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Andrew Harsley

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Andrew Harsley is a cellist based in Manchester who recently graduated from the Royal College of Music in London.
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Andrew Harsley began cello lessons at the age of five in Norwich with Maja Passchier. In 2012, Andrew took up a 6th Form place at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where he continued his cello studies with Gillian Thoday. Andrew completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied with Melissa Phelps and was a regular performer with the RCM Orchestras and as a member of various chamber groups and in September 2018, Andrew began his postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Andrew was recently selected for the BBC Philharmonic's Professional Experience Scheme and has since performed in one of the orchestra's Media City concerts that was recorded for broadcast on Radio 3. Andrew has been principal cello of the London Moonlight Symphony Orchestra since 2017 and recently made his concerto debut performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Wymondham Symphony Orchestra.

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Rachel M
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

We booked Andrew to play at our wedding ceremony on Saturday and he was fantastic. Brilliant selection of music choices and the guests loved it too! If you’re thinking of booking Andrew for any of your occasions I would 100% recommend. Professional, excellent cellist player and all round lovely guy. Thanks so much Andrew! Rachel :)

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Richard O
2 years ago
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5 out of 5

I hired Andrew to play for my parents birthday and they can't stop talking about it! By all accounts, it was a wonderful and entertaining performance - "absolutely fantastic". They also mentioned that Andrew is a charming young man with exceptional talent. My dad was raving about how skilled he is with the cello and his technical know-how to control a backing track from his tablet (which remains a mystery to the old dears)...so, Andrew is highly recommended!

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Holly S
4 years ago
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5 out of 5

Andrew did an amazing job playing the cello at our wedding! Thank you

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Terry C
7 years ago

Andrew Harsley produced cello playing at its very best

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Christopher P
14 years ago

eloquent account of the first movement of Elgar’s Cello Concerto

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Andrew's Song list

Pop Songs:
Adele – Make You Feel My Love
Alicia Keys – If I A’int Got You
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Ellie Goulding – How Long Will I Love You
Elton John – Your Song
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love
Etta James – At Last
Eva Cassidy - Songbird
John Legend – All of Me
Lionel Richie - Hello
Michael Bublé – Home
Robbie Williams – Angels
Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
Songs from Musicals:
A Million Dreams (from The Greatest Showman)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King)
City of Stars (from La La Land)
Come What May (from Moulin Rouge)
My Love, My Life (from Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again)
One Hand, One Heart (from Westside Story)
Rewrite the Stars (from The Greatest Showman)
Somewhere (from Westside Story)
Classical Repertoire:
Bach - Arioso
Bach – Cello Suite No. 1
Bach – Cello Suite No. 3
Chopin – Largo from the Cello Sonata
Elgar – Chanson de Matin
Elgar – Salut d’Amour
Fauré – Après un Rêve
Fauré – Romance
Fauré – Sicilienne
Rachmaninov - Vocalise
Schubert – Ave Maria
Saint-Saëns – Romance No. 1
Saint-Saëns – The Swan

Andrew's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£125
Up to 1 hour£170
Up to 2 hours£200
Up to 3 hours£230
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Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party
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