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A.k.a. Siún Milne
Siún Milne began her studies at the Cork School of Music with Ruxandra Petcu-Colan, where she was a winner in many competitions, Junior and Senior Concerto Prizes, Arthur Nachstern Bursary and Senior Bach Feis Ceoil Prize. Siún continued her studies on a scholarship at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London and completed her Bachelor of Music degree in performance there, studying baroque violin with Nicolette Moonen and modern violin with Mateja Marinkovic. She was a finalist in numerous competitions including the Royal Academy Delius Prize, Brahms Prize and Clandeboye Young Musician Competition. Siun was awarded the Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholarship in 2007 for the duration of her studies. Siun is a keen chamber musician, and has engaged in concerts with a variety of ensembles throughout her career. Her string quartet recently performed as soloists with the Kunst Uni Graz Symphony Orchestra. She was also a prizewinner in the RAM Wolf Wolfinsohn quartet competition in 2009 and 2010. Siun has participated in masterclasses with Sarah Chang, Thomas Brandis, Latica Honda-Rosenberg, Hartmut Rhode, Eric Hobarth and Mathew Truscott.She recently particapated in masterclasses with Gerhard Schulz at IMS Prussia Cove. As an orchestral musician, Siun led the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, Kunst Universität of Graz Symphony Orchestra and numerous Royal Academy of Music ensembles. She was also a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra and European Union Chamber Orchestra. She has played with the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the Würzburg Mozart Fest, Storioni Festival Eindhoven, Rheingau and Heidelberg Festivals, Lincoln Centre New York and Konzerthaus Berlin.