Ailbhe Kirkan

In 2016 Ailbhe took part in a conducting course with Robert Houlihan in the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

She studied violin in the Royal Northern College of Music as well as Bilkent University, Ankara. In 2013 she obtained a Masters diploma in Performance from the Conservatory of Music and Drama, DIT. Ailbhe works as a freelance violinist with the RTE Symphony Orchestra, the RTE Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra. She also performs with the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra, Wide Open Opera, Lyric Productions and the National Concert Hall Orchestra.

Ailbhe is passionate about teaching. She teaches violin, viola as well as chamber music.

She also conducts small school orchestras, group tuition and string projects for young people and adults.