Ruth McGinley - Piano

Ruth Mc Ginley began to play the piano at the age of two, taught by her mother. She was awarded a scholarship at the age of nine to the Royal Irish Academy of Music to study under Dr. John O' Conor.

Ruth received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1995 to study with Christopher Elton. She was awarded a B.Arts in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 1999 where she completed her degree studies with Dr. John O' Conor. In 2002 Ruth was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance from the Royal College of Music in London where she studied with the late Irina Zariatskaya and John Barstow.

Ruth has won many awards including the piano final of RTE's Young Musician of the Future in 1992. In 1994 she won the piano final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Ruth was also the first recipient of the prestigious O'Reilly Foundation Scholarship.

Ruth has performed as soloist throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe and the Middle East. Her concerto appearances have included concerts with the BBC Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, National Symphony Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra and the Ulster Orchestra.

Ruth returned to her native Derry in 2004. She is in high demand as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher.

Ruth McGinley © 2007