FÉINICS QUARTET
Iulia Florescu, violin
Rohan Harron, violin
Jeannette Bogado, viola
Anna Varga, cello

Formed in 2024, Féinics Quartet brings together four vibrant performers from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Already, they have performed across Ireland in events such as Killaloe Music Festival, West Cork Chamber Music Festival and EMPOWER 2026 Dublin. They recently made their USA debut on tour to San Francisco and Chicago. They have received masterclasses from members of renowned quartets such as the Ardeo Quartet, the Chiaroscuro Quartet and the Marmen Quartet, as well as the Belcea Quartet as part of the Wigmore Hall Festival in the Whyte Recital Hall, RIAM. Féinics Quartet are passionate about supporting the future of Irish music. As well as giving the first performance of a new work by their own violinist Rohan Harron on their USA tour, they are extremely excited to be working alongside an established Irish composer to commission a new work for the group, to be premiered later in 2026. They are particularly grateful to their wonderful coaches within RIAM for their constant support and expertise, Sarah Sew, Mia Cooper and Peggy Nolan.

Iulia Florescu is a Romanian violinist currently studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Sarah Sew. She completed her Bachelor's degree at The National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” Cluj-Napoca with Andrei Gocan. She is recipient of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and RIAM John Pollard Bursary which supports her studies at RIAM. She is a multiple prize winner in national competitions in Romania. She participated in masterclasses and workshops with acclaimed artists including Remus Azoiței, Andrey Baranov, Boris Garlitsky and Oliver Kipp. Iulia is a keen orchestral musician and performed with the Royal Youth Orchestra of the Transylvanian State Philharmonic, Cluj-Napoca and also an ERASMUS+ String Orchestra Project in Budapest. 

Rohan Harron is a violinist and composer in his final year of studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Sarah Sew and Jonathan Nangle. He has performed across prestigious venues in Ireland and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. This year he is co-leader of the RIAM Philharmonia, and previously held the position of concertmaster with the Trinity College Orchestra, with whom he also performed Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto earlier this year. Rohan also enjoys a busy freelance schedule working with orchestras and ensembles such as Crash Ensemble, Irish National Opera and Ulster Orchestra.

Paraguayan violinist and violist Jeannette Bogado arrived in Ireland in 2022 after receiving an Irish Chamber Orchestra scholarship, where she started Viola lessons with Joachim Roewer. A former member of the Irish Baroque Orchestra apprentice scheme (2023–2024), she performed with them at the BBC Proms last August. She has participated in the NCH International Masterclass 2023, West Cork Music Festival, and Killaloe Music Festival 2025. Jeannette is currently pursuing a Master in Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), focusing on viola and chamber music, studying with Robin Panter, Sarah Sew, Mia Cooper, Ruth Gibson and Donald Grant.

Anna Varga is a Hungarian cellist currently studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Ailbhe McDonagh. She performed as a soloist at the National Concert Hall in 2023 and has been a prizewinner in numerous national competitions. Anna has participated in masterclasses with internationally acclaimed cellists including Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Natalie Clein, Emmanuelle Bertrand at the Saline Royale Academy, Arto Noras at the Camerata Ireland Academy, and Guy Johnston at the NCH International Master Course. She has previously performed with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and has served as principal cellist of both the RIAM Chamber Orchestra and the RIAM Philharmonia.