Deirdre Cooper

Cellist from the UK. As well as playing principal cello with the European Festival Orchestra at Les Jardin Musicaux, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland Deirdre has held positions with the Scottish Ballet Orchestra as principal cellist, The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as sub-principal and in 2010 joined (again) the PO cello section. She has been guest principal cellist with the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, the English Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia and The BBC Concert Orchestra. She is currently principal cellist with L’Orchestre Des Jardins Musicaux. She joined the The Smith Quartet in 1996 and the The Philharmonia Orchestra in 2010 as #3 Cellist.