Biography

Joe is thirteen years old. He began his piano studies at the age of three and won his first piano competition aged five. Since then, he has won a number of first prizes in music competitions including First Prize in the U-9, U-11, U13 Piano Solo and U-11 repertoire, Rhona Marshall Cup(U14), Patricia Read Cup(U17) at the ESB Feis Ceoil. He was awarded the Dublin Philharmonic Junior Solo Concerto Prize (U-18) in 2015. He was selected as one of the top ten talented young artists nationally to perform at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) High Achiever Awards 2013 Gala Concert.

At age 9, Joe made his piano solo début in Carnegie Hall with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta and in Trinity College Dublin with the RIAM Chamber Orchestra.

At age 10, he made his piano solo début in the National Concert Hall as a special guest at the ESB Feis Ceoil gala concert. He also held his first solo recital concert in the same year. Joe was also awarded a place in the RIAM Young Scholars Programme.

At age 11, he performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 with the RIAM Symphony Orchestra in UCD's Astra Hall. He also held his second solo recital concert in the same year.