Eagle Star in Ireland has announced its sponsorship of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's visit to Dublin as part of the NCH/The Sunday Business Post International Orchestral Series.

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra will perform two concerts at the National Concert Hall with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

Eagle Star managing director Michael Brennan said: "Eagle Star's sponsorship of the San Francisco Symphony further broadens the company's support of the arts.

"The San Francisco Symphony is one of the world's leading orchestras and it promises to bring world class performances to Dublin. Eagle Star looks forward to working with the National Concert Hall into 2003."

The concerts take place on 7 and 8 May 2003.

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