The cellist Beverley Ellis was born in Scotland and grew up in Australia. She studied music at the University of Adelaide, then with William Pleeth in London and finally at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, where she graduated with the Soloist’s Diploma in 1987. From 1990 to 1994 she was principal cellist in the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester in Mannheim, with which she regularly appeared as soloist (concertos by Haydn, Boccherini and Stamitz).
She lives in Freiburg, teaching and playing, both as a soloist (Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Elgar) and in various chamber groups, covering works from early music (on Baroque cello) with the Kammerorchester Basel, up to music of the present day. She has been a member of Ensemble SurPlus since 1995 and has played as guest artist in other ensembles for new music, including Aventure and musikFabrik. She has participated in numerous radio and CD recordings and appears regularly in concerts and festivals internationally.

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