Music Instrument Fund of Ireland 2025

The Music Instrument Fund of Ireland (MIFI) is currently accepting applications for its 2025 auditions, offering violin, viola, and cello students access to high-quality instruments on loan.

The auditions will take place on 17 May 2025 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with applications open until Thursday, 20 March 2025.

Applicants must submit a recording of two contrasting works as part of the preliminary selection. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a live audition, performing three contrasting pieces. Selected applicants will also attend an interview to assess their suitability for an instrument loan.

The jury includes violinists Ioana Petcu-Colan and Katherine Hunka, violists Lisa Dowdall and Cian Ó Dúill, and cellists Aisling Drury Byrne and Ailbhe McDonagh.

For full details and application forms, visit www.mifi.ie.