Rachel Mercer Cello

After winning the Grand Prize at the 2001 Vriendenkrans Competition in Amsterdam, Canadian cellist Rachel Mercer made her European recital debut at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. She has performed around the world as soloist and chamber musician. As cellist of the Aviv String Quartet since 2002, she regularly tours in North America, Europe and Israel, performing in major concert halls and venues including London's Wigmore Hall, the Zurich Tonhalle, Toronto's St. Lawrence Centre, the Library of Congress in Washington DC, and the Louvre in Paris. Currently based in Toronto, Rachel Mercer is principal cello for the Via Salzburg chamber music concert series and the Group of Twenty-Seven chamber orchestra. She joined the Made in Canada piano quartet in 2008. She has recorded with the Aviv String Quartet and recently released her debut solo CD. She plays the 1824 McConnell Nicolaus Gagliano cello on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts.

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2009/10 Concerts
Abbey Road | Brasil | Shostakovich: A Portrait | Songbook 4