Meet the Musicians
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Meet the Musicians is an interview podcast featuring artists from the UK and Australia.
Join broadcaster James Haywood as he delves deep into an artist’s formative years, their studies, their approach to key pieces in the repertoire, as well as their career and upcoming projects.
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Let us introduce you to Danushka Edirisinghe – cellist and student of the Royal Academy of Music.
He is well on his way to becoming an exceptional musician!
Danuska has already performed at the Barbican and Wigmore Halls. He has appeared on stage with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the London Sinfonia, and the London Symphony Orchestra, and later this year he – as well as member of New York’s Juilliard School – will be performing at the BBC Proms!
In this episode, Danuska reminisces about how he came to love the cello, he speaks about some of the memorable concerts in which he has taken part, as well as his experiences honing his craft.
Danuska also spoke about his experiences with the Isla String Quartet. He and James dissect what like it is like to play as part of a quartet and Danuska mentioned some of the groups up coming concerts.
To keep tabs on Danuska’s career, his upcoming BBC Proms appearance, as well as his performances with the Isla String Quartet, follow the links below.
https://www.instagram.com/danushkacello/
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2026/salonen-conducts-20th-century-classics
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