Biography
Cellist Heather Tuach is Artistic Director of Wintertide Music Festival in Newfoundland and 60min Concerts in London. She is also a member of the Greenwich Trio and Trustee of the The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation, which supports young musicians through instrument loans and more.
Heather was a member of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet from 2008 to 2016. During that time she performed throughout the UK, including at Wigmore Hall and Kings Place in London, and toured North America, Europe and South Africa. She appeared live on BBC Radio 3's ‘In Tune’ and was in residence at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Bucknell University, Pennsylvania.
In 2018, Heather joined the acclaimed Greenwich Trio, with violinist Lana Trotovšek and pianist Yoko Misumi. The Greenwich Trio performs regularly in London, including at 60min Concerts and at the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. They will be recording the complete Brahms Piano Trios in 2020/2021.
Heather can be heard on a number of recordings including the FSQ’s Bruckner String Quartet and Quintet (Linn Records, 2015), which received 5/5 stars from BBC Music Magazine. Her recording with pianist Patil Harboyan, Music from Armenia for Cello and Piano (Divine Art Records, 2014), has been called ‘A delightful disc of discoveries’ (Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone Magazine). In 2015, the duo performed Music from Armenia at Carnegie Hall, New York. Heather most recently recorded Intricate Web (Metier, 2017), which includes the solo cello suite, Reflections of an Eccentric English Artist, by British composer Liz Johnson.
Heather studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland, with Antonio Lysy at McGill University, Montreal, at the International Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland and with Colin Carr at Stony Brook University in New York, where she completed a Doctorate of Music in 2009.
Heather's cello was made by Yorkshire luthier Roger Hansell.
Heather was a member of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet from 2008 to 2016. During that time she performed throughout the UK, including at Wigmore Hall and Kings Place in London, and toured North America, Europe and South Africa. She appeared live on BBC Radio 3's ‘In Tune’ and was in residence at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Bucknell University, Pennsylvania.
In 2018, Heather joined the acclaimed Greenwich Trio, with violinist Lana Trotovšek and pianist Yoko Misumi. The Greenwich Trio performs regularly in London, including at 60min Concerts and at the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe. They will be recording the complete Brahms Piano Trios in 2020/2021.
Heather can be heard on a number of recordings including the FSQ’s Bruckner String Quartet and Quintet (Linn Records, 2015), which received 5/5 stars from BBC Music Magazine. Her recording with pianist Patil Harboyan, Music from Armenia for Cello and Piano (Divine Art Records, 2014), has been called ‘A delightful disc of discoveries’ (Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone Magazine). In 2015, the duo performed Music from Armenia at Carnegie Hall, New York. Heather most recently recorded Intricate Web (Metier, 2017), which includes the solo cello suite, Reflections of an Eccentric English Artist, by British composer Liz Johnson.
Heather studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland, with Antonio Lysy at McGill University, Montreal, at the International Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland and with Colin Carr at Stony Brook University in New York, where she completed a Doctorate of Music in 2009.
Heather's cello was made by Yorkshire luthier Roger Hansell.
