Conductor

Peter Joyce

Rigoletto

Biography

After his initial musical studies in Ireland Peter Joyce went on to study conducting and composition at the renowned University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna from which he graduated with honours in June 2024. Winner of the 1st Prize and Orchestra Prize of the 2023 Feis Ceoil Conducting Competition, Peter is currently a member of the INO Studio. He has worked in symphonic, musical theatre, opera and choral settings including with the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, the Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna), the Sofia National Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria), the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Szolnok Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic (Poland), Max Brand Ensemble (Vienna), Ensemble Ars Nova (Poitiers) and the Webern Chamber Choir (Vienna), in Concert Halls including the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Peter is the founder and conductor of the Esker Festival Orchestra which last year celebrated their 10th anniversary with lauded performances of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony. As well as performing and conducting many world premieres by emerging composers, Peter's own compositions have been performed by groups such as the Arditti Quartet, Platypus Ensemble and at festivals including Wien Modern. In 2020 he was the winner of the Feis Ceoil IMRO Composition Award.

November 2024