2ND ANNUAL PIANO FESTIVAL
The 2nd Annual Piano Festival is an exciting national event bringing together young pianists from across Ireland to perform, compete, and celebrate music. From March 18–19, 2012 at Pianos Plus, students of all ages and levels will showcase their talent in a supportive and competitive environment.
This piano festival in Ireland includes categories ranging from under 6 to adult, with prizes for the top performers in each group. Adjudicated by Prof. Pádhraic Ó Cuinneagáin of DIT, the competition encourages students to reach their highest potential and gain valuable stage experience.
We are thrilled to announce that from March 2012, our Annual Festival will be open to students outside of our own Academy! We are very excited about giving the young budding pianists from the four corners of Ireland the opportunity to perform together, as part of their very own Festival! As we have students travelling to us for lessons from as far as Kilkenny and Wexford, we are sure that many students of piano will be only delighted to have the opportunity to perform at our Festival.
UPDATE! Due to the large number of entries the festival will take place from Sunday 18th March to Monday 19th March 2012 at Pianos Plus!
Sunday 18th March – Monday 19th March 2012 at Pianos Plus
Closing date:Â Monday 30th January 2012
Adjudicator: Prof Pádhraic Ó Cuinneagáin, DIT
Categories for Solo u/6, u/8, u/10, u/12, u/14, u/16, u/18,
adult pre Grade 5, adult post Grade 5
New Category! Adults Senior Post Grade 3!
(Ages to be reckoned from Jan 1st 2012)
Cost: €14
Test: To play one piece/movement of choice
Prizes will be given to 1st 2nd and 3rd places!
To present original copy of Music to the adjudicator on the day.
A fantastic opportunity for students to aim to reach their highest standard possible over these next few weeks! It is true that some of the best practise happens in the weeks just prior to a competitive performance!
Please speak with your teacher if you think you/your child would like to play!
Come on Everybody!!
New Category!
Now Introducing a brand new category for the ‘under 6’ year olds.. as we now cater for the very young beginners!
Adjudicator Prof Reamonn Keary
A native of Galway, Réamonn Keary began his piano studies in Limerick with Gerard Shanahan. While reading music at Trinity College Dublin he studied piano with John O`Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. On receipt of an Austrian Government Scholarship in 1984 he continued his piano studies with Leonid Brumberg in Vienna. In 1995 he was awarded a first class honours Masters Degree in Performance and Interpretation at St. Patrick`s College Maynooth.
Réamonn performs regularly as a chamber musician and accompanist and has worked with Ireland`s most distinguished instrumentalists and singers. He is a frequent broadcaster and lecturer on the topics of piano teaching and interpretation and was for many years John O`Conor`s teaching assistant at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He is a highly valued teacher at the RIAM and a number of Réamonn`s students are enjoying international success. He served as the Chairman of the Senior Examiners at the RIAM for seven years and from 1997 to 2004 was a member of the Cultural Relations Committee of the Department of Foreign Affairs. He is in constant demand as an adjudicator and was a jury member of the 7th Axa Dublin International Piano Competition in 1996.