Congratulations to all RIAM students at Junior, Undergraduate and Postgraduate level on their recent performances at the annual Feis Ceoil competition recently. RIAM students took home an incredible 210 first place, second place or commendations across all categories and ages.
A full list of winners is available on the Feis Ceoil website, and a list of RIAM winners is available on our website.
Rowel Friers (BMus Year 3) will perform in the Feis Ceoil Gala Concert at the National Concert Hall on Wednesday 17th April.
The long list of students who placed or were commended is testimony to the talent, dedication and hard work of all students and their teachers in preparation for this prestigious competition.
Photo by Clare Keogh courtesy of Feis Ceoil.
| Competition | Name | Teacher | Prize/Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.01 The Marchant Cup, for duet, trio or quartet for equal or mixed voices | Bernadette Royo & Eva Kavanagh | Kathleen Tynan | 1st prize |
| 2.06 Veronica Dunne - Operatic Ensemble | Abigail LaDuke & Laura Konrad | Kathleen Tynan/Sylvia O'Regan | VHC |
| 3.01 Count John McCormack Vocal Recital | Abbey McGiff | Virginia Kerr | 1st Prize |
| Emma Hils | Virginia Kerr | 2nd Prize | |
| Aine Sullivan | Virginia Kerr | HC | |
| 3.03 Plunket Greene Cup | Eva Kavanagh | Kathleen Tynan | 1st Prize |
| Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | VHC | |
| Laura Konrad | Sylvia O'Regan | HC | |
| 3.04 Lieder Prize | Emma Power | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize plus Mahler Award |
| 3.05 Percy Whitehead Cup | Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | HC |
| 3.06 Nancy Calthorpe Cup | Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | VHC |
| 3.08 Dermot Troy Trophy | Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | HC |
| Aimee Banks | Kathleen Tynan | HC | |
| 3.09 German Government Cup | Laura Konrad | Sylvia O'Regan | 1st Prize |
| Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | VHC | |
| Boyu Liu | Virginia Kerr | HC | |
| 3.10 Denis O'Sullivan Medal | Bernadette Royo | Kathleen Tynan | 1st Prize |
| Evan Myles Byrne | Imelda Drumm | HC | |
| Mollie Lalor | Lynda Lee | C | |
| 3.11 Thomas Moore Cup | Eva Kavanagh | Kathleen Tynan | 1st Prize |
| Abbey McGiff | Virginia Kerr | HC | |
| 3.12 Milne Cup | Jacq Herbots & Aurelie Cimbe | Owen Gilhooly & Maria McGarry | 1st Prize |
| Laura Konrad & Aleksandar Cvetkovic | Sylvia O'Brien & Therese Fahy | VHC | |
| 3.14 Dramatic Cup and €5,000 Margaret & Tony Quigley Awards | Evan Myles Byrne | Imelda Drumm | 2nd Prize |
| Aimee Banks | Kathleen Tynan | VHC | |
| 3.15 Mrs. P.J. Geoghegan Memorial Cup | Emma Power | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize |
| 3.16 Joseph O'Mara Memorial Cup | Hugo O'Donnell | Lynda Lee | VHC |
| Evan Myles Byrne | Imelda Drumm | HC | |
| 3.17 Senior Musical Theatre & Rathmines & Rathgar Cup award | Faye Herlihy | Owen Gilhooly-Miles | VHC |
| Áine Mary Sullivan | Virginia Kerr | C | |
| 3.18 The Young Cup | Eva Kavanagh | Kathleen Tynan | 1st Prize |
| Abbey McGiff | Virginia Kerr | VHC | |
| 3.19 The Vincent O'Brien Memorial Cup | Ashton Murphy | Lynda Lee | 1st Prize |
| Emma Hils | Virginia Kerr | HC | |
| 3.21 John McCormack and Margaret Burke-Sheridan Cups & Bohemians Awards | Emma Power | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize - Burke Sheridan Cup |
| Donncha McDonagh | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize - John McCormack Cup | |
