Macdara Ó Seireadáin is a native of Dublin and a First Class Honours graduate of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied with Johannes Peitz and John Finucane respectively.

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A multiple competition prizewinner, Macdara has performed as soloist with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Uelzen Kammerorchester and others. In 2019, after holding orchestral positions in Austria and Germany, Macdara joined the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and has performed with numerous orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Staatsoper Hannover, Philharmonsiches Orchester Kiel, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, and Camerata Ireland.

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Macdara has performed throughout Europe, the US, Canada, China, Chile, and India, most recently completing a European concert tour with pianist Gintaras Januševičius, and in August 2024 was a headline performer at the International Clarinet Associations annual “Clarinetfest”. Furthermore, he is a member of the Ficino Ensemble with whom he has recorded two critically acclaimed CDs.

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A keen chamber musician, he has collaborated with Finghin Collins, Ailish Tynan, Johannes Peitz, Sharon Kam, the Vanburgh, and the Apollon Musagete Quartet, and performed at numerous chamber music festivals including Fredener Musiktage, Music for Galway, Great Music in Irish Houses, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Killaloe Chamber Music Festival, and Cellissimo.

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​Alongside a busy performing career, he lectures on performance psychology and coaches young musicians at both the Klaipeda Piano Masters and “Feuerwerk Einbeck” piano academies in Lithuania and Germany. Additionally, he has worked with the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra and has coached musicians worldwide to orchestral audition and competition successes. Finally, he is creator and host of the classical music podcast, "Harmonically Speaking".

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Macdara is supported by Music Network’s Music Capital Scheme, funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. Music Network is funded by The Arts Council.

"Ó Seireadáin brings a cool, smooth gleam to this work, in a compelling reading that is always clear and attractive, with dashes of slick virtuosity."

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                                                             - Michael Lee, Golden Plec