Lucy andrews
Lucy Andrews - Cellist
Born into a musical family, Lucy was immersed in music from an early age; starting the cello at the age of six. She also began trumpet, singing and piano lessons and soon joined numerous local orchestras, chamber groups, big bands and choirs. At the age of eleven she received a full scholarship to study at the prestigious Purcell School of Music, where she learnt the cello with Michal Kaznowski and Pal Banda and also received weekly tuition in trumpet, singing, piano, aural, composition, harmony, music history, music technology and music theory. Lucy decided to focus on the cello as her first instrument after joining the National Children’s Orchestra and co-leading the cello section.
In 2009 Lucy began her undergraduate studies on the cello at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama, studying under Alexander Baillie and Tim Lowe. During her studies, Lucy participated in masterclasses and coaching from members of distinguished ensembles including the Alban Berg, Belcea, Dante, Endellion and Takács string quartets. For two years running her string quartet was selected to represent GSMD in the National Young String Quartet Festival in association with Wigmore Hall. The same quartet also reached the finals of the CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition held at the Royal Academy of Music, performed a recital as part of the 'Illuminated Britten' festival at the Barbican Centre and performed live on BBC Radio 3 with Eric Whitacre and the BBC Singers at Milton Court. In her final year at GSMD Lucy won first prize in the highly regarded ‘Music at Beaulieu’ competition, gave the London premiere of Cecilia McDowell's 'Night Flight' for solo cello and choir and performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Salisbury Sinfonia.
Since graduating, Lucy has embarked upon a career as a self-employed cellist and music teacher in London. She currently performs regularly with City String Ensemble, Down for the Count, ELO Encounter, The Guildhall Session Orchestra, The Hush Collective and Quattro, as well as at numerous other professional engagements. She has performed in Croatia, France, Guernsey, Italy and Uganda and in many major venues across the UK including the Barbican Hall, Cadogan Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Kings Place, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall and St John’s Smith Square. She has also been fortunate enough to work under the direction of world-renowned musicians including Eric Whitacre, Jeff Wayne, John Rutter, Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies and Sir Simon Rattle.
Lucy also has a great passion for popular music, film music and musicals. She has recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Angel Studios and Maida Vale Studios, and has recorded for SONY, SEGA, Universal, RAM Records and the Rainbow Collections. Some of these recordings have been broadcast on radio stations including BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Scala Radio. She has also been involved in recording the soundtracks to the Beasts of London exhibition at the Museum of London, the Christmas Carnival at Waddesdon Manor, the production of Orestas at the Barbican, the computer games Total War: Elysium and Warhammer, and the Illuminated River project on the bridges of the River Thames. The latter was featured on the Channel 4 documentary 'London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames'. She has worked regularly with the composer Kevin Kerrigan, including performing on his albums Solasta, Chiaroscuro and The Comet Tides and recording the solo cello part for the Taiwanese short film Glitches. Lucy also features as a musician in the 2025 Christmas movie ‘Jingle Bell Heist’.
Over the years, Lucy has worked with artists including Adekunle Gold, Aoife O’Donovan, Baobei, Becky Hill, Boy George, Brian Wilson, Claire Richards, Sir Cliff Richard, Confucious MC, D’Ilys, Duncan James, Eckoes, The Flood in Our Heads, Guy Valorino, James Messiah, Jeff Wayne, Joe Armon-Jones, Kae Tempest, Kevin Clifton, Kiki Dee, Kojaque, Lea Sen, London Gay Men’s Chorus, NAO, OrchestRAM, Rachel Tucker, Raiser, Rick Wakeman, Smokey Robinson, Russell Watson, Sampha, The Speakers Corner Quartet, and members of The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Yes. Lucy has also performed in musicals including Les Misérables, War of the Worlds, Oliver!, South Pacific, 42nd Street, Carousel, Hello Dolly, Beethoven in Vienna, The Legend of Beowulf, Tinseltown and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens.
As a founding member of City String Ensemble, Lucy has recorded multiple EPs of pop classics and anime theme tunes with the group, which can be heard regularly on Scala Radio. From 2021, City String Ensemble has been involved in Fever's Candlelight Concerts, performing themed programmes of ABBA, Anime, Ariana Grande, The Beatles, Beyoncé, Christmas, Coldplay, Disney, Halloween, Hans Zimmer, Imagine Dragons, James Bond, Justin Bieber, Paramore, Queen, Rings and Dragons, Studio Ghibli, Taylor Swift, The Weekend and movie soundtracks to audiences across London in venues including Grand Junction, Syon Park, Butchers Hall, Glaziers Hall, The Guildhall, Southwark Cathedral, St Mary's Marylebone, St Stephen's Walbrook, Central Hall Westminster and venues in Brighton, Portsmouth and Reading.
In 2025, Lucy joined The Hush Collective, which is an ensemble that performs entirely in the dark! Lucy enjoys playing the cello, trumpet and singing during these interactive concerts, which also involve lots of improvising.
