Mark Lindley

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Mark Lindley

Cello

Mark started playing the cello at the age of 5, and always had a love for orchestral music, having progressed through the National Childrens’ and Youth Orchestras.

Mark has been a member of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra since 2013. Prior to this he was based in London where he grew up, and enjoyed a busy freelance career playing with many other UK orchestras in between graduating from the Royal Academy of Music and taking up his job in Liverpool.

Fun Fact:
Outside of the Phil, his two young boys keep him occupied, with countryside walks, trips to the zoo and family holidays.

Most fun piece to play on the cello:

From the orchestral repertoire, one piece that I always love to play when it comes around in the programming is Strauss' Ein Heldenleben. We're lucky in the cellos that we share many of the 'heroic' tunes with the horn section. Always a joy! Favourite performance:

It's difficult to choose a single performance which rises above the many fantastic concerts I've been fortunate enough to be a part of during my nearly-ten seasons in Liverpool. However, one performance comes to mind from before I was awarded my job. As part of my trial, we were performing Mahler's First Symphony, and it was my turn to sit with principal cellist, Jonathan Aasgaard, on the front desk. The thing that sticks with me from this performance (other than the feeling that I was being judged and scrutinised from every angle!), was the level of energy and commitment from each individual on stage in the final moments of the piece when everyone is really going for it. Experiencing this from the centre of the stage was very special and I will always remember that feeling.

Life away from the stage:

Outside of the Orchestra, I have two boys, 3 and 1, who love to 'help' when I'm practicing at home. And they've already come to a few concerts here. So perhaps we'll see them on stage before too long!