ARTIST PROFILE: Aoife Burke

Selected by The Arts Council as a recipient of a Next Generation Artist Bursary 2020, Aoife Burke leads a diverse career as a recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral player, curator and producer. Alongside the Elevation Ensemble, she is also a member of the Opalio Piano Trio and Kantos Quartet, supported by the National String Quartet Foundation. 

An avid chamber musician, she has collaborated with notable artists including Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Arto Noras and Richard Watkins, and groups such as The Vanbrugh, Navarra Quartet, and the Gavin Bryars, Kirkos, Ficino and Crash Ensembles, appearing at festivals including West Cork Music, New Music Dublin, Cellissimo and the Clandeboye Festival, where she was awarded the Special Festival Prize. 

Aoife holds a residency at Triskel Arts Centre in her native Cork, where she curates the Spotlight Chamber Music Series. As a session musician, she has recorded for artists including U2, Sinéad O’Connor, The Police, Ed Sheeran and Van Morrison.