18/05/2024
Do chaith Sébastien Petiet laethanta a óige idir an Fhrainc agus Corca Dhuibhne, áit inár fhoghlaim sé ceol traidisiúnta ó cheoltóirí áitiúla.
He studied Violin at Cork School of Music until, at the age of fifteen, he moved back to France to continue his musical studies at the Conservatoire of Lyon.
He moved back to Ireland in 1993, working initially with the National Symphony Orchestra, then with various Traditional, Country and Rock Bands.
He eventually settled in the RTE Concert Orchestra, holding a position for over twenty years.
In 2020, he joined Robert Mizzell's Country Kings and resumed "life on the road".
He now enjoys a mixed musical life, including the many styles he likes to play, with many different musical partners.
Saolaíodh Stéphane Petiet i 2000 agus thosnaigh sé ag seimint bass roimh 5 mbliana d'aois. Thosnaigh sé ag staidéar faoi stiúr David Whitla i Scoil Cheoil Chorcaí i 2012.
In 2017, Stéphane solidified his reputation as a future prospect in Cork when he won the CSM Senior Recital Competition,
Stéphane’s most recent engagements are with the National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, and the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra.
Stéphane is a passionate musician across a range of styles, including Jazz, Mariachi, and Popular Music.
Michael Joyce has performed as a collaborative pianist in recitals throughout Ireland and internationally at venues including the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Mendelssohn Haus in Leipzig, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Casa da Musica in Porto, and Wigmore Hall in London.
He has made numerous recordings for RTÉ radio and has performed with well-known musicians including with the Crash Ensemble, sopranos Pauline Tinsley, Cara O’Sullivan, Majella Cullagh, Mary Hegarty and Emma Nash, tenors Robert Craig and Nicky Spence, flautist/pianist Sabine Ducrot, violinists Mairéad Hickey, Elizabeth Cooney, Catherine Leonard and Keith Pascoe, and violist Nobuko Imai.
Bronnadh céim ar Mhichael ó Ollscoil Yale agus Hochschule fur Musik i Detmold. Aturnae Dlí is ea é agus tá céim máistreachta aige ón Scoil Dlí i gColáiste na hOllscoile i gCorcaigh. Maireann sé i gCorcaigh, áit ina mbíonn sé ag tabhairt léachtaí i Scoil Cheoil Chorcaí MTU.
