All Artists by Speciality

Here you find listings of all the artists appearing in our latest Programme, listed by Speciality. Click on the Archive link at the top right to look back at artists from previous years.

You can view all our scheduled artist alphabetically or by speciality.


Artists by Instrument/Speciality

Baroque Ensemble
Sergio Bucheli

Sergio Bucheli

Baroque Ensemble, Lute, Masterclass Programme Tutors

A sought after continuo player, Sergio Bucheli is the principal lutenist of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and...

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Jonathan Byers

Jonathan Byers

Baroque Cello, Baroque Ensemble

Jonathan Byers enjoys a busy freelance career performing as guest principal with many orchestras and period instrument groups, including the...

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Concerto 1700

Concerto 1700

Baroque Ensemble, Masterclass Programme Tutors

Daniel Pinteño, Fumiko Morie [violins], Isabel Juárez [viola], Ester Domingo [cello], Pablo Zapico [theorbo], Alfonso Sebastian [harpsichord] Founded in 2015...

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Tom Foster

Tom Foster

Baroque Ensemble, Harpsichord

Tom Foster has a busy career both as a solo harpsichordist and continuo player on harpsichord and organ. Tom plays...

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Kate Hearne

Kate Hearne

Baroque Ensemble, Masterclass Programme Tutors, Recorder

Irish virtuoso recorder player and Baroque cellist, Kate Hearne, is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and...

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Charlotte Spruit

Charlotte Spruit

Baroque violin, Strings

“An artist whose technique and musicality are matched by a broader artistic imagination.” (Gramophone Magazine, 2025), Charlotte Spruit is a...

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The Gregory Walkers with Kate Hearne

The Gregory Walkers with Kate Hearne

Baroque Ensemble

Eamon Sweeney [lute, early guitars], Malachy Robinson [viola da gamba], Kate Hearne [recorders]

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Chamber Ensembles & Orchestras
Cork County ETB School of Music Ensembles

Cork County ETB School of Music Ensembles

Chamber Ensembles & Orchestras

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Delta Piano Trio

Delta Piano Trio

Piano Trio

Gerard Spronk [violin], Nuala McKenna [cello], Vera Kooper [piano] The Delta Piano Trio was founded in 2013 in Salzburg (Austria)...

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New Dublin Voices

New Dublin Voices

Chamber Ensembles & Orchestras, Vocalists

Bernie Sherlock [director] David Stalling [sound engineer] New Dublin Voices is an internationally acclaimed Irish chamber choir founded in Dublin in...

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Director
Susan Nares

Susan Nares

Director

Susan studied flute, piano and choral conducting at Trinity College of Music, London before graduating in 1978. Her career moved...

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Keyboards
Sam Armstrong

Sam Armstrong

Piano

Hailed as 'a major new talent' by International Piano and a ‘pianist of splendid individuality’ by The Arts Desk British...

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Deirdre Brenner

Deirdre Brenner

Piano

A musician with a passion for chamber music and art song, Deirdre Brenner has performed in venues including the Wiener...

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Anna Fedorova

Anna Fedorova

Piano

From an early age, the Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova showed an innate musical maturity and amazing technical abilities. Her live...

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Tom Foster

Tom Foster

Baroque Ensemble, Harpsichord

Tom Foster has a busy career both as a solo harpsichordist and continuo player on harpsichord and organ. Tom plays...

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José Gallardo

José Gallardo

Piano

The Argentine José Gallardo, born in 1970, is one of the most sought-after chamber music pianists in the world. At...

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Jérémie Moreau

Jérémie Moreau

Piano

Born in 1999 in Paris, Jérémie Moreau began playing the piano at the age of seven. He studied with Bruno...

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Masterclass Programme Ensembles
IBO Young Artists

IBO Young Artists

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Kevin Meehan, Claire O'Sullivan [violins] Eve Quigley [viola], Sophie Ní Mhaoláin [cello],  Laoise McMullin [harpsichord] The IBO Apprentice Programme is...

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Meliora Quartet

Meliora Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles, String Quartets

Cillian O’ Cathasaigh, Seán Hurley [violin], Kseniia Yershova [viola] Alina Obreja [cello] The Meliora Quartet was founded in September 2024 under the...

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Olympia Quartet

Olympia Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles, String Quartets

Yevlaliia Yershova, Ellen Crowley [violins], Charlie Duff [viola], Adam Joyce [cello] The Olympia Quartet was formed in September 2024 in...

