Gerald Peregrine is a critically acclaimed cellist, performing as a soloist, chamber and orchesral musician. Born to a large musical family in Dublin, Gerald performs in Europe, Asia and America and regularly appears on radio, television and film soundtracks. Gerald studied with William Pleeth before attending the Royal College of Music under Steven Doane, completing his studies as a prestigious Fulbright scholar at Indiana University with Janos Starker and Emilio Colon. Gerald has performed as Soloist for the Queen and the Pope. He has performed/recorded with a wide variety of artists such as Brian Wilson, Bono, Sinead O Connor, Niamh Kavanagh, Mary Coughlan, Steve Cooney, Marty Pellow, Katie Melua, Rosey Chan Jamiroqui, Eimear Quinn, the Chieftans, Clannad. As a soloist and chamber musician, Gerald has performed in major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Centre, Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, the Great Hall Beijing, Cadogan Hall London. Gerald's debut solo album Folk Tales was released on Naxos UK in 2019, reaching no 10 on the Official UK Classical album charts & was album of the week on Classic FM, with 5 million streams on Spotify. Folk Tales vol 2 will be released by Naxos in May 2024. In May 2020, Gerald established Covid Care Concerts and organised over 2,000 live concerts in healthcare settings throughout the pandemic, providing employment to over 100 of Ireland's finest artists performing to 150,000 people. www.instagram.com/GeraldPeregrineCello