Australian Cello Teachers
Georg Pedersen Dip.(Paris Conservatoire) , Dip. (University Southern California)
Senior Lecturer in Cello – Sydney Conservatorium
Danish cellist Georg Pedersen has given well over 3000 concerts in 24 countries, has recorded on 12 different labels, and is broadcast all over the world. He studied in Copenhagen with Geisler, In Paris with Tortelier, and in Los Angeles with Piatigorsky. For eleven years he was Solo Cellist with the Royal Danish Philharmonic – Det Kongelige Kapel – regarded by Karajan, Bernstein, Celibidache, Rozhdestvensky, Kleiber, Markevich and Klemperer, as being amongst the ten best orchestras in the world. During this time he was also a member of the Copenhagen Chamber Soloists and the Dania String Quartet.
After university positions in Auckland, Adelaide and Melbourne, Georg Pedersen has been at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney University, since 1985. An internationally sought after teacher, his students regularly win top prizes in international, national and state competitions, as well as in Eisteddfods, and go on to study with the best teachers in the world. His students are professors and principal cellists at leading schools and orchestras in Europe, America, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Georg’s younger students have full music scholarships at all the best private schools in Sydney, such as Sydney Grammar, MLC Burwood, PLC, St Andrews, Knox Grammar, Scots College, etc., and they arrive from all capital cities to study with him at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Conservatorium High School and in the Rising Stars Programme.
Georg has performed all the great cello concertos with major orchestras in Denmark, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. He has been guest principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He has played with The Sydney String Quartet, The Soloists of Australia, The Sydney Trio, The Australian Trio, The Australia Ensemble, Flederman, The Kobets Quartet, The Pini-Hazelwood concerts, The Ku-Ring-Gai Virtuosi, The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, The Adelaide Chamber Orchestra, and many others. He has given recitals and master classes in Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Georg has also commissioned and premiered many new works from Australian composers, with grants from Australia Council. He continues to travel for Musica Viva and the Department of Foreign Affairs, broadcasts regularly for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and gives every year many concerts in Australia and abroad.
Georg has taught in National Summer Music Camps and Schools in Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. His teaching combines the Scandinavian, Russian and French schools, with roots going back to Feuillard, Casals and Klengel. Pedersen has created his own teaching material, to fill in the gaps in existing material, in a concise and comprehensive manner. He is regarded as being at the cutting edge of artistic and pedagogical research and is much in demand internationally. In 2011 he gave masterclasses at the Juillard School in New York, Northwestern University in Chicago and at the International Cello Festival in Adelaide. In 2012 he will be in Los Angeles for the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.
Telephone: (61 + 2) 9351 1278
Warrick Dobbie LL.M (ANU) , ASCM , LTCL (T), DSCM (Syd. Con.) , Grad.Dip.Ed. , FTCL
CELLO TEACHER
Founder of Cello Australia ( www.facebook.com/groups/CelloAustralia ) Warrick is graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium and a Fellow of Trinity College of Music London, he is recognised internationally as a leading figure in music performance & education. As a cellist, he has performed throughout the world including performances as guest Associate Principal Cellist of the University of Adelaide Cello Ensemble on their acclaimed tour of Russia, Germany, Italy and Serbia / Croatia and with the International Opera Festival for their performances of Aida in Tokyo Japan.
Warrick first started his cello studies here in Australia with Colleen McMeekin at the age of six before going on to complete advanced studies with Russian cellist Alex Pogodin ( of the Russian / Manchurian School which descended directly from the great Russian cellist Anatoly Bradukov ) and acclaimed Danish cellist Georg Pedersen ( a former student of Paul Tortelier ). During his time as a student at the Sydney Conservatorium Warrick was invited to play in performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and was also a prize winner in the ABC Conducting Competition which saw him conduct the ABC Sinfonia in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. On returning to Australia after scholarship studies at the Royal College of Music London with Joan Dickson and also in France with Maude Tortelier and Andre Navarra, Warrick has established himself as one of Sydney’s leading cello teachers, sharing the joys of cello playing in recent years with both his private students and students at many of Sydney’s leading private schools including MLC School, Meriden, PLC Sydney and Shore Grammar School. Currently most of his teaching is conducted at his own School for Strings located at the heart of Sydney’s inner west education belt in Croydon, approx. 15 minutes from the CBD. Warrick’s cello students have often been awarded prestigious Music Scholarships at Sydney Private Schools including Newington College, MLC School and PLC Sydney covering their academic fees for Years 7 to 12.
