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Cellist Kate Ellis is dedicated to the performance and exploration of all things new in music with collaboration at the heart of that exploration.

Kate Ellis is Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, cellist with Martin Hayes’ Common Ground Ensemble and toured with Bono as part of his Stories of Surrender show.

Recent projects include the release of a major new work for solo cello by Northern Irish composer Ed Bennett on the Ergodos label, a duo collaboration with fiddle player Martin Hayes, curation of a contemporary music series ‘Europe: Here and Now’ at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, a residency at Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival and the creation of new music in collaboration with the Vernon Spring, Multi-Traction Orchestra and with UK and US based musicians as part of Brawl Records Echolocation project.

Kate has collaborated with, commissioned, premiered and recorded works by numerous Irish and International composers including Steve Reich, David Lang, Michael Gordon, Nico Muhly and Donnacha Dennehy and continues to push musical boundaries performing and recording with a diverse range of musicians including Bono and the Edge, Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon Giddens, Martin Hayes, Ye Vagabonds, Laura Cannell, Iarla O Lionaird, Yurodny, Gavin Friday, Lisa O'Neill, Glen Hansard and Karan Casey.

Kate has toured and broadcast in Australia, the USA, Europe and China, performing at Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre, the Kennedy Centre, Shanghai EXPO, Istanbul Akbank Jazz Festival and Edinburgh International Festival with releases on Nonesuch, Cantaloupe, Rough Trade, Brawl Records, Bada Bing, Crash Records, Claddagh Records and Vertical Records and is published by Mute Song.

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Cellist Kate Ellis has an admirable reputation as an instinctive and technically brilliant musician.
The Irish Examiner

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