BACH 340  award - for the best performance

of music by J.S Bach in the competition 2025                         Dylan Keane

 

The John Gibson Cup and a cash prize

of 100 euro for the overall winner in Piano                               Rebecca Yu     
 

EMS Cup and a cash prize of 100 euro

for the overall winner in Wind and Brass                                  Aran Cahalan        

Castleknock Music Festival Strings

Competition Cup and a cash prize of 100 euro

for the overall winner in Strings.                                                   Junhyung Kang     
 

Castleknock Music Festival Vocal

Competition Cup and a cash prize of 100 euro

for the overall winner in Vocal.                                                     Juno Broderick

 

The Stanislav Cup for the best Guitar

performance throughout the competitions.                                    Theodore Lexa    

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The Cathal Gannon Cup for the best Early Music

performance throughout the competitions.                                           Grace Hanley 

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Piano Prizewinners 2025

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Piano Debut

• 1st Austin Haoen Gu

• 2nd Richard Ni 

• 2nd Aidel Jino

• VHC Luna Ploscar

• HC Eva Maria Popesku

• HC Julia Hoey

• C Thomas Donovan

• C Chloe O'Raferty

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Piano Under 8

• 1st Yifei Wang

• 2nd Jay Tiernan

• 2nd Reilly Aiden Anthony

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Piano Under 10

• 1st Jane Luo 

• 2nd Abhishek Jino 

• 2nd Kaiqing Zhang

• VHC Kacey Fang

• VHC Michelle Li

• VHC Aisling Yu 

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Piano Under 12

• 1st Rebecca Yu

• 1st Alexander Ennis

• 2nd Oscar Liu

• 2nd Rian Ni

• VHC Emilis Jakubauskas

• VHC Kate McCallion

• VHC Patrick Cotter

• HC Beatrice Coca

• HC Aobha-Linn Tiernan

• HC Claire Osman

• C Vivaan Jain

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Piano Under 14

• 1st Jayden Liu

• 1st Rian Ni

• 1st Tom McMahon

• 2nd KaiHui Zhang 

• 2nd Wendi He

• 2nd Anna Toolan

• VHC Alan Li

• VHC Grace Wu

• HC Emma Li​​​

 

 

 

 

Woodwind and Brass Prizewinners 2025

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Wind & Brass Under 8

• 1st Daniel Lexa

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Wind & Brass Under 12

• 1st Kejun James Du

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Wind & Brass Under 14​

• 1st Harry Lynch

• 2nd Sarah Kexin Zhang

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Strings Prizewinners 2025

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Strings Debut

• 1st Julia Hoey

Strings Under 8

• 1st Tessa James

• 2nd Suan Song

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Strings Under 10

• 1st Niamh Zou

• 2nd Yi Lin

• VHC Julia Dillane

• HC Aadya Haarish

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Strings Under 12​

• 1st Louise Zhang

• 2nd Ciara James

• VHC Patrick Cotter

Adult Solo Strings​

• 1st  Simon Gorgan

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Strings - Special Category: Electric Guitar
1st  Oisín McCarthy Curtin

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​​Vocal Prizewinners 2024

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Vocal Debut

• 1st Stella Feeley

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Vocal Under 8

• 1st Emma Tysiacnaja

• 2nd Harshad Sai Balajiraja

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Vocal Under 10

• 1st Jane Luo

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Vocal Under 12

• 1st Chloe Walshe

• 2nd Lucy Feely

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Vocal Under 14

• 1st Hannah Brady

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Vocal Under 16 Contemporary

• 1st Juno Broderick

• 2nd Freya McGaley

• 2nd Gabriela Ivanova

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Junior Vocal Repertoire Under 12

• 1st Chloe Walshe

• 1st Lucy Feely

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Instrumental Repertoire &

Chamber Music Prizewinners 2025

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Chamber Music - Emerging Artists

• 1st Maxime Donovan, Matilda H. Sousa, 
  Béibhinn Hickey, Elisa Calliva, 
  Maria Semmler Marian, Aibhín Harbourne​

• 1st Meabh Pietribiasi, Saorla Darcy,
  Sylvia Tierney, Tara Tudor

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Chamber Music - Mixed Level (Student and Teacher)

• 1st Yi Lin & Enrien Lamcellari

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Chamber Music - Advanced

• 1st Ruaidhrí O'Dea, Olivia Vondrys,
  Juliette Harford

• 2nd Michael Healy, Brian Clinton,
  Iris De Mot Diez, Matei Balasca​​​

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