The annual Feis Ceoil (Festival of Music) is Ireland’s leading national classical music festival, that platforms many of Ireland’s emerging classical music talents, runs over 12 days this March – offering a huge platform for them to perform live and to make their mark in the world. Feis Ceoil remains at the heart of the country’s vibrant music tradition.
RTÉ lyric fm is proud to support the following competitions: Aileen Gore Cup (Senior String recital) & McCullough Cup (Senior Woodwind concerto), both of which carry an award of €1,500.
This year, the winner of the Aileen Gore Cup goes to Jayden Lamcellari! Watch a snippet of his performance below:
The winner of this year's McCullough Cup goes to Ben Gannon! You can watch a snippet of his performance below:
Huge congratulations to Jayden and Ben and we wish them both the best of luck going foward!
The Feis Ceoil is an essential element in the musical infrastructure of the country, and throughout the decades almost every classical Irish musician has competed at the Feis. Thousands of young classical musicians from the 32 counties of Ireland compete in over 190 individual music competitions at the festival. Well over half a million musicians have competed at the competition since it began in 1896, with past competitors including James Joyce and Count John McCormack and more recently, pianists John O'Conor and Finghin Collins, singers like Tara Erraught & Celine Byrne and comedian Risteard Cooper.
Go to www.feisceoil.ie for more information