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'''Darragh Morgan''' was born in [[Belfast]] in 1974, and is one of London's most sought after interpreters of new music. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:DarraghMorgan1.jpg|thumb|right|Darragh Morgan]] --> |
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⚫ | '''Darragh Morgan''' ([[Belfast]], 1974) is an Irish violinist. He established himself as a soloist of new music with recitals at Sonorities Festival,<ref>[http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/~sonorities/ Sonorities Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010010932/http://www.sarc.qub.ac.uk/~sonorities/ |date=10 October 2006 }}</ref><ref>[https://londonsinfonietta.org.uk/family-concert-programme London Sinfonietta website, retrieved 2023-11-07]</ref> as well as in [[Prague]], [[Malta]], [[Nicosia]], Hong Kong, [[South Korea]], Italy, Switzerland, the [[Netherlands]], the United States, throughout the UK, and Ireland. |
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==Biography== |
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Morgan was part of The [[Smith Quartet]] and the music collective Noszferatu, and was Artistic Director of Music at Drumcliffe, a chamber music festival in the west of Ireland. He plays with the piano group The Fidelio Trio,<ref>[https://journalofmusic.com/listing/04-11-23/species-darragh-morgan-violin-jane-atkins-viola-tim-gill-cello-fidelio-trio-winter Journal of Music website, ''Fidelio Trio Winter Chamber Music Festival 2023'' listing, 2023-11-04]</ref><ref>[https://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/events/composers-workshop-fidelio-trio-0 University of Cambridge website, Faculty of Music, ''Composers' Workshop: Fidelio Trio'', retrieved 2023-11-07]</ref> which gave the European premiere of [[Michael Nyman]]'s "The Photography of Chance". |
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⚫ | Morgan has performed at international festivals including [[Warsaw Autumn]], Ars Musica Brussels, [[Darmstadt]], Aldeburgh, Spitalfields, Cheltenham, OCM, [[Dubrovnik Summer Festival]], New Music Evenings Bratislava, BBC Proms Chamber Music, National Arts Festival Grahamstown, South Africa, Cutting Edge London, Festival D'Automne Paris, Besançon Festival de Musique, Lucerne Festival and Jazz sous les Pommiers, Coutance. |
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⚫ | He has performed with many of the world's contemporary music groups including [[Ensemble Modern]], London Sinfonietta, Musik Fabrik, Icebreaker, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Remix Ensemble, Jane's Minstrels and Topologies. He broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, was chosen as [[BBC Radio 4]]'s Pick of the Week, and has appeared on The South Bank Show, [[SABC]], CYBC, RTHK, WDR and [[RTÉ lyric fm]]. He appears as soloist with The Ulster Orchestra and performed in the world premiere of Sir John Tavener's Hymn of Dawn. |
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⚫ | From 1999 to 2001, Morgan was leader of the [[Cyprus]] State Orchestra, and in 2004 was Concertmaster of the KZN Philharmonic in [[Durban]], South Africa. During that year he also became Director of Baroque 2000, South Africa's period instrument orchestra. He leads [[English Touring Opera]] and was featured as leader of the orchestra in BBC 2's TV series ''The Genius of Beethoven''. |
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Darragh has recently joined The [[Smith Quartet]], is currently a member of the new music collective [http://noszferatu.com/ Noszferatu] and Artistic Director of Music @ Drumcliffe, a chamber music festival in the west of Ireland. He also plays with the piano trio [http://www.fideliotrio.com/ The Fidelio Trio]. |
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⚫ | Morgan is a faculty member of Apple Hill Chamber Music in New Hampshire, USA.<ref>[https://applehill.org/team/darragh-morgan-violin/ Apple Hill website, Team profile, retrieved 2023-11-07]</ref> He coaches at the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme, has worked with The Mostar Sinfonietta in Bosnia and has given workshops for Buskaid in [[Soweto]]. He gives lecture-recitals on extended violin techniques at [[Queen's University Belfast]], Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.<ref>[https://www.rcs.ac.uk/blog/spotlight-on-dr-oliver-searle-interim-head-of-composition/ Royal Conservatoire of Scotland website, ''Spotlight on: Dr Oliver Searle, Interim Head of Composition'']</ref> He teaches at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and was appointed 'Musician in Residence' at the [[University of Ulster]]. |
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⚫ | Morgan has worked with a diverse range of international artists, such as [[Travis (band)|Travis]], Paul McCartney, [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]], [[David Bowie]], [[Spice Girls|The Spice Girls]], [[The Corrs]], [[Jamiroquai]], Yvonne Chaka Chaka, [[Incognito (band)|Incognito]], The Lemon Heads and [[Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]]. In the world of Irish Traditional Music he has worked with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, [[Nóirín Ní Riain]] and [[Derek Bell (musician)|Derek Bell]] of [[The Chieftains]]. |
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In 2020, during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, he hosted a week-long masterclass over [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]], teaching students in [[Mozambique]] how to play the violin. He said, “It was such a positive experience to work with young musicians who have an insatiable appetite for learning and want to improve. They are so musically intelligent that their progress was really instantaneous.” <ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Darragh |title=How I started teaching students in Mozambique over Zoom |url=https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/how-i-started-teaching-students-in-mozambique-over-zoom/11287.article |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=The Strad |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Morgan lives in south east London, with his wife, pianist Mary Dullea, and their children.<ref name=SJ>[https://www.sjss.org.uk/darragh-morgan-violin-mary-dullea-piano St John's Smith Square website, profile page]</ref> |
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In 2023, he completed his PhD at the University of Ulster and became Dr Darragh Morgan.<ref>[https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/unlocking-the-unconventional-investigating-the-multifaceted-role- University of Ulster Research Portal, ''Unlocking The Unconventional'']</ref><ref>[https://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/topic/music-drama-dance-performing-arts-film-and-screen-studies/current-phds University of Ulster website, Current PhD list, retrieved 2023-11-07]</ref> |
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Darragh Morgan currently resides, with his wife, pianist Mary Dullea, in south east [[London]]. |
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Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Belfast |
Occupation(s) | violinist |
Website | darraghmorgan |
Darragh Morgan (Belfast, 1974) is an Irish violinist. He established himself as a soloist of new music with recitals at Sonorities Festival,[1][2] as well as in Prague, Malta, Nicosia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States, throughout the UK, and Ireland.
