Aoife Ní Bhriain
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Aoife Ní Bhriain is an Irish violinist. She comes from a family of traditional Irish musicians, but has also studied and performed widely as a classical violinist, making her a versatile musician.[1]
Early Life[edit]
Aoife Ní Bhriain was born in Dublin, the daughter of uilleann piper Mick O'Brien and his wife, banjo player Fidelma O'Brien. She began playing violin at an early age, studying at the Young European Strings School of Music. She also studied with Maeve Broderick in Dublin and Constantin Serban in France where she was awarded the Prix D´Or for exceptional students. In 2018 she graduated from Hochschule fur Musik und Theater, Leipzig, with first class honours.[1][2][3][4]
Career[edit]
In the classical world she has performed as a soloist for various orchestras, including National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Musici Ireland, Korean Chamber Orchestra, HMT Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, Esker Festival Orchestra, Leipzig MuKo Orchestra, Orchestra “Resphigi“ Latina,Italy, and l’Orchestre de Chambre d’Ariege. She has also won various competions, such as Camerata Ireland Young Musician of the Year Award 2011, the Campus Internazionale da Musica, Pontino Festival Young Musician Award, and also won 2nd Prize at the Concours International du Violon Marie Cantagrill 2014 and 3rd Prize at the Vasco Abadjiev International Violin Competition 2015.[3]
Her traditional Irish music performances have won her 7 All Ireland Titles at the Fleadh Cheoil, awards at Bonn Oir Sheáin Uí Riada 2010, Fiddler of Dooney 2009, ESB Feis Ceoil and TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2014. She has recorded two albums with her father and the flute player Emer Mayock of traditional music from the Canon Goodman Collection (a manuscript of tunes collected in the southwest of Ireland by Canon James Goodman in the 19th century). She has also collaborated with pianist Eliso Virsaladze, fiddle player Martin Hayes, jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, actor and musician Tim Robbins and Welsh harpist Catrin Finch.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "An Irish Trad Dynasty – One of Ireland's Greatest Musical Families". mcneelamusic.com. McNeela Instruments. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "Drawing from the Well Meet the Artists: Aoife Ní Bhriain". journalofmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aoife Ní Bhríain". folkandhoney.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aoife Ní Bhriain". verbierfestival.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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