| 3.22 Soprano Solo | Éadaoin Hassett | Mary Brennan | 1st Prize |
| Ashton Murphy | Lynda Lee | VHC | |
| 3.23 Mezzo-Soprano Solo | Emma Power | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize |
| Aobha Rose Corroon | Mary Brennan | HC | |
| 3.25 Tenor Solo | Evan Myles Byrne | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize |
| 3.26 Baritone Solo | Boyu Liu | Virginia Kerr | 1st Prize |
| 3.27 Bass Solo | Donncha McDonagh | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize |
| 4.02 Junior Vocal Recital | Charlotte Finnegan Quirke | Imelda Drumm | 1st Prize |
| Seán Hughes | Imelda Drumm | VHC | |
| 4.03 Paul Deegan Cup | Seán Hughes | Imelda Drumm | VHC |
| 4.07 Girls Vocal Solo (A) | Iris Stoicescu | Megan O'Nell | 1st Prize |
| Isabel Collins | Sylvia O'Regan | HC | |
| 6.01 Elsner Memorial Cup | Adam Joyce & Aidan Keane | Christopher Marwood/Hugh Tinney | VHC |
| 6.03 Chamber Music Cup | Johnny Blake, Chloe O'Connor, Adam Joyce & Joe O'Grady | Hugh Tinney/Chris Marwood | 2nd Prize |
| Nataliya O'Neill, Hannah O'Shea, Lucy Varney & Anna Varga | Sarah Sew/Mia Cooper/Simon Aspell/Robin Panter | VHC | |
| 7.02 Arthur Darley Memorial Prize | Shane Quinn | Sarah Sew | 1st Prize |
| 7.05 Aileen Gore Cup & RTÉ lyric fm €1,500 award | Shane Quinn | Sarah Sew | VHC |
| 7.06 Clyde Twelvetrees Cup | Anna Varga | Ailbhe McDonagh | C |
| 7.07 Senior Violoncello | Adam Joyce | Christopher Marwood | 1st Prize |
| 7.08 Double Bass | Joshua Hennessy | Dominic Dudley | 1st Prize |
| 7.10 Classical Guitar | Benjamin Dietz | Redmond O'Toole | 2nd Prize |
| Macdara Ó Raghallaigh | Alec O'Leary | VHC | |
| 7.11 Guitar Bach Prize | Dean Glynn | Redmond O'Toole | 1st Prize |
| Benjamin Dietz | Redmond O'Toole | VHC | |
| 8.01 St Cecilia Cup | Kian Lee | Mia Cooper | 1st Prize |
| Ana Maria Arrar Ivan Roncea | Geraldine O'Doherty | 2nd Prize | |
| Elizabeth Troup | Annette Cleary | VHC | |
| Xiou (Iona) Wu | Michael D'Arcy | VHC | |
| Olivia Rose Vondrys | Michael D'Arcy | HC | |
| 8.02 Terry O'Connor Trophy | Kian Lee | Mia Cooper | 1st Prize |
| Elizabeth Troup | Annette Cleary | 2nd Prize | |
| Cormac Mac Canna | Karl Sweeney | C | |
| 8.03 Junior Violin (A) | Sarah Shi | Elena Quinn | HC |
| 8.04 Junior Violin (B) | Andrei Trif | Michael D'Arcy | VHC |
| Clara Nic Síomóin | Yvonne Donnelly | C | |
| Deniz Gultoprak | Michael D'Arcy | C | |
| 8.05 Junior Violin (C) | Samuel McQuade | Elena Quinn | VHC |
| Yu Herng Caoimhe Lee | Michael D'Arcy | HC | |
| Adam Dassanayake | Sebastian Liebig | C | |
| Avani Hollingum | Lynda O'Connor | C | |
| Zemphira Akoka Connolly | Mia Cooper | C | |
| 8.06 Junior Violin (D) | Ciara James | Lynda O'Connor | 2nd Place |
| Linden Chen | Mia Cooper | VHC | |
| Aisling Mac Canna | Yvonne Donnelly | HC | |
| 8.07 Junior Violin (E) | Rosie Liao | Mia Cooper | 1st Prize |
| Chloe Fu | Elena Quinn | HC | |
| 8.08 Junior Viola (A) | Joanne Shaw | Simon Aspell | 2nd Prize |
| 8.10 Junior Violoncello (A) | Anita Han | Miriam Roycroft | 2nd Prize |
| 8.11 Junior Violoncello (B) | Ryan Keogh | Miriam Roycroft | 1st Prize |
| Ruth Graham | Annette Cleary | 2nd Place | |
| Yangyang Li | Miriam Roycroft | VHC | |
| 8.12 Junior Violoncello (C) | Shirley Lu | Miriam Roycroft | 1st Prize |
| Fergal Hills | Annette Cleary | 2nd Place | |
| Ai Shen Sun | Bill Butt | VHC | |
| Joseph Wiley | Ailbhe McDonagh | VHC | |
| Ethan Bai | Ailbhe McDonagh | HC | |
| Wen Yue Lily Weng | Annette Cleary | HC | |
