Leila Clarke-Carr | Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year

Leila Clarke-Carr

Violin

Ireland Age:22

F. Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64: Allegro molto appassionato

J. S. Bach
Sonata No.1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana

Leila Clarke-Carr comes from a very artistic and creative background and has been studying violin since she was 7.

She is currently studying on the Masters in Classical String Performance Programme under the mentorship of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. She completed her Bachelors in Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and has previously been awarded at the Feis Ceol and Newpark Music Festival and won first place at the DIT Junior repertoire competition.

Leila has performed in a wide variety of ensembles and styles with the RIAM Philharmonia Orchestra, NCH SinfoNua Orchestra, Side by side projects with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, the Vanbrugh Junior Quartet and the RTÉ Con Tempo Junior Strings Quartet. 