brian o'kane, violoncelle/cello
Le violoncelliste irlandais Brian O’Kane mène une carrière chargée en tant que soliste et musicien du chambre. Après avoir remporté le premier prix du Concours International de Cordes à Windsor en 2008, il a fait ses débuts avec l’orchestre RTE National Symphony d’Irlande, l’orchestre Philharmonia sous la baguette d’ Ashkenazy, et en récital à Wigmore Hall, et il a enregistré un CD chez Champs Hill.
Musicien de chambre passionné, Brian aime jouer comme membre de l’Ensemble Cappa et le Quatuor Navarra. Il a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes, tels que Michael Collins, Aleksandar Madzar, Antoine Tamestit, Ian Bostridge, et James Galway, et il s’est produit aux festivals de West Cork, Aix-en-Provence, Radio France-Montpellier, Lockenhaus et Weesp (Pays Bas) dont son quatuor est directeur artistique.
Diplômé de la Royal Academy of Music et la Guildhall School of Music and Drama à Londres, il considère que ses influences les plus importantes sont venues de Louise Hopkins et de ses études sous Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, et Eberhard Feltz à Prussia Cove. Actuellement il joue sur un violoncelle de Rugieri, d’environ 1690.
The Irish cellist Brian O’Kane enjoys a busy career as both soloist and chamber musician. Since winning first prize at the Windsor International String Competition in 2008, he has made his debuts with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Philharmonia Orchestra under Ashkenazy, in recital at the Wigmore Hall, and on CD for the Champs Hill label.
An avid chamber musician, Brian enjoys performing as a member of the Cappa Ensemble and Navarra Quartet. He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Michael Collins, Aleksandar Madzar, Antoine Tamestit, Ian Bostridge, and James Galway and has appeared at festivals such as West Cork, Aix-en-Provence, Radio France-Montpellier, Lockenhaus, and Weesp, Holland, of which his quartet are the artistic directors.
A graduate of both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Brian‘s biggest influences have come from Louise Hopkins and at Prussia Cove and Chamber Studio from studies with Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, and Eberhard Feltz. Brian currently plays on a Rugieri cello c.1690.
Musicien de chambre passionné, Brian aime jouer comme membre de l’Ensemble Cappa et le Quatuor Navarra. Il a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes, tels que Michael Collins, Aleksandar Madzar, Antoine Tamestit, Ian Bostridge, et James Galway, et il s’est produit aux festivals de West Cork, Aix-en-Provence, Radio France-Montpellier, Lockenhaus et Weesp (Pays Bas) dont son quatuor est directeur artistique.
Diplômé de la Royal Academy of Music et la Guildhall School of Music and Drama à Londres, il considère que ses influences les plus importantes sont venues de Louise Hopkins et de ses études sous Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, et Eberhard Feltz à Prussia Cove. Actuellement il joue sur un violoncelle de Rugieri, d’environ 1690.
The Irish cellist Brian O’Kane enjoys a busy career as both soloist and chamber musician. Since winning first prize at the Windsor International String Competition in 2008, he has made his debuts with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Philharmonia Orchestra under Ashkenazy, in recital at the Wigmore Hall, and on CD for the Champs Hill label.
An avid chamber musician, Brian enjoys performing as a member of the Cappa Ensemble and Navarra Quartet. He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Michael Collins, Aleksandar Madzar, Antoine Tamestit, Ian Bostridge, and James Galway and has appeared at festivals such as West Cork, Aix-en-Provence, Radio France-Montpellier, Lockenhaus, and Weesp, Holland, of which his quartet are the artistic directors.
A graduate of both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Brian‘s biggest influences have come from Louise Hopkins and at Prussia Cove and Chamber Studio from studies with Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, and Eberhard Feltz. Brian currently plays on a Rugieri cello c.1690.