Biography
[edit]Morgan was part of The Smith Quartet and the music collective Noszferatu, and was Artistic Director of Music at Drumcliffe, a chamber music festival in the west of Ireland. He plays with the piano group The Fidelio Trio,[3][4] which gave the European premiere of Michael Nyman's "The Photography of Chance".
Morgan has performed at international festivals including Warsaw Autumn, Ars Musica Brussels, Darmstadt, Aldeburgh, Spitalfields, Cheltenham, OCM, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, New Music Evenings Bratislava, BBC Proms Chamber Music, National Arts Festival Grahamstown, South Africa, Cutting Edge London, Festival D'Automne Paris, Besançon Festival de Musique, Lucerne Festival and Jazz sous les Pommiers, Coutance.
He has performed with many of the world's contemporary music groups including Ensemble Modern, London Sinfonietta, Musik Fabrik, Icebreaker, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Remix Ensemble, Jane's Minstrels and Topologies. He broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, was chosen as BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, and has appeared on The South Bank Show, SABC, CYBC, RTHK, WDR and RTÉ lyric fm. He appears as soloist with The Ulster Orchestra and performed in the world premiere of Sir John Tavener's Hymn of Dawn.
From 1999 to 2001, Morgan was leader of the Cyprus State Orchestra, and in 2004 was Concertmaster of the KZN Philharmonic in Durban, South Africa. During that year he also became Director of Baroque 2000, South Africa's period instrument orchestra. He leads English Touring Opera and was featured as leader of the orchestra in BBC 2's TV series The Genius of Beethoven.
Morgan is a faculty member of Apple Hill Chamber Music in New Hampshire, USA.[5] He coaches at the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme, has worked with The Mostar Sinfonietta in Bosnia and has given workshops for Buskaid in Soweto. He gives lecture-recitals on extended violin techniques at Queen's University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.[6] He teaches at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and was appointed 'Musician in Residence' at the University of Ulster.
Morgan has worked with a diverse range of international artists, such as Travis, Paul McCartney, The Divine Comedy, David Bowie, The Spice Girls, The Corrs, Jamiroquai, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Incognito, The Lemon Heads and Brian Kennedy. In the world of Irish Traditional Music he has worked with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Nóirín Ní Riain and Derek Bell of The Chieftains.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he hosted a week-long masterclass over Zoom, teaching students in Mozambique how to play the violin. He said, “It was such a positive experience to work with young musicians who have an insatiable appetite for learning and want to improve. They are so musically intelligent that their progress was really instantaneous.” [7]
Personal life
[edit]Morgan lives in south east London, with his wife, pianist Mary Dullea, and their children.[8]
In 2023, he completed his PhD at the University of Ulster and became Dr Darragh Morgan.[9][10]
Reference
[edit]- ^ Sonorities Festival Archived 10 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ London Sinfonietta website, retrieved 2023-11-07
- ^ Journal of Music website, Fidelio Trio Winter Chamber Music Festival 2023 listing, 2023-11-04
- ^ University of Cambridge website, Faculty of Music, Composers' Workshop: Fidelio Trio, retrieved 2023-11-07
- ^ Apple Hill website, Team profile, retrieved 2023-11-07
- ^ Royal Conservatoire of Scotland website, Spotlight on: Dr Oliver Searle, Interim Head of Composition
- ^ Morgan, Darragh. "How I started teaching students in Mozambique over Zoom". The Strad. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ St John's Smith Square website, profile page
- ^ University of Ulster Research Portal, Unlocking The Unconventional
- ^ University of Ulster website, Current PhD list, retrieved 2023-11-07