Conor Linehan works extensively as a composer for performance. He has also written many scores for radio. In addition Conor works extensively as a concert pianist and has performed with all of Ireland’s major orchestras, premiered concertos by Ronan Guilfoyle and Don Ray as well as performing extensive solo and chamber music repertoire. Conor is on the piano faculty of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Conor regularly composes for productions at the Abbey Theatre, and has also worked with the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Siren Productions, Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, London, Gate Theatre, The Corn Exchange, Storytellers, CoisCéim Dance Theatre, David Pugh, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Everyman, Liverpool, and Thelma Holt Productions.
- Awards
- Best Sound Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2010 (with Ben Delaney) for "The Last Days of a Reluctant Tyrant" (Abbey Theatre)
- Nominated in Judges Special Award category Irish Times Theatre Awards 2010 ‘for setting the standard for original composition in theatre.’