A junior at New York University double-majoring in Music Performance and Linguistics, Irene Fitzgerald-Cherry has been playing the violin since she was nine. Currently in the studio of Anton Miller, she most recently studied with Joana Genova-Rudiakov and Lilo Kantorowicz-Glick. She has played with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra, and the Sage City Symphony; also playing in the orchestras for the Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre's staged production of Cosi fan Tutti, the New Opera concert productions of Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutti, and La Boheme at Williams College, the Williamstown Early Music Festival's performance of St. John's Passion, and the Battenkill Chorale's performance of Elijah. Irene has attended several summer music programs, including the Boston University Tanglewood Institute's Young Artists Orchestra, and, most recently, the Manchester Music Festival.

As part of her goal to bring little known contemporary works to the public ear, Irene has organized recitals at the Bennington Museum since 2006, featuring 20th century solos and duos in collaboration with colleagues Julian Cartwright, guitar, and Nathan Heidelberger, piano. Irene has also performed in recitals for NYU composers Benjamin Taylor and Angelica Negron.

Irene has played with NYU Jazz's Combo Nuvo at the International Association for Jazz Education 2007 Conference, the Blue Note, and the Bowery Poetry Club. In the 2008 spring semester, her piano quartet was featured as part of the Steinhardt at Saklad chamber music series. She has played for the musical theatre department in their productions of 110 in the Shade and A Little Night Music, and as a soloist for the Steinhardt 2008 Distinguished Dance Faculty performances. She has been named to the Dean's List every semester for academic achievement.