Shelagh
Heath was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and began cello lessons at the
age of seven with Mary Robertson. She entered the Junior Department of
the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and then moved
to London to gain her music degree at the Royal Academy of Music. Among
her teachers were Alexander Baillie, Douglas Cummings, Jennifer Ward Clarke
(baroque and modern cello), Beth Macdonald and Patricia Hair. While studying
in London she was highly commended in the May Mukle Concerto Prize, won
prizes in the Croft Early Music Competition and performed for two years
as principal cellist of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. From
1992 to 1995 Shelagh served as the principal cellist of Camerata Scotland.
She joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra from in 1995. In 2002
she spent a year freelancing in the UK and then returned to Hong Kong
to perform for two seasons with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Shelagh is
currently a member of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. She appears
in various venues in Hong Kong as a chamber musician and teaches cello
privately.
Shelagh
Heath was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and began cello lessons at the
age of seven with Mary Robertson. She entered the Junior Department of
the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and then moved
to London to gain her music degree at the Royal Academy of Music. Among
her teachers were Alexander Baillie, Douglas Cummings, Jennifer Ward Clarke
(baroque and modern cello), Beth Macdonald and Patricia Hair. While studying
in London she was highly commended in the May Mukle Concerto Prize, won
prizes in the Croft Early Music Competition and performed for two years
as principal cellist of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland. From
1992 to 1995 Shelagh served as the principal cellist of Camerata Scotland.
She joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra from in 1995. In 2002
she spent a year freelancing in the UK and then returned to Hong Kong
to perform for two seasons with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Shelagh is
currently a member of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong. She appears
in various venues in Hong Kong as a chamber musician and teaches cello
privately.