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Talland Quartet

Talland Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Orla McGarrity, Dylan Edge [violins], Rebecca Stubbs [viola], Nathan Jackson-Turner [cello] The Talland Quartet formed during their time at the...

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Tara Quartet

Tara Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles

Estella Fischer, Eva Paturyan [violins], Katie Ní Mhaoláin [viola], Aobhín Keogh Daly [cello] Formed in September 2025 in Dublin, the Tara Quartet is based at...

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Masterclass Programme Tutors
Attacca Quartet

Attacca Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Amy Schroeder, Dominic Salerni [violins], Nathan Schram [viola], Andrew Yee [cello] The two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet is recognized for...

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Sergio Bucheli

Sergio Bucheli

Baroque Ensemble, Lute, Masterclass Programme Tutors

A sought after continuo player, Sergio Bucheli is the principal lutenist of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and...

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Calidore Quartet

Calidore Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan [violin], Jeremy Berry [viola], Estelle Choi [cello] The Calidore String Quartet has been recognized for achieving an extraordinary cohesion...

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Concerto 1700

Concerto 1700

Baroque Ensemble, Masterclass Programme Tutors

Daniel Pinteño, Fumiko Morie [violins], Isabel Juárez [viola], Ester Domingo [cello], Pablo Zapico [theorbo], Alfonso Sebastian [harpsichord] Founded in 2015...

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Kate Hearne

Kate Hearne

Baroque Ensemble, Masterclass Programme Tutors, Recorder

Irish virtuoso recorder player and Baroque cellist, Kate Hearne, is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and...

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Mairéad Hickey

Mairéad Hickey

Masterclass Programme Tutors, Violin

Celebrated Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey is acclaimed for her captivating expression, soaring tone and fearless virtuosity.  Her natural ability to communicate sincerely, with...

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Christopher Marwood

Christopher Marwood

Masterclass Programme Tutors

Christopher Marwood graduated from Cambridge University in 1983 and went on to study at London’s Royal Academy of Music and...

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NOVO Quartet

NOVO Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Kaya Kato Møller, Nikolai Vasili Nedergaard [violins], Daniel Śledziński [viola], Signe Ebstrup Bitsch [cello] NOVO Quartet’s journey began in 2018...

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Alex Redington

Alex Redington

Masterclass Programme Tutors

Alex Redington is an internationally acclaimed violinist and teacher. He was the first violinist and a founder member of the...

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Presenters
Sean Rafferty

Sean Rafferty

Presenters

Born in Belfast, Rafferty was adopted as a child and grew up in Newcastle, County Down. His mother introduced him...

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String Quartets
Attacca Quartet

Attacca Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Amy Schroeder, Dominic Salerni [violins], Nathan Schram [viola], Andrew Yee [cello] The two-time Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet is recognized for...

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Calidore Quartet

Calidore Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan [violin], Jeremy Berry [viola], Estelle Choi [cello] The Calidore String Quartet has been recognized for achieving an extraordinary cohesion...

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Meliora Quartet

Meliora Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles, String Quartets

Cillian O’ Cathasaigh, Seán Hurley [violin], Kseniia Yershova [viola] Alina Obreja [cello] The Meliora Quartet was founded in September 2024 under the...

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NOVO Quartet

NOVO Quartet

Masterclass Programme Tutors, String Quartets

Kaya Kato Møller, Nikolai Vasili Nedergaard [violins], Daniel Śledziński [viola], Signe Ebstrup Bitsch [cello] NOVO Quartet’s journey began in 2018...

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Olympia Quartet

Olympia Quartet

Masterclass Programme Ensembles, String Quartets

Yevlaliia Yershova, Ellen Crowley [violins], Charlie Duff [viola], Adam Joyce [cello] The Olympia Quartet was formed in September 2024 in...

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Sonoro Quartet

Sonoro Quartet

String Quartets

Mona Verhas, Jeroen De Beer [violins], Séamus Hickey [cello], Kalle de Bie [cello] Founded in 2019, the Sonoro Quartet unites...

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Strings
Andreas Brantelid

Andreas Brantelid

Cello

Renowned as one of the most sought-after performing artists, Andreas Brantelid has received worldwide acclaim from audiences and critics alike...

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Sergio Bucheli

Sergio Bucheli

Baroque Ensemble, Lute, Masterclass Programme Tutors

A sought after continuo player, Sergio Bucheli is the principal lutenist of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and...

