‘I fell in love with conducting – and it is so important for women to be visible in the orchestra pit’Ciara Murphy, 25, from Sligo is one of Ireland’s rising conductors. She talks glass ceilings, her mother’s cancer diagnosis, and ‘suggestures’Ciara Murphy: ‘I think being empathetic is really important when you are a conductor’As told to Kirsty Blake Knox Today at 06:30“I was always musical growing up. I was always singing around the house and started studying cello, and piano when I was six. My mum always loved classical music, so she was more than happy to send me to lessons.

Source: Irish Independent February 03, 2026 14:32 UTC