Lecturer in Cello

Dublin born Aoife Nic Athlaoich enjoys a versatile career performing on both modern and baroque cello. As well as her position as principal cello with the ICO, Aoife is sub principal cellist with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and a co-founder of the Solas String Quartet.

Aoife is a passionate teacher of all ages from beginners to MA students. Aoife specialises in baroque performance and coaches chamber music. 

Aoife has performed at Ireland's leading chamber music festivals and is the former artistic director of the East Cork Early Music Festival.

Aoife studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin before continuing her third level education at the Royal Academy of Music and won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London for her postgraduate studies.

Aoife lives in Cork cCty where she is a lecturer of cello at the MTU Cork School of Music. Aoife also teaches at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin and on the MA in Classical String Performance at the University of Limerick.

Outside of performing and teaching, Aoife enjoys spending free time with her family and dog Marty, she is also an avid all weather sea swimmer.