RTÉ Performing Groups

RTÉ Performing Groups
Background information
Also known asRTÉ Orchestras, Quartet & Choirs
OriginDublin, Cork
GenresClassical, Choral, Symphonic, Jazz, Operatic, Contemporary
Occupation(s)Orchestra, choir, string quartet
Years active1948–present
LabelsNaxos Records
MembersRTÉ Concert Orchestra
Past members
Websiteorchestras.rte.ie

RTÉ Performing Groups was a performance group, operating over many decades, of five classical ensembles that were part of the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). All but the string quartet (originally the Vanbrugh Quartet, the ConTempo Quartet from 2013) are based in Dublin (the ConTempo had a Galway base, Vanbrugh were based in Cork). In January 2022, three of the member groups were moved from RTÉ to the aegis of the National Concert Hall by the Irish government. RTÉ continues to host the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.