Alum Rosie Murphy (Classical harp) has won the BBC Young Musicians Platform Award in Belfast, Ireland. She is one of six young musicians from Northern Ireland. These prestigious biennial awards aim to showcase and support the development of exceptional young musicians from Northern Ireland by providing funding awards for their professional development.

The biennial scheme aims to showcase and support the development of young musicians from Northern Ireland by providing funding awards, worth up to £5,000 each to artists who are ready to enter the professional world. The financial award enables recipients to develop their musical aspirations by spending time learning from a professional musician, mentor, teacher or composer either in Northern Ireland or abroad.

Each recipient will also benefit from professional engagements arranged by BBC Northern Ireland for a broadcast chamber music, solo recital or concerto performance. Four presenters from Radio Ulster and Foyle will help prepare the young musicians for the performances with the Ulster Orchestra for live broadcast.

As part of the award, Rosie will receive mentorship with Sioned Williams, past principal harpist for the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the next two years. Her upcoming performance of Debussy's Danses for harp and string orchestra with the BBC Ulster Orchestra on 20th of March, will be broadcasted by the BBC. She will also perform De Falla's Spanish Dance No. 1 for the BBC Radio Ulster's Classical Connections on the 18th of March.

Rosie: " I am absolutely delighted to receive this award in such a crucial time in the early stage of my career. I am very grateful for the wonderful teaching and supportive four years of Ernestine and the harp department at KC!"

More information on the Arts Council of Northern Ireland website.
Rosie Murphy