The 2022 Suggia Gift recipient, a Dewar Arts Award winner and former Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund scholarship holder, Scottish cellist Hugh Mackay is establishing himself as an independently-minded young artist drawing inspiration from across musical eras and a broad range of artistic collaborations.
His vibrant musical life denotes an eclectic range of performing styles and repertoire, from the inception of the cello to the present day, leading him to top venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Dortmund Konzerthaus and the Palace of Versailles.
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Hugh toured Scotland with duo partner, pianist Junyan Chen, in March this year. Discover what audiences had to say about their performances:
“Bursting with vitality...electric intensity…a startling interplay of power and delicacy” (Kirkcaldy Music Society)
“Mind-blowing virtuosity” (Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts)
Selected Concerts
Grimsby Concert Society presents Hugh Mackay & Julian Chan in recital.
Debussy | Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Beethoven | Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F, Op. 5 No. 1
Birtwistle | Lied
Bridge | Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Egham & District Music Club presents Hugh Mackay & Junyan Chen in recital.
Debussy | Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Bridge | Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Rachmaninov | Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor
The Anteros Arts Foundation presents Hugh Mackay in an all-solo cello recital.
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J.S. Bach | Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Thomas Demenga | EFEU (2010)
Britten | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1
Sands End Arts & Community Centre presents Hugh Mackay. Buy tickets here.
J.S. Bach | Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Thomas Demenga | EFEU (2010)
Britten | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1
Hugh performs for the first time at the beautiful Greyfriar’s Charteris Centre in Edinburgh. Buy tickets here.
J.S. Bach | Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Thomas Demenga | EFEU (2010)
Britten | Suite for Solo Cello No. 1
Intermezzo Concerts presents Hugh Mackay & Junyan Chen in recital.
Beethoven | Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F Major
Fazil Say | Sonata for Cello and Piano ‘Four Cities’
Hugh joins the Salomé Quartet for a concert at Whitstable Music Society.
Haydn | String Quartet Op.64 No.4 in G major
Caroline Shaw |"Valencia"
Hildegard von Bingen | "Three Antiphons"
Ravel | String Quartet in F major
Melrose Music Society presents Hugh Mackay & Junyan Chen in recital.
Francis Poulenc | Sonata for Cello and Piano
Fazil Say | Sonata for Cello and Piano “Four Cities”
Mark Simpson | Night Music
Sergei Prokofiev | Sonata for Cello and Piano
Hugh joins the Meadows Chamber Orchestra as the soloist in Dvorak’s heroic Cello Concerto.