Fiachra de hOra
Biography
The Irish violist Fiachra de hOra studied in Amsterdam and Basel and is now active both as a chamber musician and in orchestras. With the Gealán String Quartet, he regularly performs in Ireland and has been a member of the viola section of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester since October 2026.
Fiachra de hOra is an Irish viola player from Dublin. He graduated from the Hochschule für Musik Basel studying with Silvia Simionescu, where he completed his Master of Music in Performance in 2026 with a minor in historical performance. He also completed an orchestral internship with Sinfonieorchester Basel during the 2025–26 season.
He is a member of the Gealán String Quartet, who tour regularly throughout Ireland as part of the National String Quartet Foundation. He is also fluent in Irish (Gaelic), this connection reflected in the name Gealán (meaning a gleam or a flash of light). He has performed at the Clandeboye, Ortús, Music for Galway and West Wicklow Festivals, and has been invited to the Open Chamber Music sessions at Prussia Cove in Cornwall, England.
He received his bachelor in performance at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam where he studied with Nobuko Imai and Marjolein Dispa. He also holds a Diploma in Teaching and Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He joined the viola section of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester in 2026.