Warrick is also a qualified lawyer who holds a Master of Laws degree from the Australian National University in Canberra. Along side his musical activities, he has a particular interest in Internet and Media / Communications Law and also Animal Rights Law.
*Limited vacancies available for beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Warrick Dobbie continues to offer his popular Young YoYo Program which focuses on identifying and fostering talented young beginner cellists to help them develop the artistic skill level required so that they can aim to confidently sit music scholarship auditions in future years.
Mobile: 0412 642 048
Sarah Ingham A.S.C.M. , D.S.C.M.
A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium in 1987, Sarah is recognised as a leading figure in music performance and teaching.
As a cellist, she has performed throughout the world including performances with the Sydney Youth Chamber Orchestra in 1983 under the direction of John Painter where she performed as soloist in Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto in San Francisco, New York City, Ottawa, Ann Arbor, Washington D.C, San Antonio and Los Angeles. She was also a member of the Huntington Chamber Orchestra directed by Richard Tognetti from 1985-1987.
Sarah has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Opera and Ballet Orchestra from 1985-1996. She has been a member of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra for the past 20 years.
In 1988 she was chosen to play and tour with the Australian Youth Orchestra for the Bicentennial Tour of Europe performing in Singapore, London Proms, Amsterdam, Interlaken, La Roque d’Antheron, Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt and Budapest. The esteemed conductors were Sir Charles Mackerras and Christoph Eschenbach.
Sarah first started her cello studies here at the age of 11 with internationally renowned cellist Lois Simpson who was a current member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She completed advanced studies with Susan Blake and acclaimed Danish Cellist Georg Pedersen (a former student of Paul Tortelier).
Sarah has taught the cello at various private schools including Kambala Church of England Girl’s School, Saint Ignatius College Riverview, Knoxs Grammar School, Orange Music Centre & St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill. Currently teaching at SHORE Grammar School.
Vacancies available for beginner, intermediate & advanced students – her studio is based in Hunters Hill.
As a teacher, she is committed to providing students with a solid technical foundation while fostering their enthusiasm and love of playing the cello.
Mobile : 0403 840064
Studio located in Hunters Hill.
Ljubo Oblikov Violoncellist Dip. ( Bulgaria ) , Grad.Dip.Mus. (Syd. Con.)
CELLO TEACHER
Ljubo Oblikov began studying the cello at the age of nine in his native Bulgaria, attending specialist Music Schools and the Sofia Conservatorium where he completed his Bachelor of Music Degree in 1977. He gave solo recitals and performed regularly as a member of various orchestras and chamber ensembles including the radio Sofia Orchestra, Russe Philharmonic, Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra and two chamber orchestras formed specifically for performances and competitions in Italy and West Berlin, where he met his future wife, Australian flautist Jane Bolinowsky.
Upon arriving in Melbourne in 1981, Ljubo worked as a freelance cellist and teacher before accepting positions as lecturer in cello and solfege at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education in Toowoomba (University of Southern Queensland), Principal cellist of the Darling Downs Sinfonia and cellist in the Queensland Theatre Orchestra. During this time he also performed as soloist with the Sinfonia and gave regular recitals.
In 1987 Ljubo moved to Sydney where he joined the music staff at Newington College and became a member of the Henley String Quartet. In 1991/92 he gave solo performances in England , Spain, France, and Switzerland as part of a tour undertaken by Newington College and in 1993 he completed a Graduate Diploma in Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Production of his CD Reverie has lead to a number of invitations to give recitals in and around Sydney and in Santiago, Chile. The CD has been broadcast on several Sydney radio stations.
