ChamberFest Dublin: New Works by RIAM Composers | The Journal of Music in Ireland

ChamberFest Dublin 2026 brings together over 50 chamber music groups across 30 concerts and events, taking place over two weeks from Monday 27 April to Friday 8 May. Now in its seventh year, ChamberFest is a vibrant, collaboratively produced celebration of chamber music, and a vital performance platform for RIAM students as part of their artistic development and assessment. A central aim of the festival is to recognise and nurture excellence. This year, the festival expands its awards with new prizes for string quartet and for the performance and composition of new music, alongside the prestigious ChamberFest Dublin Prize.

The concert features new chamber music works written by RIAM student composers.

At the end of the concert, the panel will award the inaugural Ina Boyle Composition Prize of €250 to the composer who wrote the best original composition.

An additional prize of €250 will be awarded to a chamber group for an outstanding performance of an RIAM student composer’s work.

Sofia Feria: Sombra
Kaihui Zhou, percussion; Yubing Zhang, percussion; Yunan Ling, percussion

Jacob Abela: Flying in Moonlight
Alexander Goransson, piano; Nataliya O’Neill, violin; Lito Syrimi, violin; David Mullooly, viola; Ira Schwitzer, cello

Max Novojilov: Inland Empire
Sonic Quartet: Maxim Novojilov, violin; Julia Antolec, violin; Yuxiao Wang, viola; Yangbin Jin, cello

Aoife O’Donovan: Tides
Tara Quartet: Estella Fischer, violin; Eva Paturyan, violin; Katie NíMhaoláin, viola; Aoibhín Keogh Daly, cello

Rohan Harron: The Veil is Thin, Scatter the May-Flowers
Féinics Quartet: Iulia Florescu, violin; Rohan Harron, violin; Jeannette Bogado, viola; Anna Varga, cello

Dean Glynn: Teseo en su lancha
Mark Shilov: Liliana
Chiara Trejo Infante, soprano; Dean Glynn, guitar