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Jonathan Byers

Jonathan Byers

Baroque Cello, Baroque Ensemble

Jonathan Byers enjoys a busy freelance career performing as guest principal with many orchestras and period instrument groups, including the...

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Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta

Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta

Strings, Vocalists

Siblings Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta hail from the Gaeltacht region of Connemara. They are noted for their sean-nós singing and...

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Mairéad Hickey

Mairéad Hickey

Masterclass Programme Tutors, Violin

Celebrated Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey is acclaimed for her captivating expression, soaring tone and fearless virtuosity.  Her natural ability to communicate sincerely, with...

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Nuala McKenna

Nuala McKenna

Cello

German-Irish cellist Nuala McKenna studied with Jean-Guihen Queyras, Ivan Monighetti and Conradin Brotbek. She was appointed solo cellist of the Deutsche...

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Gerard Spronk

Gerard Spronk

Violin

Gerard Spronk is a Dutch-Swiss violinist with an international music career. He appears regularly on radio and television, and has...

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Charlotte Spruit

Charlotte Spruit

Baroque violin, Strings

“An artist whose technique and musicality are matched by a broader artistic imagination.” (Gramophone Magazine, 2025), Charlotte Spruit is a...

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Rick Stotijn

Rick Stotijn

Double Bass

Double bass player Rick Stotijn is a tireless promoter of his instrument and its sheer endless possibilities. Composers such as...

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Diana Tishchenko

Diana Tishchenko

Violin

Ukrainian-born violinist Diana Tishchenko is widely recognized for her radiant tone, expressive depth, and fearless curiosity that bridges musical eras....

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Mona Verhas

Mona Verhas

Violin

Belgian violinist Mona Verhas began playing the violin at the age of 4. Mona has achieved notable success in various...

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Dana Zemtsov

Dana Zemtsov

Viola

Dana Zemtsov is one of the most promising viola soloists of her generation. Gramophone Magazine has celebrated her playing as...

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Vocalists
Lotte Betts-Dean

Lotte Betts-Dean

Mezzo-Soprano

Lotte Betts-Dean is an Australian mezzo soprano based in the UK with a wide ranging repertoire and a passion for...

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Katharine Dain

Katharine Dain

Soprano

Soprano Katharine Dain performs opera, chamber music, orchestral repertoire, song, and oratorio on international stages; she is also a curator...

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Damask Vocal Quartet

Damask Vocal Quartet

Vocalists

Katharine Dain [soprano], Marine Fribourg [mezzo], Davy Cornillot [tenor], Eric Ander [baritone] Since its creation in 2014, Damask has given voice...

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Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta

Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta

Strings, Vocalists

Siblings Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta hail from the Gaeltacht region of Connemara. They are noted for their sean-nós singing and...

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New Dublin Voices

New Dublin Voices

Chamber Ensembles & Orchestras, Vocalists

Bernie Sherlock [director] David Stalling [sound engineer] New Dublin Voices is an internationally acclaimed Irish chamber choir founded in Dublin in...

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Ana Vieira Leite

Ana Vieira Leite

Soprano

Ana is a laureate of the 10th edition (2021) of “Le Jardin des Voix”, Les Arts Florissants’ Academy for young...

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West Cork Choral Singers

West Cork Choral Singers

Choir

In December 1990, following the Carol Service in Abbeystrewry Church, the Reverend Richard Henderson asked Ann Chambers (a locally-based American...

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Wind
Lina Andonovska

Lina Andonovska

Flute

Lina Andonovska is an Australian-born flautist and new-music specialist of international repute. She is the flautist of the four-time Grammy-winning...

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Reto Bieri

Reto Bieri

Clarinet

‘His playing captivates from the first note (…) It is rare to hear such manifest interpretations, borne by such high...

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Ben Goldscheider

Ben Goldscheider

Horn

Ben Goldscheider has premiered over 50 new works for horn, including concerti by Anna Clyne, Gavin Higgins, Laurence Osborn, Huw...

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Kate Hearne

Kate Hearne

Baroque Ensemble, Masterclass Programme Tutors, Recorder

Irish virtuoso recorder player and Baroque cellist, Kate Hearne, is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and...

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Bram van Sambeek

Bram van Sambeek

Bassoon

Bram van Sambeek is an international bassoonist and professor of bassoon at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. He is known for...

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Arts Council - funding music
Crespo Foundation
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
RTE Lyric FM
Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel
IMRO - Irish Music Rights Organisation