
Easter Course
5 -10 April 2027
The Faculty
Jonathan Aasgaard, soloist, orchestral principal, chamber musician and studio artist. He is Cello Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama; Tim Lowe, Guest Principal Cello to many UK orchestras, chamber musician and studio artist. He is Cello Professor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama; Matt Lowe previously with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, chamber musician, and is Director of Music at Barnard Castle School; Martin Johnson is soloist and Principal cello of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Dublin and is a faculty member of the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM).
Sue Lowe previously Assistant Professor at the Royal College of Music, was Cello tutor in many University Music Departments (Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, Leeds, Hull, York) and for many years taught at Chetham's School of Music and Eton College.
An outstanding feature of the course, is the exceptional quality of the pianists. We are delighted to welcome back JP Ekins and Stephen Gutman, recitalists, well known for their duo partnerships with a wide variety of instrumentalists and are thoroughly immersed in the cello repertoire. Both Stephen and JP teach and coach at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.