Irish Baroque Orchestra

The Olivier Award-winning Irish Baroque Orchestra is acclaimed as Ireland's flagship period music ensemble and delivers world-class historically-informed performances across Ireland and abroad. Under the artistic direction of Peter Whelan, scholarship and musical excellence converge in a unique way through the IBO’s work, creating an original offering like no other organisation on the Irish classical music scene. Through this integration of research and practice the very idea of an orchestra is defined afresh, providing an unusual and enriching experience for today’s audiences. The IBO’s Irish heritage recording cycle to date on Linn Records encompasses ‘Welcome Home Mr Dubourg’ (2019),’The Trials of Tenducci’ with Tara Erraught (2021) and ‘The Hibernian Muse’ with Sestina (2022). A warm response to these recordings internationally has marked out the IBO’s distinctive voice on the world stage. The Irish Baroque Orchestra is generously funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. It also receives financial support from Culture Ireland to support an expanding international profile, and Dublin City Council for Dublin HandelFest. The IBO is resident at the National Concert Hall, Dublin and as of 2021 is an ensemble and Board member of the Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne (European Early Music Network).