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unusual facts about RTÉ Concert Orchestra


Ryan O'Shaughnessy

On 30 August 2013 O'Shaughnessy, along with the four other chart battle winners, will return to perform their song live in The O2 for the Grand Finale with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and viewers will decide who has the ultimate hit.


Irish stepdance

This first performance featured Irish Dancing Champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Celtic choral group Anuna with a score written by Bill Whelan.

Julie Feeney

She performed her own self-orchestrated songs with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra from the National Concert Hall in May 2010 on 'Mooney Goes Wild' broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1 and on 'Sunday Miscellany' on RTÉ Radio 1 broadcast live on 13 December 2011.

Under the Dark Cloth

The songs were co-written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, with the exception of "Washerwoman" which was co-written by Duke Special and Neil Hannon, and are accompanied in the recording by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Vilmos Szabadi

The success of the concert (which was recorded by Philips), led to invitations from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.


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