Lucia Capellaro
Praised for her “rich-toned cello and viola da gamba” playing, Lucia specialises in historically informed performance practice. She is a regular member of Dunedin Consort, with whom she has recorded and performed internationally.
Praised for her “rich-toned cello and viola da gamba” playing, Lucia specialises in historically informed performance practice. She is a regular member of Dunedin Consort, with whom she has recorded and performed internationally. Her work with the ensemble has included numerous guest principal appearances, including live chamber music broadcasts for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Royal Philharmonic Awards on BBC Radio 3, a 2025 joint commission with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Out of Her Mouth cantata tour, Errollyn Wallen’s opera Dido’s Ghost at Buxton International Festival, and a 2022 Bach Cantata tour in the USA.
Lucia has appeared with leading early music ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, Concerto Copenhagen, Ex Cathedra, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Early Opera Company, Gabrieli Consort, London Handel Players, La Serenissima, Vache Baroque, and the Hanover Band. From 2017 to 2022, she was a member of English Touring Opera’s Old Street Band, performing three operas or passions annually.
Passionate about creating new music inspired by history and diverse musical traditions, Lucia’s solo work explores a wide spectrum of styles, from eighteenth-century Scottish folk to Hindustani classical and electronic music. These interests are brought together in her upcoming solo debut album, OMOW, due for release in 2026. She received national media attention as the first performer of Scotland’s oldest surviving cello, commissioned by James Beattie, following its restoration in 2024.
Lucia is a member of the group Haptic, formerly Ensemble 1604. In 2020, …shadows that in darkness dwell…written for the group by electroacoustic composer, Timothy Cooper, was nominated for both a Scottish Award for New Music and an Ivor Award. Their debut album, released in 2023, features Labyrinth, a fourteen-minute work for cello and electronics, which won the Royal Musical Association’s 2023 Tippett Medal.
Alongside performance, Lucia is dedicated to widening access to the arts for all. She works as Learning & Participation Manager for Dunedin Consort, is an experienced animateur and an active educator, having taught one-to-one lessons, chamber music, and workshops throughout her career. Her teaching has taken her to international institutions including McGill University and the Colburn School of Music, as well as conservatories, universities, and music schools closer to home.