Watch a preview of tonight's ESB Feis Ceoil Gala Concert:
The annual Gala Concert will see the National Concert Hall stage filled with the sound of emerging Irish musicians playing violin, piano, cello, trumpet and singing, with outstanding contributions from the nation's young choirs and orchestras.
The concert will feature a selection of exceptional young musicians who were awarded prizes at this year's Feis Ceoil competitions, including:
Choir of the Year St. Brigid's NS Castleknock,
Senior Chamber Music winners, string quartet Sunrise Quartet
Aileen Gore winner, cellist Sinéad O'Halloran
Dramatic Cup winner, bass baritone Robert McAllister
Patricia Read Cup winner, pianist Tiffany Qiu
Rhoda Coghill winners violinist Sidi Bao and pianist Aidan Chan
Orchestra winners Loreto Kilkenny
Senior Brass Recital winner, trumpeter John Kerr
Gervase Elwes Cup winner, Soprano Sarah Brady
Over half a million musicians have competed in Ireland’s premier classical music competition since it began in 1896, with past competitors including James Joyce and Count John McCormack and more recently, John O’Conor, Finghin Collins, Regina Nathan, Cara O’Sullivan and Céline Byrne.