Lucy enjoys listening to Amy Winehouse, Beyoncé, Earth Wind and Fire, John Williams, Muse, Snarky Puppy and Wicked the Musical. Her other interests include films, theatre, books, CrossFit and escape rooms!
In 2009 Lucy began her undergraduate studies on the cello at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama, studying under Alexander Baillie and Tim Lowe. During her studies, Lucy participated in masterclasses and coaching from members of distinguished ensembles including the Alban Berg, Belcea, Dante, Endellion and Takács string quartets. For two years running her string quartet was selected to represent GSMD in the National Young String Quartet Festival in association with Wigmore Hall. The same quartet also reached the finals of the CAVATINA Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition held at the Royal Academy of Music, performed a recital as part of the 'Illuminated Britten' festival at the Barbican Centre and performed live on BBC Radio 3 with Eric Whitacre and the BBC Singers at Milton Court. In her final year at GSMD Lucy won first prize in the highly regarded ‘Music at Beaulieu’ competition, gave the London premiere of Cecilia McDowell's 'Night Flight' for solo cello and choir and performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Salisbury Sinfonia.
Since graduating, Lucy has embarked upon a career as a self-employed cellist and music teacher in London. She currently performs regularly with City String Ensemble, Down for the Count, ELO Encounter, The Guildhall Session Orchestra, The Hush Collective and Quattro, as well as at numerous other professional engagements. She has performed in Croatia, France, Guernsey, Italy and Uganda and in many major venues across the UK including the Barbican Hall, Cadogan Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Kings Place, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall and St John’s Smith Square. She has also been fortunate enough to work under the direction of world-renowned musicians including Eric Whitacre, Jeff Wayne, John Rutter, Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies and Sir Simon Rattle.
Lucy also has a great passion for popular music, film music and musicals. She has recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Angel Studios and Maida Vale Studios, and has recorded for SONY, SEGA, Universal, RAM Records and the Rainbow Collections. Some of these recordings have been broadcast on radio stations including BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Scala Radio. She has also been involved in recording the soundtracks to the Beasts of London exhibition at the Museum of London, the Christmas Carnival at Waddesdon Manor, the production of Orestas at the Barbican, the computer games Total War: Elysium and Warhammer, and the Illuminated River project on the bridges of the River Thames. The latter was featured on the Channel 4 documentary 'London's Great Bridges: Lighting the Thames'. She has worked regularly with the composer Kevin Kerrigan, including performing on his albums Solasta, Chiaroscuro and The Comet Tides and recording the solo cello part for the Taiwanese short film Glitches. Lucy also features as a musician in the 2025 Christmas movie ‘Jingle Bell Heist’.
Over the years, Lucy has worked with artists including Adekunle Gold, Aoife O’Donovan, Baobei, Becky Hill, Boy George, Brian Wilson, Claire Richards, Sir Cliff Richard, Confucious MC, D’Ilys, Duncan James, Eckoes, The Flood in Our Heads, Guy Valorino, James Messiah, Jeff Wayne, Joe Armon-Jones, Kae Tempest, Kevin Clifton, Kiki Dee, Kojaque, Lea Sen, London Gay Men’s Chorus, NAO, OrchestRAM, Rachel Tucker, Raiser, Rick Wakeman, Smokey Robinson, Russell Watson, Sampha, The Speakers Corner Quartet, and members of The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Yes. Lucy has also performed in musicals including Les Misérables, War of the Worlds, Oliver!, South Pacific, 42nd Street, Carousel, Hello Dolly, Beethoven in Vienna, The Legend of Beowulf, Tinseltown and Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens.
As a founding member of City String Ensemble, Lucy has recorded multiple EPs of pop classics and anime theme tunes with the group, which can be heard regularly on Scala Radio. From 2021, City String Ensemble has been involved in Fever's Candlelight Concerts, performing themed programmes of ABBA, Anime, Ariana Grande, The Beatles, Beyoncé, Christmas, Coldplay, Disney, Halloween, Hans Zimmer, Imagine Dragons, James Bond, Justin Bieber, Paramore, Queen, Rings and Dragons, Studio Ghibli, Taylor Swift, The Weekend and movie soundtracks to audiences across London in venues including Grand Junction, Syon Park, Butchers Hall, Glaziers Hall, The Guildhall, Southwark Cathedral, St Mary's Marylebone, St Stephen's Walbrook, Central Hall Westminster and venues in Brighton, Portsmouth and Reading.
In 2025, Lucy joined The Hush Collective, which is an ensemble that performs entirely in the dark! Lucy enjoys playing the cello, trumpet and singing during these interactive concerts, which also involve lots of improvising.
Lucy enjoys listening to Amy Winehouse, Beyoncé, Earth Wind and Fire, John Williams, Muse, Snarky Puppy and Wicked the Musical. Her other interests include films, theatre, books, CrossFit and escape rooms!
