FIACHRA GARVEY
Fiachra Garvey is currently in fourth year of the BA degree in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, studying under Thérèse Fahy. He completed his third year at the CNSMD Paris in the class of Jacques Rouvier and chamber music in the classes of Itamar Golan and Theodor Paraschivesco.
Fiachra has participated in masterclasses with many distinguished international pianists including Pascal Roge, Barry Synder, Daejin Kim, Pavel Nersessian, Mikael Eliason, Finghin Collins, Ronan O’Hora, Roy Howat, Philippe Cassard, Antti Siirala, Matti Raekallio, Joseph Kallichstein, Christopher Elton and John O’Conor. In 2007/2008 Fiachra took part in the Fullbright Commission’s Fusion Exchange Program taking masterclasses in the USA;subsequently performing in Boston, Washington, New York and at UNESCO headquarters Paris.
In 2008 Fiachra was awarded a 1st class honours DipMus (performance and teaching) from the RIAM.
Fiachra has performed in venues such as the National Concert Hall, National Gallery of Ireland, Áras an Uachtaráin, the Mansion House, Castlecoole, Russborough House, Castletown House, Bantry House, Muckross House, Marlfield House, Curtis Auditorium(CIT),RDS, St.Anne’s Church, St.Barrahane’s Church, Calary Church, Irish Polish Society, RTE Donnybrook (Late Late Toy Show), Kilkenny Arts Festival, Boyle Arts Festival, Erin Arts Centre(Isle of Man).
In 2009 Fiachra was awarded both the Morris Grant Bursary and the Mabel Swainson Pianoforte Award at the Feis Ceoil. He was also the 2009 recipient of the Teissier pianoforte bursary donated by Maura Teissier at the R.I.A.M.
In May 2009 Fiachra was a prizewinner at the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition, being awarded the Brennan Prize and the McCullough Bursary. Following this Fiachra represented Ireland at the first EU Piano Competition Prague, and on reaching the final, made his concerto debut with the Jan·Ëek Philharmonic performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. In June 2010 Fiachra received the Audience Prize at the 3rd Soirees-Concours Internationales de Piano a Collioure, France.
Recently awarded the “Rising Star” award by the National Concert Hall, Fiachra gave his debut main auditorium recital in the NCH in Jan 2011. March 2011 saw Fiachra’s debut concerto performance at the National Concert Hall, where he performed Prokofiev’s 3rd piano concerto with the RIAM Symphony Orchestra to great acclaim.
Upcoming concerts include concerto performances with the UCD Symphony Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra, a piano trio recital at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2011 and a recital at the 2011 New Ross Piano Festival. Fiachra’s debut CD, under lyric fm label, will be due for release in 2012.
Fiachra will begin his Master’s Degree in September 2011 at the Royal Academy of Music London studying under Hamish Milne.
