Biography
Education & Professional Training
Nathanael graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the class of Tim Lowe with a Master of Performance with Distinction in 2025 supported by the Collier Edward’s Fishmonger’s scholarship. He also holds a 1 st Class Bachelor of Music at Guildhall supported with scholarship. Currently Nathanael in enrolled on a Junior Fellowship scheme at Guildhall. Nathanael was taught by Sue Lowe prior to
attending Guildhall.
Orchestral & Festival Performances
Nathanael’s musical output spans a broad range of genres and ensembles. He has a
busy performance schedule. He has played with professional orchestras including
the English Chamber Orchestra which he regularly performs with. He has led the
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in the Barbican concert hall on multiple occasions. He
has taken part in festivals including the Polish Easter Chamber Music Festival,
Newbury Festival, and Conwy Classical Music Festival. He has appeared on stage
with David Cohen in an LSO concert performing Boulez’ Messagesquisse. He also
directs chamber music concerts with great success in North Wales.
Nathanael is a member of the Wilberforce Trio with Catherine Chang and Elise
Scheuer. They are coached at Guildhall by Sam Armstrong, Bortosz Woroch and
David Dolan. They have had masterclasses with Robert Levin and Candida
Thompson.
Nathanael has taken lessons with many great musicians including David Takeno,
Xenia Jankovic, Adrian Brendal, Louise Hopkins, Jonathan Aasgaard, Leonid
Gorokhov and Andrew Schulman.
Nathanael is passionate about avant garde music, performing with Guildhall’s Ubu
ensemble which has been broadcast on BBC3. Additionally, he works closely with
fellow composer Siri Livingston. He was also involved in the Guildhall baroque
orchestra which has collaborated with Academy of Ancient Music and took baroque
lessons from Joe Crouch.
Nathanael teaches cello privately and has had pedagogical training from Selma
Gocken during his studies at Guildhall.
Before Guildhall, Nathanael studied at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music
where he took lessons in Piano, Singing and Composition. Here he was also the
principal cellist of the Symphony Orchestra. He composed and performed in the New
Music Ensemble sparking an interest in contemporary classical music. In 2019 he
won the Jill Copping Cup for Best Performance in the Alderley Edge Festival concert
and went on to win the Northern Festival’s Finale Concert.
Nathanael plays on an early 19 th century English cello of an unknown maker set up
by Antoni Ruschil.
Apart from music Nathanael enjoys the outdoors and spends much of his time
cycling and running.