| Jasmine Hennessy | Bill Butt | C | |
| 8.13 Junior Violoncello (D) | Oscar Cullen | Christopher Marwood | 2nd Place |
| Emily Liu | Bill Butt | VHC | |
| Patrick Cotter | Christopher Marwood | HC | |
| Arabella Lin | Miriam Roycroft | C | |
| 8.15 Junior Classical Guitar (A) | Niall Phelan | Alec O'Leary | 1st Prize |
| Emily Oprisan | Peter Katona | VHC | |
| Laszlo Varga | Peter Katona | VHC | |
| Michael Mac Canna | Alec O'Leary | HC | |
| Emily Han | Peter Katona | C | |
| Mathew Hirsch | Alec O'Leary | C | |
| 8.16 Junior Classical Guitar (B) | Carlos Culligan | Alec O'Leary | VHC |
| 8.17 Junior Classical Guitar (C) | Nick Watson | Peter Katona | 1st Prize |
| Jacob Li | Peter Katona | VHC | |
| Adam Dassanayake | Redmond O'Toole | HC | |
| Chuqiao(Jody) Wang | Alec O'Leary | HC | |
| John McGuckian | Alec O'Leary | HC | |
| 8.18 Junior Harp | YUHAN GUO | Aine Ni Dhubhghaill | 1st Prize |
| 8.19 An Chruit (A) | YUHAN GUO | Aine Ni Dhubhghaill | 1st Prize |
| 8.20 An Chruit (B) | ZOE DONG | Aine Ni Dhubhghaill | VHC |
| 8.21 An Chruit (C) | Jane Sun | Aine Ni Dhubhghaill | 1st Prize |
| 9.02 Hamilton Harty Cup | Brian Dietlmeier | Maria McGarry | C |
| David Vesey | Hugh Tinney | C | |
| 9.03 John A. Pigott Memorial Cup | Rowel Friers | Reamonn Keary | 1st Prize |
| 9.04 Nordell Cup | Rowel Friers | Reamonn Keary | 1st Prize |
| Defne Gultoprak | Therese Fahy | VHC | |
| Brian Dietlmeier | Maria McGarry | HC | |
| Laoise McMullin | Therese Fahy | HC | |
| Pawel Waleski | Therese Fahy | HC | |
| 9.05 Anthony Glavin Trophy & Awards | Barbara Grzybek | Lance Coburn | 2nd Prize |
| Kalle Peura | Lance Coburn | VHC | |
| David Vesey | Hugh Tinney | C | |
| 9.06 Huban Cup and Patrick Brennan €1,000 Award. | Defne Gultoprak | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Johanna Dietz | Maria McGarry | 2nd Prize | |
| 9.07 Mrs. M. T. Heneghan Memorial Cup | Brian Dietlmeier | Maria McGarry | VHC |
| 9.08 John Benson Memorial Cup | Rowel Friers | Reamonn Keary | 1st Prize |
| Laoise McMullin | Therese Fahy | VHC | |
| 9.09 Esposito Cup | Ava Duffy | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Grace Minnock | Maria McGarry | HC | |
| Nathan Whitley | Peter Tuite | HC | |
| 9.10 Senior Pianoforte Solo | Gavin Bowen-O'Connor | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| 9.11 Mabel Swainson Pianoforte Award | Pawel Waleski | Therese Fahy | VHC |
| 11.02 Senior Pianoforte Duet (One Piano) | Brian Dietlmeier & Sulamita Pyvovar | Maria McGarry/Lance Coburn | 1st Prize |
| 11.03 Junior Pianoforte Duet (A) (One Piano) | Anita Han & Ryan Keogh | Miriam Roycroft | 1st Prize |
| 11.04 Junior Pianoforte Duet (B) (One Piano) | Wen Qin Angela Weng & Wen Yue Lily Weng | Colma Brioscu | VHC |
| 12.01 Patricia Read Memorial Cup | Senan Sheridan | Anthony Byrne | 1st Prize |
| Yuhan Xue | Therese Fahy | 2nd Prize | |
| Aidan Keane | Hugh Tinney | VHC | |
| Juliette Carroll-Breen | Therese Fahy | VHC | |
| Christopher Kavanagh | Anthony Byrne | HC | |
| Karel Lievens | Hugh Tinney | HC | |
| Ríona Scahill | Therese Fahy | HC | |
| Zoe Yu | Hugh Tinney | HC | |
| Ruaidhri O'Dea | Colma Brioscu | C | |
| 12.02 Dorothy Stokes Cup | Senan Sheridan | Anthony Byrne | 2nd Prize |
| Aidan Keane | Hugh Tinney | VHC | |
| Zoe Yu | Hugh Tinney | HC | |
| 12.05 Rhona Marshall Cup | Louise Byrne | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Dylan Keane | Peter Tuite | HC | |
| Scout Juliet Hussey | Therese Fahy | C | |
