Irish Chamber Orchestra and Irish Arts Set to Reach New Global Audience

October 2011: The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Beethoven 7 concert, in front of 500 people at the University Concert Hall in Limerick on Thursday 20th October, is set to reach a global audience of more than 35 countries in HD via the web. 

Following the renewed calls at the Global Irish Economic Forum last week for Ireland to reach out to its Diaspora and a wider global audience, a new partnership between the Irish Chamber Orchestra and platformireland.ie will bring Irish culture and arts to an online audience of thousands.

This is the first time in the world that a live cultural event will be available on PC and smartphone with the help of Arts Council funding, marrying Ireland’s innovative use of state-of-the art digital technologies with it’s rich cultural and musical traditions.

Speaking ahead of the event Jessica Fuller, founder-director of platformireland.ie and producer of the evening’s broadcast said, “This is the start of new creative era for Irish Arts and I’m delighted that the Irish Chamber Orchestra has partnered with us to broadcast the best of Irish creative talent to an audience abroad and domestically to people who may not be able to attend in person.”

In addition to broadcasting online, platformireland.ie is also using its expertise in live digital productions to show the event on large screens in 4 venues across the country.

The event is hugely significant for the Irish Chamber Orchestra as they unveil a new composition by celebrated composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 prior to departing on a tour of the United States the very next day with legendary pianist Leon Fleisher.

The event will be compered by Katy Kelly and will feature live interviews.

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