Cello Lessons

Biography

Raechel Suh is a highly skilled cellist and teacher with experience in solo, chamber and orchestral performance. She has trained with renowned teachers across Australia and the USA including Dr. Meta Weiss, Norman Fischer, Molly Kadarauch, and Julian Smiles.

Raechel Suh is passionate about music pedagogy and has held teaching positions at the Queensland Academy of Maths, Science, & Technology as Cello and Chamber Ensemble Tutor, and is currently a cello tutor at Sydney Catholic Schools.

Raechel has garnered top prizes in competitions including the Westheimer and Henderson String Quartet Scholarships, Queensland Conservatorium Piatti Prize, Most Promising String Player and Finalist in the Australian Concerto & Vocal Competition, and semi-finalist in the Gisborne International Music Competition. In 2018, she made her concerto debut, performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Queensland Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Peter Luff. Raechel has played in masterclasses for acclaimed cellists including Maximilian Hornung, Giovanni Gnocchi, David Requiro, Umberto Clerici, David Berlin, and Howard Penny.

Raechel has been selected as a fellow for the Music Academy of the West, as well as fellowships with the Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. She has also served as Principal Cello for Australian Youth Orchestra programs in 2016, 2017, and 2019 which has led her to perform in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, The Royal Concertgebouw, Kurhaus Weisbaden and Beijing Centre for Performing Arts.