Macdara Ó Seireadáin

Macdara Ó Seireadáin is a native of Dublin and a First Class Honours graduate of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied with Johannes Peitz and John Finucane respectively.

A multiple competition prizewinner, Macdara has performed as a soloist with National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Uelzen Kammerorchester and others. 

In 2019, after holding orchestral positions in Austria and Germany, he joined the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Staatsoper Hannover, Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Camerata Ireland.

Macdara has performed throughout Europe, the US, Canada, China, Chile and India, including a European concert tour with pianist Gintaras Januševičius. In August 2024, he was a headline performer at the International Clarinet Association’s annual ClarinetFest. He is also a member of the Ficino Ensemble, with whom he has recorded two critically acclaimed CDs.

A keen chamber musician, he has collaborated with Finghin Collins, Ailish Tynan, Johannes Peitz, Sharon Kam, the Vanbrugh Quartet and the Apollon Musagète Quartet. He has performed at numerous chamber music festivals, including Fredener Musiktage, Music for Galway, Great Music in Irish Houses, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival and Cellissimo.

Alongside a busy performing career, he lectures and coaches young musicians at the Klaipeda Piano Masters and Feuerwerk Einbeck piano academies in Lithuania and Germany. He has also worked with the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra and coached musicians worldwide to success in orchestral auditions and competitions. He is the creator and host of the classical music podcast Harmonically Speaking.

Macdara is supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.