanchardstown
20.2.26 – Jordan Davis, SSE Arena, Belfast

Dance
18.2.26 – Take Off Festival, Dance Cork Firkin Crane

Early Music
15.2.26 – The Irish Consort, Pepper Canister Church, Dublin
19.2.26 – Mr Dowland’s Midday – an exploration of the Trinity Library Manuscripts, St Ann’s Church Dawson Street Dublin 2

Electronic
19.2.26 – Metronome: Homebeat Present: Holden & Zimpel, The Studio National Concert Hall

Film
15.2.26 – The Chronology of Water, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
15.2.26 – Jean-Luc Godard: A Married Woman, Irish Film Institute, Dublin
15.2.26 – It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
16.2.26 – The Chronology of Water, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
16.2.26 – It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
17.2.26 – The Chronology of Water, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
17.2.26 – Jean-Luc Godard: Alphaville, Irish Film Institute, Dublin
17.2.26 – It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
18.2.26 – The Chronology of Water, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
18.2.26 – IFI Talks: The Rhythm of Ideas: Jean-Luc Godard and the Cinema of the French New Wave, Irish Film Institute, Dublin
18.2.26 – It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
19.2.26 – Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
19.2.26 – Center Stage ✱ East Asia Film Festival Ireland (EAFFI), Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
19.2.26 – Anora, Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, Conamara
20.2.26 – It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
21.2.26 – Jean-Luc Godard: Pierrot Le Fou, Irish Film Institute, Dublin
22.2.26 – The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kan, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
22.2.26 – Jean-Luc Godard: Masculin Feminin, Irish Film Institute, Dublin
22.2.26 – Nouvelle Vague, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

Dublin International Film Festival runs from 19 February to 1 March and features Everybody Digs Bill Evans by director Grant Gee.

Fiddle player Gráinne Brady launches her new CD Back and Forth in Cavan, Kiltimagh and Doolin this week.

Jazz and Improvised
16.2.26 – Just Another Music Admin Mondayyyyy, Online
17.2.26 – Passarim Ensemble: Echoes of the South, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
19.2.26 – Scott Flanigan: Jazz Pianist, Carnegie Library

Literary and Musical Event
22.2.26 – Christine Bovill: Piaf Revisited, The Everyman, Cork

Musical Theatre
18.2.26 – Jesus Christ Superstar, O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
19.2.26 – Jesus Christ Superstar, O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
20.2.26 – Jesus Christ Superstar, O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
21.2.26 – Jesus Christ Superstar, O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
21.2.26 – Jesus Christ Superstar, O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin

Entr’acte Musical & Dramatic Society presents Jesus Christ Superstar at the O’Reilly Theatre.

Opera
17.2.26 – The Cunning Little Vixen, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
19.2.26 – The Cunning Little Vixen, Pavilion Theatre, Dunlaoghaire
21.2.26 – The Cunning Little Vixen, Pavilion Theatre, Dunlaoghaire
22.2.26 – The Cunning Little Vixen, Pavilion Theatre, Dunlaoghaire

Quiz
19.2.26 – Music Quiz, Cleary’s Pub

Rock and Pop
18.2.26 – The Paper Kites, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
19.2.26 – Gareth Williams – Songs from the Last Page, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast
20.2.26 – Meryl Streek, Cleere’s Bar & Theatre, KIlkenny
21.2.26 – A Kaleidoscope of Sound: An Acoustic Evening with Marco & Brakeloose, The Wild Duck
21.2.26 – Stereolab – Irish Tour 2026, National Concert Hall, Dublin
22.2.26 – A Kaleidoscope of Sound: An Acoustic Evening with Marco & Brakeloose, Oh Yeah Centre
22.2.26 – Franz Ferdinand, National Stadium, Dublin

Visual
17.2.26 – The National Collection in Cork’s Crawford Art Gallery, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
24.2.26 – Irish Contemporary Art, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

Festivals
6–27 Feb: The John Steinbeck Festival, Limavady
12–28 Feb: Scene + Heard – The Festival of New Work, Smock Alley, Dublin
18–22 Feb: Scoil Ceoil an Earraigh, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Kerry
19–21 Feb: Borderline, Project Arts Centre and Workman’s Club, Dublin
19 Feb–1 March: Dublin International Film Festival
20–21 Feb: Mother Tongues, Dublin
21 Feb–1 Mar: Ortús Chamber Music Festival, Cork
24 Feb–1 Mar: Dublin Bowie Festival
27 Feb–1 March: All Shucked Up – Howth Guiness Oyster & Music Festival
27 Feb–7 March: Brilliant Corners: A Festival of Jazz in Belfast

See a full list of upcoming festivals here.

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh takes place this week in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Kerry.

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Upcoming Job and Opportunity Deadlines

Jobs
16 February
Director of Community and Education
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

19 February
Director
The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre

19 February
Orchestras Official
Musicians’ Union

19 February
Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin/ Co-POF | Executive Director / Co-CEO
An Taibhdhearc, Galway

20 February
Music Development Officer, Music Generation Mayo
Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board

20 February
Assistant Arts Officer
Louth County Council

20 February
Artistic Assistant
Irish National Opera

20 February
Bainisteoir Margaíochta agus Rannpháirtíochta / Marketing and Engagement Manager
An Taibhdhearc, Galway

20 February
Content Manager – Audio Product
RTÉ

Auditions
20 February
Irish National Opera Chorus
Irish National Opera

20 February
Irish National Opera Studio
Irish National Opera

20 February
Nationwide Casting Call: West Side Story in Concert (Young Actors, 16–25)
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

21 February
Belfast Voices – call out for singers
St Columba’s Parish Church

Competitions
16 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – String Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

17 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Wind/Brass/Instrumental Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

18 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Piano Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

19 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Piano Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

20 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Piano Competitions
Carnegie Library

20 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Piano Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

21 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Voice Competitions
Carnegie Library

21 February
Newpark Festival 2026 – Voice Competitions
Carnegie Library, Dún Laoghaire

Funding
19 February
Dance Artist Residency Scheme
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

19 February
Deis Recording and Publication Award 2026
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

19 February
Commissions Award – Music, Opera, Festivals
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

20 February
Rural Action Awards 2025/2026
Rural Action

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This Week in Music in Ireland: Concerts, Festivals and Upcoming Deadlines (16–22 February 2026)

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