Ryan Molloy

Piano / Pianó

Ryan Molloy is a composer straddling contemporary and traditional Irish music, renowned for his prowess as a fiddler and pianist. Over fifteen years, he has crafted over fifty compositions performed globally on four continents, featured prominently on BBC, RTÉ, and UTV. In 2024, Ryan received the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil Composer of the Year award.

His works have been commissioned by RTÉ, BBC, and esteemed ensembles like the Danish String Quartet and Ulster Orchestra. Ryan has represented Ireland at ISCM World New Music Days festivals and recorded extensively, earning nominations in the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards. His solo albums, including ‘pianophony’ (2019) and ‘Tempered’ (2021), showcase his innovative blend of uilleann pipes and piano. Ryan serves as Associate Professor of Composition at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Is cumadóir é Ryan Molloy a bhfuil baint aige le ceol comhaimseartha agus traidisiúnta agus a bhfuil cáil air as a chumas mar fhidléir agus pianódóir. Le cúig bliana déag anuas, tá breis agus caoga saothar cumtha aige atá seinnte ar fud an domhain ar cheithre mhór-roinn. Bíonn sé le feiceáil go rialta ar an BBC, ar RTÉ agus ar UTV agus sa bhliain 2024, bronnadh Gradam Ceoil TG4 do Chumadóir na Bliana ar Ryan. Tá a shaothar coimisiúnaithe ag RTÉ, BBC, agus ag roinnt ensemble mór le rá cosúil leis an Danish String Quartet agus Ulster Orchestra.

Tá Ryan tar éis ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar Éirinn ag féilte Laethanta Ceoil Nua an Domhain ISCM agus tá sé tar éis a bheith ag taifeadadh go forleathan, chomh maith le hainmniúcháin a bhaint amach i nGradaim Ceol Tíre RTÉ Raidió 1. Léiríonn a chuid albam aonair, lena n-áirítear ‘pianophony’ (2019) agus ‘Tempered’ (2021), a chumas nuálach sa phíb uilleann agus pianó. Oibríonn Ryan mar Ollamh Comhlach le Cumadóireacht in Ollscoil na hÉireann, Má Nuad.

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