Anna Shuttleworth |
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An Unexpected Musician |
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Anna playing the cello aged seven |
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First Samples of Anna’s Book |
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To celebrate Anna’s 80th birthday on 2 May 2007, you can view two draft chapters of her upcoming book (due to be published in 2008) on this web site. Look for the links on the left. You can also view an extensive selection of old photographs, programmes, flyers etc. Anna Shuttleworth has played a central role in the post-war British cello-world. In 1943, and at the age of 16, she went to the Royal College of Music and studied with Ivor James and Harvey Phillips. She was later inspired by great cellists such as Mainardi, Casals and Rostropovitch. She was close to the Finzi family and played on Jacqueline du Pre’s Strad for two years. Anna was a professor at the Royal College of Music for many years and has taught well-known cellists such as Alexander Baillie, Natalie Clein and Frantisek Brikcius. She is still teaching today and discovering new ways of helping young musicians. Brought up as an only child, her father was a retired Indian Civil Servant (one of the ‘Heaven-Born’) and her mother of Irish/Polish descent. She is outspoken in her views on music and life, although her thoughts are always generous and warm.
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To provide feedback on Anna’s book please email book@annashuttleworth.com Last updated 25 June 2007 |
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Sample Chapters |
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Picture Gallery |