Nicky Sweeney is in demand as a freelance chamber and orchestral musician in the UK where she has lived since she gained her 1st Class Honours performance degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She studied with David Takeno and won every violin competition during her time there. She has recently led the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and played principal with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players and the Nash Ensemble .

Nicky has been Assistant Leader of Irish Chamber Orchestra for more than twenty years and has led the orchestra on several major tours to South America, Europe and the USA. She has played numerous concertos, double concertos and chamber music with her fabulous colleagues. Her recent 2022 CD recording of Moeran Violin Duos with Darragh Morgan was Gramophone magazine’s editor’s choice and was praised in the Strad magazine also.