Currently, Ljubo is the President/Music Director of the Hills District Music Club.
Telephone : 9899 5480
Studio located at Castle Hill in Sydney
Clara Blazer B.Mus. (Hons. Syd) , Grad.Dip.Ed. , A.Mus.A. (Cello & Piano)
CELLO TEACHER
Clara Blazer completed a Bachelor of Music at the University of Sydney ( major in piano performance ) and a Graduate Diploma of Education in 1979. Clara also studied cello with Colleen McMeekin and Algimantas Motiekaitis during her undergraduate years. In 1981-82, she studied cello with Jerome Jelinek at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor after being awarded a Graduate Rotary Fellowship.On her return to Australia,as well as working as a freelance cellist , a year was spent with the ABC Training Orchestra. Clara has held teaching positions at The King’s School, Ravenswood School for Girls, Waverley College, Emanuel School and Chatswood Yamaha Centre and has conducted and tutored string groups for the Western Youth Orchestra and local primary schools. Presently she runs a busy private studio in Newtown.
In 2004 Clara completed an Honours year at Sydney University ( major in baroque cello performance ), having studied with Tim Blomfield. In the same year she joined the baroque all female vocal ensemble “The Tall Poppeas”. Clara is a founding member of “Suonare”, an instrumental ensemble specialising in exploring the baroque cello sonata repertoire.
Phone (02) 95162681
Studio in Newtown.
George Cayas A.Mus.A
CELLO TEACHER
George is an experienced cello teacher whose passion for music is reflected in his students. He is a former pupil of cellist Warrick Dobbie and Georg Pederson, who he later studied with at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. As a cellist George has been part of a number of youth orchestral programs and session musician for events and recordings. He is able to cater to his student’s needs, and pursuits in AMEB examinations. Specialising in Classical and Romantic styles of cello repertoire, George will endeavour to bring his students into the next phase of their cello journey. NSW Creative Kids vouchers are accepted.
Phone : 0401 635582
Willing to teach from student’s homes in the Ashfield and Epping areas.
Marleen Broekmans B.Mus. (Perf.) Sydney Conservatorium , LTCL (Perf.) , Grad.Dip.Mus. (Perf).
CELLO TEACHER
A postgraduate candidate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Marleen is completing her Masters of Music (Performance) in the class of Danish cellist, Georg Pedersen. She has studied abroad in France, Austria, and Belgium, with international cellists Maria Kliegel and Robert Cohen at the 2010 Euro Music Festival. Throughout her undergraduate degree, Marleen toured extensively throughout Australia and Asia with electric string trio Maske, and has performed in masterclasses with Hans Jorgen Jensen of Northwestern University, Chicago. She is a casual member of the seasonal Australian Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro George Ellis, where she has shared the stage with artists Paulini Curuenavuli and Jeff Duff. Earlier this year, Marleen was cast for the SBS television series ‘Dead Lucky,’ and has also appeared on the 2012 series of X-Factor, accompanying singer Guy Sebastian.
A keen educator, Marleen teaches cello and music theory forty hours a week at Parramatta Cello School. She has previously taught at The Pittwater House School, Tara Anglican Girls, Carlingford West Primary School, and the Sydney Youth Symphony Orchestra. The past two years have earned Parramatta Cello School a blue ribbon at the Penrith Eistedfodd in the open quartet division, and in 2017 select students were invited to join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for “Symphony Under the Stars” in Parramatta Park. Marleen’s students range from primary aged children to adult beginners who periodically form chamber groups and cello ensembles. The thesis for her Masters’ degree will investigate the effect of ensemble on pedagogical development and motivation in adult beginner cellists.
Marleen plays on a Dutch cello made in 1790, and a gold mounted Jeffrey Ellis bow.