Thirteen young organists representing six countries on both sides of the Atlantic have been selected to participate in the senior category of the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) 2024, which takes place in Armagh 12–14 August. Four are from Germany, five from the UK, and one each from Canada, the Czech Republic and Latvia. 

Details have been announced of the monetary awards and prizewinners’ recitals for this year’s Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), taking place in Armagh 12–14 August 2024.

The Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) will celebrate its tenth birthday this spring with gala recitals by all ten of its first prize winners in London (28 March, 7.30pm) and Belfast (6 April, 7.30pm), simultaneous lunchtime recitals in each of the six counties of Northern Ireland on 5 April (1.15pm), and the premiere of a new organ piece by Grace-Evangeline Mason.

David Titterington, Head of Organ Studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London and Artistic Director of the St Alban’s International Organ Competition, will chair the jury for the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, taking place in Armagh 23-26 August 2020.

Ivan-Bogdan Reincke, 21, from Hungary has won first prize in the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), held at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, on Monday 19 August 2019.

We are delighted that Martin Baker, Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, and one of the world’s finest organ recitalists, will be hosting 2 special events during his time in Armagh this August.

Today NIIOC has announced 13 shortlisted competitors, drawn from an extensive long list and countries across the world.

The Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) 2019 will take place Monday 19 – Wednesday 21 August in the cathedral city of Armagh.

Some of the prize recitals from our 2018 senior winner Johannes Krahl.

Johannes Krahl, aged 19 and a student of Martin Schmeding at the University of Music and Theatre, Leipzig, has won the Senior section of the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), which took place on Monday 13 August on the Walker organ in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.

The Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC), has announced the 13 competitors who will participate in this year’s senior competition, taking place on Monday 13 August in the St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.