Théa-Rose Lester Mumford

Théa-Rose is an active professional cellist, in demand as a solo, chamber and orchestral musician and regularly gives recitals at both public and private venues and events around the UK. She also frequently guests with orchestras and chamber groups around London and the South and South West of the UK where she is based. This has included the Westminster Opera Company, Sutton Philharmonic, Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Britannica, British Airways Orchestra, Per Piacere Chamber Orchestra, the Romsey Abbey Sinfonietta, and Southampton Concert Orchestra (SCO) to name but a few. She has performed in venues such as Cadogan Hall and St John’s Smith Square, London, The Great Hall, Exeter as well as various venues abroad including in France, Austria, Spain and the Czech Republic. Théa is also one half of the cello duo ‘The Duettists’, formed in early 2024, who have been bringing their imaginative arrangements to a wide array of venues and events across the UK. Théa has studied privately with cellist and Guildhall School of Music & Drama professor Tim Lowe since 2017 and has regularly attended courses, including the International Cello Gathering, undertaking masterclasses with, among others, leading cellists Louise Hopkins, Adrian Brendel, Rebecca Gilliver, Sue Lowe, Pierre Doumenge, Matt Lowe, and Tim Lowe. She has also partaken in orchestral workshops, including with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a sectional masterclass with Philippa Stevens. Théa has won multiple awards and competitions for her playing.