Ben Rogerson
Cello
Cellist Benedict Rogerson is a member of the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Mozart Players.
He spent the nought-ies touring the world with the Irish Chamber Orchestra giving concerts with artists including Maxim Vengerov, Steven Isserlis, Anthony Marwood and Nigel Kennedy in venues as wide ranging as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Forbidden Palace in Beijing, and the Community Centre on Inis Boffin off the West Coast of Ireland.
His life in London with the BBCCO involves an eclectic range of music making. They play classical and pop concerts, and record music for TV, film, radio and posterity. Artists they have recently worked with include Earth Wind and Fire, Kylie Minogue, the Pet Shop Boys, Ed Sheeran and Robbie Williams, to mention a few.
Recent solo performances include concertos by Beethoven (Triple) Brahms (Double), CPE Bach (A Major) Dvorak, Haydn (C Major) and Shostakovich (No1).
In the chamber music field he has played second cello with the Carducci, Merchant, Tippett, and St Paul Quartets in performances of the Schubert Quintet, and given duo recitals with his wife, the pianist Alexis White.
The cello quartet Cellophonics, with Christopher Allan, Michael Atkinson and Adrian Bradbury, is a project close to his heart. They have recently completed their second Valentine's Concert Tour and have given courses for the Surrey Music Academy at the Menuhin School.
Ben studied at the Royal Academy of Music where his cello teacher was Derek Simpson, and at SUNY Purchase, USA, with Julia Lichten.
He teaches the cello at the Royal Grammar School and privately at his home in Guildford.
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Ben went “viral” when he was spotted enjoying himself whilst playing at the Proms. Watch below! Who said classical musicians can’t have fun?