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Il violista irlandese Martin Moriarty è riconosciuto come uno dei musicisti più importanti della sua generazione, con una brillante carriera internazionale come solista e musicista da camera in Europa, Asia e nelle Americhe. Vincitore di premi all’Amsterdam Viola Festival Competition, del Flax Trust Award al Clandeboye Chamber Music Festival e della Peter Pirazzi Stiftung, si è esibito con orchestre come la Baden-Baden Philharmonic sotto la direzione di Pavel Baleff e l’Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Nel 2022 ha eseguito la prima ceca del Concerto per viola di James MacMillan con la Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, diretta da Marc Kissoczy.

Martin si è esibito in alcune delle più importanti sale da concerto del mondo, tra cui la National Concert Hall di Dublino, il Concertgebouw e il Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ di Amsterdam, la Tonhalle di Zurigo, il Casino di Berna, l’Accademia Franz Liszt di Budapest, la Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel di Bruxelles, St Martin-in-the-Fields e Kings Place a Londra, la Ishibashi Memorial Hall di Tokyo e il Teatro Nazionale di Abu Dhabi.

Ospite frequente di prestigiosi festival internazionali, ha partecipato a IMS Prussia Cove, Krzyżowa Music, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, GAIA Music Festival, Zürcher Kammermusik Gesellschaft, Eggenfelden Klassisch, Davos Festival, Schiermonnikoog Festival, Grachtenfestival, Tsinandali Festival, Pablo Casals Festival, Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival, Holland Music Sessions, NEO Festival (Novi Sad), Tonhain Kollektiv Berlin e Romsey Chamber Music Festival.

Tra i suoi partner cameristici figurano artisti di rilievo come Vadim Gluzman, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Viviane Hagner, Eckart Runge, Stephen Waarts, Alexey Stadler, Gareth Lubbe, Boris Garlitsky, Philip Setzer, Barry Douglas, Márcio Carneiro, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Maxim Rysanov, István Várdai, Finghin Collins, Miklós Lukács e Diamanda Dramm, oltre a ensemble come il Paddington Trio e i quartetti Vogler, Vanbrugh, Meta4 e Michelangelo.

Molto attivo anche come orchestrale, Martin collabora regolarmente con la Mahler Chamber Orchestra, la Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra e la Irish Chamber Orchestra. Si è inoltre esibito come prima viola ospite con ensemble quali CHAARTS Chamber Artists, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, la Belgian National Orchestra e Camerata Freden.

Convinto sostenitore della musica contemporanea, ha presentato in prima esecuzione e collaborato a opere di compositori come Brett Dean, Gabriel Prokofiev, Helena Winkelman, Sam Perkin, Seán Doherty, Raymond Deane, John Kinsella, Oene van Geel, Sebastian Fagerlund e Thomas Beijer. Sarà presente nella registrazione Wind Songs, contenente nuove opere di Garth Knox, in uscita nel luglio 2026.

Didatta esperto e appassionato, Martin ha tenuto masterclass presso il Bard College (New York), il Conservatorio Reale di Anversa, il Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, il ConCorda Chamber Music Course e l’Ortús Chamber Music Festival a Cork. Dal 2022 viene invitato ogni anno dalla National Concert Hall di Dublino a collaborare al suo International Master Course, lavorando con artisti di spicco come Gwendolyn Masin, Mihaela Martin, Lars Anders Tomter, Frans Helmerson, Mark Gothoni, Máté Szücs, Adrian Brendel, Silke Avenhaus, Hyeyoon Park, Hartmut Rohde, Ulrich Witteler, Hisako Kawamura, Lena Neudauer, Tomoko Akasaka, Guy Johnson e Oliver Schnyder.

Martin è stato il primo musicista irlandese selezionato come solista alla Verbier Festival Academy (2018 e 2019), dove ha studiato con Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit, Ferenc Rados, Gábor Takács-Nagy, András Keller e Pamela Frank. Dal 2021 al 2024 è stato inoltre il primo musicista irlandese a ricevere una borsa dalla Villa Musica Foundation in Germania.

