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Percussion is a big hit with Cork musician Alex Petcu

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Percussion is a big hit with Cork musician Alex Petcu

From soup bowls to car brakes, Cork musician Alex Petcu is constantly searching for new sounds in the instruments he strikes, writes Ellie O'Byrne

Plenty of strings to talented Cork cellist’s bow

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Plenty of strings to talented Cork cellist’s bow
From Bermuda to Bantry: Mairéad Hickey will star at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival

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From Bermuda to Bantry: Mairéad Hickey will star at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival
Classical review: Cork Concert Orchestra, Cork City Hall

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Classical review: Cork Concert Orchestra, Cork City Hall
Russian flavour for Cork

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Russian flavour for Cork
New orchestra is alive to the sound of Cork

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New orchestra is alive to the sound of Cork
No CAO worries for these students
No CAO worries for these students

The wait for CAO offers is not a worry for a young woman who will soon be winging her way to Germany to further her career as a violinist.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2014

Violinist Máiréad hits all the right notes
Violinist Máiréad hits all the right notes

A teenage violin virtuoso has taken a huge step towards a career in music after winning the country’s largest classical music competition for second-level students.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2013

Hi-tech fiddler adds another string to bow

A young Irish musician who developed a hit fiddle app has won a prestigious international violin competition.

Wed, 30 May, 2012

Fiddler reaches global audience with iPad teaching app

An award-winning teenage violin sensation has added a hi-tech string to her bow.

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