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Research Interests
Performance, Historical Performance Practice, Early Music, Contemporary Music, Extended Techniques, Classical Music, Interdisciplinary Studies, Cultural Studies, Cross-Cultural & Interfaith Dialogue, Art Song, Chamber Music, Diversity in the Arts, Music & Activism, Female Composers, Music History, Music Literature, Music Analysis, Programme Curation, Festival Direction, Music and Film, Composition.
Teaching Interests
Piano, Harpsichord, Continuo, Chamber Music, Accompanying, Performance Practice, New Music, Early Music, Music History & Literature, Festival Management, Interdisciplinary Studies.
Biography
Yonit (aka Jolie) Kosovske performs as a soloist, collaborative musician, and interdisciplinary artist on piano, harpsichord, fortepiano, chamber organ, and clavichord. Dedicated to repertoire 1500s through Contemporary, she champions music within and outside of the mainstream canon of Classical Western Art Music, with a special interest in commissioning and performing works by contemporary composers. As an active recitalist, Yonit frequently accompanies vocalists in multiple genres, including Art Song (1600s–Contemporary), Oratorio, and Opera. She has curated and directed imaginative projects around Ireland and further afield throughout Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East. She has performed with renowned musicians and leading ensembles, including Irish Baroque Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Limerick New Music Ensemble, Musici Ireland, Sestina, Resurgam, Chamber Choir Ireland, Ancór, Sagittarius Hiberniensis, Galway Baroque, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Lipzodes, among many others. Yonit is founding co-director of the annual Limerick Early Music Festival, the year round series H.I.P.S.T.E.R. (Historically Informed Performance Series, Teaching, Education and Research), and WAVE~LINKS, a documentary film series exploring connections between music-making and artisanry.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Music, Indiana University Bloomington
Award Date: 8 Dec 2008
Master of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Award Date: 5 May 1995
Bachelor of Music, Rutgers State University
Award Date: 10 May 1992
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Artists in Residence: Sonorities Festival
Kosovske, Y. (Performer), Pestova Bennett, X. (Composer), Pestova Bennett, X. (Performer) & Groser, S. (Performer), Apr 2026, (In preparation)Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Artists' Residency: Sonorities Festival Belfast
Kosovske, Y. (Performer), Pestova Bennett, X. (Performer), Groser, S. (Performer), Pestova Bennett, X. (Composer), Essl, K. (Composer), Meklin, A.-K. (Composer), Oates, J. (Composer), Sánchez García, L. F. (Composer), McCabe, E. (Composer) & Padellaro, M. (Composer), Apr 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Chaconnes, Charades, and Chicanery
Kosovske, Y. (Performer) & Kosovske, Y. (Producer), 21 Mar 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Concealed and Revealed
Kosovske, Y. (Performer), Kosovske, Y. (Producer), Barley, P. (Performer), Madden, C. (Performer) & Smishkewych, V. (Producer), 20 Mar 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
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Activities
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Limerick Early Music Festival: MASKS & MASQUES
Kosovske, Y. (Organiser)
18 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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TUS Moylish Campus and Limerick School Art and Design
Kosovske, Y. (Visiting researcher) & Smishkewych, W. (Visiting researcher)
24 Feb 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Through the Walls - Workshop
Kosovske, Y. (Organiser)
8 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Hachnasat Sifrei Torah
Kosovske, Y. (Organiser)
15 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Interactive Voice Workshop
Kosovske, Y. (Organiser)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...