Between the Notes

Proudly presented by Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Between the Notes is a concert series showcasing artists from around the world who are reshaping the boundaries of contemporary music, creating sonic landscapes to lose ourselves in, and exploring the powerful emotions that exist “between the notes”.

Following stunning 2023 sets from Australian Music Prize nominee Luke Howard and New Zealand digital artists Responsve, Oscar-nominated US composer and A Winged Victory for the Sullen member Dustin O’Halloran at Liberty Hall Theatre, Poland’s beloved Hania Rani at Vicar Street, and Dublin collective Glasshouse performing the music of the late Japanese visionary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, the series continued into 2024.

 

Renowned Australian pianist and composer Sophie Hutchings played her first-ever Irish show at Pavilion Theatre in April 2024. Glasshouse performed new arrangements of Icelandic band Sigur Rós in September, followed by legendary fiddle player Martin Hayes playing three shows that same month, and fellow Gloaming member Iarla Ó Lionáird whose trio followed in November.

 

Between the Notes took its first step into the National Concert Hall with the January 2025 return of Glasshouse perform Ryuichi Sakamoto, in assocation with Foggy Notions. The first half of 2025 saw Italian pianist and composer Federico Albanese and the iconic Penguin Cafe take to the Pavilion Theatre stage, as well as a unique performance of the late Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass by Chamber Choir Ireland and Crash Ensemble. 

 

To close out the year, audiences can look foward to a stunning roster of international talent including a performance of Philip Glass' Glassworks by Crash Enesemble on 20 July, American pianist, composer and mindfulness podcaster Chad Lawson with a unique, calming performance called Breathe on 12 October, Norwegian tuba pioneer Daniel Herskedal with his trio on 23 October, German producer Niklas Paschburg on 26 November whose work blends electronic and classical influences, and concerts by two Italian composer-pianists whose talents have earned them tens of millions of streams: Olivia Belli on 5 December and Andrea Vanzo on 12 December.

 

Taking place in venues across Dublin, from the intimate seaside auditorium of Pavilion Theatre itself, to Liberty Hall Theatre on the banks of the Liffey, to the legendary Vicar Street, ticketholders can expect sweeping, cinematic experiences from the cutting edge of neoclassical, film scores, and ambient music.

 

 

 

 

 

With Between the Notes, Pavilion Theatre – the venue to first bring Ólafur Arnalds to our shores – is inviting Irish audiences to be part of a global musical moment taking place right now across both hemispheres, and both sides of the Atlantic.