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Concert: Seán Morgan-Rooney

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Pianist Seán Morgan-Rooney, originally from County Down, has a varied performing career as a soloist and chamber musician.

Person leaning against a piano
Date(s)
January 16, 2025
Location
Harty Room, Music Building
Time
13:10 - 14:00

Programme:

Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C major Op. 17

I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton

II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch

III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

Sergei Prokofiev: from 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op. 75

Young Juliet
Montagues and Capulets
Friar Laurence
Mercutio

Seán’s early studies were with John O'Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin
He completed his Bachelor’s with Professor Christopher Elton at the Royal Academy of
Music in London, and his Master’s and Artist Certificate with David Kuyken at the
Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He has also studied privately with Yossi Reshev in Berlin.
He is a former participant of the IMS Prussia Cove, the Banff Centre's Piano Programme and
the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Seán is the winner of several prizes for his playing. In 2015 he won the Brennan Prize for
the highest placed Irish competitor at the 10th Dublin International Piano Competition.
Following this, he released a début album and appeared as a concerto soloist with several
of Ireland’s major orchestras, including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the
Ulster Orchestra. He is a past winner of the Royal Academy of Music's Else Cross Prize for
contemporary music and was a past finalist of the Dutch Classical Talent Award in the
Netherlands.

Seán also composes his own music, with a focus on piano with electronics and song
composition. In 2021, he received a major grant from the Irish Arts Council to write a new
collection of art songs based on sean-nós melodies, to be recorded this year. He will also
release his second solo album, “A Few Reflect the Heart,” which combines the music of 
Ravel with the pianist’s own compositions for piano and electronics. Seán currently lives in
Amsterdam.

Photo credit: Marco Borggreve

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