Leaving Cert cellist wins €15,000 RDS bursary

Killian White is the first cellist to win the bursary in its 15-year history

Killian White: the winner of the RDS award was an eight-time winner at the ESB Feis Ceoil and the NCH Young Musician award in 2015

‘It’s been an amazing six months,’” said 18-year-old Leaving Cert student Killian White after being awarded this year’s €15,000 RDS Music Bursary, one of the most lucrative prizes for young musicians in Europe.

White, from Rathfarnham, is the first cellist to win the bursary in its 15-year history and the monetary gain is boosted by solo opportunities with the RTÉ national orchestras as well as performances in Britain through Irish Heritage, the voluntary ...