Teaching
As one of Ireland's leading specialists in historical performance, Claire Duff has played a significant role in the development of Baroque performance and education in Ireland. She teaches Baroque violin and historical performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where she directs the RIAM Baroque Orchestra, coaches the Baroque Opera Orchestra and chamber ensembles, and teaches students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
An experienced and sought-after educator, she has been invited to give masterclasses, lectures and workshops throughout Ireland and the UK at institutions including the Royal College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, TU Dublin Conservatoire, the University of Limerick, and Cork School of Music, as well as for the Irish Baroque Orchestra and The English Concert. Students from Ireland, Europe, Asia, and North and South America have studied with her, specialising in Baroque violin or combining it with modern violin studies.
Claire encourages students to engage critically with historical sources, make informed musical choices, and cultivate their own distinctive artistic voice.
She studied Baroque violin with Monica Huggett and Pavlo Beznosiuk at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and baroque and classical violin with Lucy van Dael at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Teaching
As one of Ireland's leading specialists in historical performance, Claire Duff has played a significant role in the development of Baroque performance and education in Ireland. She teaches Baroque violin and historical performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where she directs the RIAM Baroque Orchestra, coaches the Baroque Opera Orchestra and chamber ensembles, and teaches students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
An experienced and sought-after educator, she has been invited to give masterclasses, lectures and workshops throughout Ireland and the UK at institutions including the Royal College of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, TU Dublin Conservatoire, the University of Limerick, and Cork School of Music, as well as for the Irish Baroque Orchestra and The English Concert. Students from Ireland, Europe, Asia, and North and South America have studied with her, specialising in Baroque violin or combining it with modern violin studies.
Claire encourages students to engage critically with historical sources, make informed musical choices, and cultivate their own distinctive artistic voice.
She studied Baroque violin with Monica Huggett and Pavlo Beznosiuk at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and baroque and classical violin with Lucy van Dael at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
IYBO
Claire has been Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra since its founding in 2017. A collaboration between the Irish Baroque Orchestra and the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, IYBO brings together Ireland's most talented young musicians for an intensive programme of coaching and performance on period instruments. Under Claire's artistic direction, the orchestra has established itself as an important pathway for young musicians specialising in historical performance. In 2022, IYBO was invited to perform at the Varaždin Baroque Evenings Festival in Croatia, where it received the prestigious Ivan Werner Award in recognition of its outstanding artistic achievement.
IYBO
Claire has been Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra since its founding in 2017. A collaboration between the Irish Baroque Orchestra and the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, IYBO brings together Ireland's most talented young musicians for an intensive programme of coaching and performance on period instruments. Under Claire's artistic direction, the orchestra has established itself as an important pathway for young musicians specialising in historical performance. In 2022, IYBO was invited to perform at the Varaždin Baroque Evenings Festival in Croatia, where it received the prestigious Ivan Werner Award in recognition of its outstanding artistic achievement.
Body Mapping
Claire is a Licensed Body Mapping Educator. Taught in conservatoires, universities and music schools around the world, Body Mapping is an educational approach grounded in anatomy, movement science and embodied awareness. It helps musicians prevent and overcome performance-related injuries, reduce unnecessary tension, and play with greater ease, freedom and expressive potential. Claire leads Body Mapping workshops, offers private tuition, and integrates its principles into her Baroque violin teaching, helping students develop healthy, sustainable and expressive performance habits.
Body Mapping
Claire is a Licensed Body Mapping Educator. Taught in conservatoires, universities and music schools around the world, Body Mapping is an educational approach grounded in anatomy, movement science and embodied awareness. It helps musicians prevent and overcome performance-related injuries, reduce unnecessary tension, and play with greater ease, freedom and expressive potential. Claire leads Body Mapping workshops, offers private tuition, and integrates its principles into her Baroque violin teaching, helping students develop healthy, sustainable and expressive performance habits.
Claire Duff
Created By Liam Thompson
Created By Liam Thompson
Created By Liam Thompson