Gabriella Swallow has emerged as one of the most versatile and exciting cellists of her generation. She studied at Chethams’ School of Music and The Royal College of Music with Jerome Pernoo. She was awarded the coveted Tagore Gold Medal and performed the Hugh Wood Cello Concerto in her final year. As a soloist Gabriella went on to make her South Bank debut with the London Sinfonietta in the world premiere of 'About Water' by Mark-Anthony Turnage. She made her Wigmore Hall debut with the soprano Ruby Hughes in 2013 and in the same season performed at the La Jolla SummerFest in San Diego, the Aldeburgh Festival with the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Cambridge Jazz Festival as a member of the celebrated British Jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock's Quintet. She has frequently collaborated with Nigel Kennedy. In 2016 she made her BBC Proms debut with Guy Johnston and his 12 cello ensemble at Cadogan Hall and in 2017 she performed the world premiere of Colin Riley's double cello concerto with Guy and the Manchester Camerata. Alongside her classical career she regularly crosses over in the fields of jazz and pop and is a sought after session musician.
