Darina Gibson studied in Dublin and Manchester where she graduated with the highest award, the Dayas gold medal, and won a Chopin Fellowship to study in Warsaw.

 

She was a lecturer in the keyboard department of the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, and also held positions in the Cork School of Music and the RIAM.

 

She has given masterclasses in Dublin, Cork and Donegal, and has performed as a soloist, an accompanist and a chamber music player.

 

She regularly attends the Oxford International piano festival.