| Yikai Zhao | Therese Fahy | C | |
| 12.06 John Field Cup | Rebecca Yu | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Haochen Liao | Reamonn Keary | HC | |
| Caroline Croke | Reamonn Keary | C | |
| 12.11 Junior Pianoforte Solo (E) | Jalen Daly | Lance Coburn | C |
| William Chen | Patricia Kavanagh | C | |
| 12.12 Junior Repertoire | Rebecca Yu | Therese Fahy | 2nd Place |
| Lee Ennis | Lance Coburn | VHC | |
| Alexander Ennis | Reamonn Keary | HC | |
| Emily Liu | Maria McGarry | C | |
| Oscar Shi | Therese Fahy | C | |
| 12.03 Claud Biggs Memorial Cup | Dylan Keane | Peter Tuite | 1st Prize |
| Rebecca Yu | Therese Fahy | 2nd Prize | |
| Grace Bai | Hugh Tinney | HC | |
| 12.04 Junior Concerto | Karel Lievens | Hugh Tinney | 1st Prize |
| Iris Stoicescu | Reamonn Keary | 2nd Prize | |
| Aidan Keane | Hugh Tinney | VHC | |
| Olesia Blyznyuk | Peter Tuite | C | |
| 12.07 Junior Pianoforte Solo (A) | Yuhan Xue | Therese Fahy | 2nd Prize |
| Zoe Yu | Hugh Tinney | VHC | |
| 12.08 Junior Pianoforte Solo (B) | Ríona Scahill | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Scout Juliet Hussey | Therese Fahy | 2nd Prize | |
| Yikai Zhao | Therese Fahy | HC | |
| Wen Qin Angela Weng | Colma Brioscu | C | |
| 12.09 Junior Pianoforte Solo (C) | Louise Byrne | Therese Fahy | 1st Prize |
| Rebecca Yu | Therese Fahy | 2nd Prize | |
| Caroline Croke | Reamonn Keary | C | |
| 12.10 Junior Pianoforte Solo (D) | Emily Liu | Maria McGarry | VHC |
| Stacey (Qingze) Wang | Conor Linehan | HC | |
| 13.04 Junior Organ | Christina Troup | David Adams | VHC |
| 14.01 McCullough Cup & RTÉ lyric fm €1,500 award | Grace Mercer | Ruby Ashley | HC |
| Martina Rosaria O'Connell | Vourneen Ryan/Bill Dowdall | HC | |
| 14.02 Senior Flute | Lera O'Connor | Bill Dowdall | 1st Prize |
| 14.03 Senior Woodwind | Simon Carey | Fintan Sutton | 1st Prize |
| 14.06 Senior Saxophone | Iris de Mot Diez | Natalia McGough | 1st Prize |
| 14.07 Senior Recorder | Laura Funken | Aedin Halpin | 1st Prize |
| 15.01 Junior Flute (A) | Zoe Yu | Bill Dowdall | 2nd Prize |
| 15.02 Junior Flute (B) | Sophie Zhao | Bill Dowdall | 2nd Prize |
| Clara Nic Siomain | Susan Doyle | HC | |
| 15.04 Junior Clarinet (A) | Michael Mac Canna | Paul Roe | HC |
| 15.06 Junior Oboe | Conor Ó Hanlon | Ruby Ashley | HC |
| 15.08 Junior Saxophone | Michael Healy | Natalia McGough | C |
| 15.09 Junior Recorder - Descant (A) | Ailbhe O'Loughlin | Aedin Halpin | 1st Prize |
| 15.10 Junior Recorder - Descant (B) | Filip Bottelier | Aedin Halpin | 1st Prize |
| 16.01 Senior Brass Recital | Adam Buttimer | Francis Magee | 1st Prize |
| 16.02 The Walton Cup | Anthony Boyko | Colm Byrne | 1st Prize |
| 17.01 Junior French Horn (A) | Christina Troup | Fergus O'Carroll | 1st Prize |
| Joshua Lynch | Fergus O'Carroll | VHC | |
| 17.02 Junior French Horn (B) | Squire Dempsey | Cormac O hAodain | VHC |
| 17.04 Junior Trumpet/Cornet (B) | Archie Dempsey | Colm Byrne | 1st Prize |
| Harry Lynch | Colm Byrne | 2nd Prize | |
| 17.06 Junior Brass Instrumental | Joe Murphy | Sean Fleming | VHC |
| 17.11 Junior Brass Ensemble Cup | RIAM Trumpet Quartet | David Collins | 1st Prize |
| 18.01 IMRO Award - Chamber Ensemble | Laoise McMullin | Jonathan Nangle | 2nd Prize |
| 18.04 Pieces for Children | RuaidhríO'Dea | Sophie Lee | HC |
| 20.01 Junior Percussion | Rafael Dale | Jonathan Herbert | 2nd Prize |
| Thibaud Empey | Jonathan Herbert | VHC | |
| 20.02 Senior Percussion | Jun bo Fu | Richard O'Donnell | 1st Prize |