Winners of the 2025 Composition Competition Announced

Congratulations to the three winners of this year’s Composition Competition:

Aoife Kavanagh Every Cloud Passes Over
Rory Murphy  nonsense for string quartet
Daniel Anthony Vives-Lynch String Quartet No. 2 in D Dorian – Tine na hÉireann (Irish Fire)

The three winners will workshop their pieces with the great Irish composer Deirdre Gribbin at the Young Composers Forum at this year’s Festival. Book your place here.

Many thanks to Deirdre for adjudicating this year’s competition. With over twenty submissions, choosing winners isn’t an easy job.

Congratulations to this year’s competition winners – Daniel, Aoife and Rory