3RD ANNUAL PIANO FESTIVAL
The 3rd Annual Piano Festival takes place in March 2012 and welcomes students from across Ireland to perform together in Dublin. This exciting event gives young pianists the opportunity to showcase their talent, gain stage experience, and compete in a supportive festival environment.
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.
We are thrilled to announce that from March 2012, our Annual Piano 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 traveling 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.
Prizewinners Concert will take place on Sunday 25th March 2012
All events will take place at Pianos Plus
| 09:00 | Concert 1 Solo Under 6 | 4 |
| 09:20 | Concert 2 Solo Under 8 | 9 |
| 10:00 | Concert 3 Solo Under 10 | 27 |
| 11:40 | Concert 4 Under 10 Due | 2 |
| 12:00 | Concert 5 Solo Under 12 | 18 |
| 02:30 | Concert 6 Solo Under 14 | 13 |
| 03:30 | Concert 7 Solo Under 18 | 15 |
| 09:30 | Concert 8 Solo Under 16 | 12 |
| 10:45 | Concert 9 Solo Golden Jubilee (Seniors Post-Gr 3) | 7 |
| 11:30 | Concert 10 Solo Silver Jubilee (Young Adult Post-Gr 5) | 17 |
Adjudicator: Prof Pádhraic Ó Cuinneagáin
Pádhraic Ó Cuinneagáin was educated at the RIAM, St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, UCD and NUI Maynooth. He studied piano with Dr. Mabel Swainson and Louis Kentner (London), was a finalist in RTE’s ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition, and winner of the Players-Wills Bursary. He has performed with distinguished Irish and international instrumentalists and singers. He lectures in piano/academic studies at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and is Programme Chair for the MMus (Performance) programme. He has premièred contemporary works of many composers and performed with the contemporary ensemble Concorde. Recordings include violin/piano sonatas of Tom Cullivan with Italian violinist Carmelo Andriani, and songs of Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Mussorgsky with bass-baritone Conor Biggs.
Pádhraic is an experienced assessor and examiner for DESC, NCEA and HETAC. He is a member of NCCA, EPTA Ireland, SMI, and is a Director and Vice-Chairman of Feis Ceoil.
2011 Adjudicator: Prof Ray Keary RIAM
2010 Adjudicator: Lance Coburn RIAM