About

The Aboyne Cello Festival and Summer School is known to be a fun, supportive cello summer school based in wonderful surroundings with an ethos of friendship and positive thinking and the very best international cellist tutors. The core of the course is designed for conservatoire level students, but we also inspire teenagers, professionals, adult amateurs grade 6+, and include coaching for younger participants. If you play the cello but are unsure about what you would want to be involved with, please get in touch to find out more about which parts of the course would be suitable for you!

The Aboyne Cello Festival is open to all ages from 7+ and of any standard. The advised standard for those participating in the Cello Orchestra is grade 6+.

Read more about individual lessons, masterclasses and workshops, cello orchestra, and accompanists/chamber music.

Apply here to secure your place to be part of this fantastic cello festival!

Below is a typical schedule for the week when the festival runs live in Scotland:

Date	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Sunday	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Rebecca Gilliver and Sophia Rahman Cello and Piano Recital
Monday	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Young Artist Finn Mannion Recital
Tuesday	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Scottish Music Session
Wednesday	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	The Three Cellos Concert
Thursday	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Film Night (optional)
Friday	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Students’ Concert
Saturday	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Alice Neary and David Adams Cello and Violin Recital	Rehearsals as necessary
Sunday	Morning Off	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Giant Cello Ensemble Concert                        MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland

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