cello - academy 2023/2024

Killian White

Killian White is the first cellist to be awarded the RDS Music Bursary, the most prestigious classical music award in Ireland. Prior to this, Killian was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the National Concert Hall Young Musician Award in Dublin.

His teacher from 2010 until 2018 was Christopher Marwood at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Killian recently completed his bachelor’s degree at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin with Frans Helmerson. During his studies he enjoyed a busy concert schedule, performing in various venues throughout Germany, England, and Ireland.

Killian has performed as soloist with many orchestras, including Camerata Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, RTE Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at Carnegie Hall. 

He plays on a 2020 Gruszow-Baumblatt cello, supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme and funded by the Irish Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Kilian White (image: Eduardus Lee)

Killian White is the first cellist to be awarded the RDS Music Bursary, the most prestigious classical music award in Ireland. Prior to this, Killian was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the National Concert Hall Young Musician Award in Dublin.

His teacher from 2010 until 2018 was Christopher Marwood at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Killian recently completed his bachelor’s degree at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin with Frans Helmerson. During his studies he enjoyed a busy concert schedule, performing in various venues throughout Germany, England, and Ireland.

Killian has performed as soloist with many orchestras, including Camerata Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, RTE Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at Carnegie Hall. 

He plays on a 2020 Gruszow-Baumblatt cello, supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme and funded by the Irish Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Killian White is the first cellist to be awarded the RDS Music Bursary, the most prestigious classical music award in Ireland. Prior to this, Killian was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the National Concert Hall Young Musician Award in Dublin.

His teacher from 2010 until 2018 was Christopher Marwood at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Killian recently completed his bachelor’s degree at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin with Frans Helmerson. During his studies he enjoyed a busy concert schedule, performing in various venues throughout Germany, England, and Ireland.

Killian has performed as soloist with many orchestras, including Camerata Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, RTE Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at Carnegie Hall. 

He plays on a 2020 Gruszow-Baumblatt cello, supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme and funded by the Irish Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

Kilian White (image: Eduardus Lee)
Kilian White (image: Eduardus Lee)