Andrew Nesbitt is a Northern Irish Cellist, Arranger and Cello Teacher

Belfast-born Andrew Nesbitt works regularly in professional orchestras and performs as part of his cello duo, The Cellists.  As a composer and arranger, Andrew has written music for cello duo and octet which has been performed across the UK and Ireland.  Andrew is on the teaching staff at Oxford Cello School, and teaches in a number of schools in Belfast and at the Ulster College of Music.  He is also the cello tutor of the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra.

Belfast-born Andrew Nesbitt studied the cello at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. During his six years there he gained both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Cello Performance.  As well as working regularly as an extra with the Ulster Orchestra, Andrew also works with the RTÉ Concert and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestras in Dublin, and the English Symphony Orchestra.

Andrew has appeared as cello soloist, notably in a performance of The Armed Man in St Anne’s Cathedral with the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, and the Duruflé Requiem in St George’s Church with Melisma.  He has also performed as a continuo player with other choral societies in Northern Ireland and the North West of England.  Andrew has been heard performing on the Radio 4 Daily Service and can also be seen from time to time performing on Songs of Praise.