Ha iniziato i suoi studi presso la Young European Strings School of Music e la Royal Irish Academy of Music di Dublino, proseguendo poi la sua formazione ad Amsterdam, Detmold e Zurigo con Nobuko Imai, Marjolein Dispa, Veit Hertenstein e Lawrence Power.

English

Irish violist Martin Moriarty is recognised as one of the leading musicians of his generation, enjoying a vibrant international career as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. A prizewinner at the Amsterdam Viola Festival Competition, the Flax Trust Award at the Clandeboye Chamber Music Festival, and the Peter Pirazzi Stiftung, he has appeared with orchestras including the Baden-Baden Philharmonic under Pavel Baleff and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. In 2022, he gave the Czech premiere of James MacMillan’s Viola Concerto with the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marc Kissoczy.

Martin has performed in many of the world’s foremost concert halls, including the National Concert Hall Dublin, Het Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ in Amsterdam, Tonhalle Zürich, Casino Bern, the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Kings Place in London, Ishibashi Memorial Hall in Tokyo, and the Abu Dhabi National Theatre.

A frequent guest at leading international festivals, his appearances include IMS Prussia Cove, Krzyżowa Music, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, GAIA Music Festival, Zürcher Kammermusik Gesellschaft, Eggenfelden Klassisch, Davos Festival, Schiermonnikoog Festival, Grachtenfestival, Tsinandali Festival, Pablo Casals Festival, Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival, Holland Music Sessions, NEO Festival (Novi Sad), Tonhain Kollektiv Berlin, and Romsey Chamber Music Festival.

His chamber music collaborators include distinguished artists such as Vadim Gluzman, Claudio Martínez Mehner, Viviane Hagner, Eckart Runge, Stephen Waarts, Alexey Stadler, Gareth Lubbe, Boris Garlitsky, Philip Setzer, Barry Douglas, Márcio Carneiro, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Maxim Rysanov, István Várdai, Finghin Collins, Miklós Lukács, Diamanda Dramm, as well as ensembles including the Paddington Trio and the Vogler, Vanbrugh, Meta4, and Michelangelo Quartets.

Equally active as an orchestral musician, Martin has performed regularly with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, and Irish Chamber Orchestra. He has also appeared as guest principal viola with ensembles such as CHAARTS Chamber Artists, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Belgian National Orchestra, and Camerata Freden.

A passionate advocate of contemporary music, he has premiered and collaborated on works by composers including Brett Dean, Gabriel Prokofiev, Helena Winkelman, Sam Perkin, Seán Doherty, Raymond Deane, John Kinsella, Oene van Geel, Sebastian Fagerlund, and Thomas Beijer. He will feature on the recording Wind Songs, comprising new works by Garth Knox, to be released in July 2026.

An experienced and dedicated teacher, Martin has given masterclasses at Bard College (New York), the Royal Conservatory Antwerp, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, ConCorda Chamber Music Course, and Ortús Chamber Music Festival in Cork. Since 2022, he has been invited annually by the National Concert Hall Dublin to assist in its International Master Course, collaborating with distinguished artists including Gwendolyn Masin, Mihaela Martin, Lars Anders Tomter, Frans Helmerson, Mark Gothoni, Máté Szücs, Adrian Brendel, Silke Avenhaus, Hyeyoon Park, Hartmut Rohde, Ulrich Witteler, Hisako Kawamura, Lena Neudauer, Tomoko Akasaka, Guy Johnson, and Oliver Schnyder.

Martin was the first Irish musician selected as a soloist for the Verbier Festival Academy (2018 and 2019), where he worked with Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit, Ferenc Rados, Gábor Takács-Nagy, András Keller, and Pamela Frank. From 2021 to 2024, he was also the first Irish musician to be awarded a stipend by the Villa Musica Foundation in Germany.

He began his studies at the Young European Strings School of Music and the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, and continued his training in Amsterdam, Detmold, and Zürich with Nobuko Imai, Marjolein Dispa, Veit Hertenstein, and Lawrence Power.