Rowel Friers, born in 2002 in Northern Ireland, began his musical journey on a toy keyboard at 18 months. Beginning piano tuition aged five, he gave his first public recital that same year.

Rowel has had much success in national and international competitions over the life of his young career, from Rotary Young Musician of the Year 2015, to debuting in Carnegie Hall as a New York Concerti Sinfonietta International Shining Star in 2017.

Most recently Rowel was awarded the Charles J. Brennan Prize and McCullough Bursary at the prestigious 2022 Dublin International Piano Competition; he reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Dudley International Piano Competition; won the Feis Ceoil Mabel Swainson Piano Award; won the Audience Prize in the 2023 Madrid International Piano Competition and was awarded the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year 2023.

His concerto debut with the RTE Concert Orchestra at the National Concert Hall in August 2023 was met with a standing ovation.

Rowel is currently studying for his Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, with Professor Réamonn Keary.

Concert Tickets €15/Concessions €10 (Student/Senior/Group of 5+)

Further information Limerick Arts Office, Merchants Quay, Limerick

Limerick Arts Office are delighted to work with RTÉ lyric fm again in 2024 to bring the concerts to The Full Score Programme with Liz Nolan.