Birr Festival of Music 2025 brings you one of our most exciting programmes to date from Thursday 1 – Monday 5 May.
The recent appointment of Niall Kinsella as Artistic Director marks a significant development for the Festival, which is illustrated by the outstanding calibre of events and artists he brings to Birr this year.
The renowned RTÉ Concert Orchestra will open the 2025 Festival with a spectacular evening of orchestral and operatic favourites. Conducted by Niall and featuring internationally-acclaimed Irish soprano Ava Dodd and presenter Liz Nolan of RTÉ lyric fm.
Acclaimed singer Liza Pulman and award-winning jazz pianist Gareth Williams will explore the Great American Songbook while male vocal quartet 4 in a Bar will perform at Craughwell’s Courtyard. The international duo Bruno Caproni and Julian Evans return to perform, deliver masterclasses and adjudicate at The Trench Award – the centrepiece of the Festival.
There will be Music in Birr Castle and lots more to enjoy!