Northern Ireland International Organ Competition

15/04/2026

The Northern Ireland International Organ Competition is for talented young organists, aged 21 and under, with prizes including major recital engagements. Entries now open for this year's competition (which takes place in Armagh in August) - deadline Friday 10 July. More details https://www.niioc.com/

Northern Ireland International Organ Competition
Royal College of Organists
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📷 2025 Winner Maximilian Haller from Italy (Liam McArdle)

13/04/2026

Entries Open! With a winner’s package of over £5,000 in the Senior Category, this is the first flavour of some exciting opportunities to come.

For jury details, categories, prizes and entry details, visit: https://www.niioc.com/news/2026-competition

Prize recital information, spanning the UK, Europe and US, will be announced in May.

NIIOC 2026 - Armagh, 17-19 August

St Albans International Organ Festival
Choir & Organ
Royal College of Organists
Charles Wood Festival of Music and Summer School Armagh
Creative Oundle for Organists

05/04/2026

A very Happy Easter to you all!

Full details of our 2026 competition will be announced on Monday 13 April, including jury, categories and monetary prizes. Applications can also be received from this date.

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24/12/2025

Wishing our funders, supporters and friends all the happiness of the Christmas Season and every good wish for 2026! 🎅🏻🎄🥂

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

09/12/2025

We are thrilled to have received Charitable Status from the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, as NIIOC looks forward to considerable developments in 2026.

Registration Number: 110511

Our thanks to Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors for their invaluable support throughout this process.

24/11/2025

Congratulations to Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin on a remarkable concert to mark her 40th anniversary as Titular Organist of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. Sophie-Véronique was Chair of our 2025 Competition jury in Armagh.

Last night’s event saw her improvise to a silent film for over 90 minutes, drawing out all the colours of the iconic French instrument with brilliance.

Our Chair and Founder, Richard Yarr MBE DL, was delighted to be there to celebrate with her.

15/10/2025

A wonderful opportunity to hear our 2024 winner, Jan Liebermann, perform one of his prize recitals.

Everyone's welcome in the Abbey at 5pm on Sunday for a free recital by Jan Liebermann, winner of the 2024 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. He'll be playing music by Wagner, Dupré, Bach and Duruflé as our Young Artists' Platform series continues.

19/08/2025

Northern Ireland International Organ Competition announced Italian 19-year-old Maximilian Haller as the winner of their 2025 competition, which took place in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh on 11 and 12 August 🎼

Read the full story online now!