Esther Harriot- Cello
Esther Harriott studied cello at the Royal Northern College of Music with Moray Welsh and Marius May, and whilst there made the most of the opportunity to get to know the string quartet repertoire.
After 5 years as a founder member of the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra in Spain, also performing with the Goya Piano Quartet, she moved to London to free-lance with various groups including the National Symphony Orchestra, Apollo Chamber Orchestra, London Concertante and Hot Strings.
Since returning to the Northwest in 2001 she has appeared with the Halle, BBC Philharmonic, Opera North and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as English National Ballet, Manchester Camerata and Lancashire Sinfonietta.
Esther currently teaches cello at the Lancaster Community Music Centre and privately. She has always made time for chamber music, teaching and playing for fun, as well as performing with Mercury Strings. She also played in the Tango band 'Frambuesas' for several years.