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Robin Michael – Cello
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Cello
Robin Michael enjoys a diverse and varied career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral principal and teacher. He is solo cellist with Orchestre Les Siècles, principal cellist in John Eliot Gardiner’s Orchestre Revoluonnaire et Romantique, and solo cellist with Les Musiciens du Prince (Monaco). In addition to these positions he is regular guest principal cellist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Britten Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, English National Opera and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Robin was the cellist in the Fidelio trio for over ten years with whom he toured Europe, North America, Asia and South Africa. He has also appeared in collaboration with the Dante and Eroica quartets.
Recent concert highlights include complete Bach and Britten suite cycles in France and London, the South Korean premier of Jonathan Harvey’s Advaya for cello and electronics, the UK premier of Steve Reich Cello Counterpoint and the world premiere of Alasdair Nicolson’s cello concerto.
Robin is artistic director of the Kinnordy Chamber Music festival in Scotland, now in its tenth year and was recently elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM). He was recently appointed artistic director of the concert series at the Museé Marmotten Monet in Paris.
