About The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation
The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation offers fine cello and bow loans; performance opportunities; prizes; grants; and assistance with tuition. It is run by a group of Susanne's friends, family and LPO colleagues who endeavour to preserve Susanne's memory and spirit and to continue her support of young musicians in attaining excellence in performance.
Susanne Beer (1967-2019), former co-principal cellist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), founded The Cello Corner, a Suzuki method teaching studio in Highbury & Islington in 2012. Through her inspirational teaching, she trained over 60 young cellists, many to a high level. At the height of her teaching career, Susanne learned she had melanoma cancer. She passed away in December 2019 at the age of 52.
Towards the end of her life, she decided to create The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation, so that she could continue to support young musicians well into the future. You can learn more about Susanne Beer's performing and teaching career by visiting The Susanne Beer Gallery & Biography in the Archive section of this website and also by visiting www.susannebeer.co.uk
Susanne Beer (1967-2019), former co-principal cellist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), founded The Cello Corner, a Suzuki method teaching studio in Highbury & Islington in 2012. Through her inspirational teaching, she trained over 60 young cellists, many to a high level. At the height of her teaching career, Susanne learned she had melanoma cancer. She passed away in December 2019 at the age of 52.
Towards the end of her life, she decided to create The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation, so that she could continue to support young musicians well into the future. You can learn more about Susanne Beer's performing and teaching career by visiting The Susanne Beer Gallery & Biography in the Archive section of this website and also by visiting www.susannebeer.co.uk
Performance OpportunitiesEach year, the Foundation holds a fundraising concert which involves young and professional cellists. In December 2022, over 20 cellists performed and raised £1130.
Over the years, the Foundation has organised a number of special performance opportunities for young cellists, opening professional concerts such as Elizaveta Lessoun performing on Susanne's Lockey Hill cello at Conway Hall Sunday Concerts. To lean more, visit Past Events. |
Instrument BankThe Susanne Beer Cello Corner Foundation Instrument Bank largely consists of Susanne Beer's personal collection of cellos and bows. Susanne made these available to her students in order to give them the best possible chance in their musical endeavours. We continue to loan these instruments and bows to talented young cellists, in Susanne's memory. We aim to expand our collection of fine cellos and bows in order to support more young cellists and are currently fundraising for the purchase of a new fine cello. We welcome donations or loans of cellos and bows of all sizes and levels. Please be in touch if you have a cello or bow that might be able to support a young musician.
Prizes & Tuition GrantsEach year, the Foundation offers The Susanne Beer Cello Corner Prize to one outstanding cellist at The North London Festival of Music and Drama. Starting in 2023, the Foundation is also offering a bursary to LSG International Summer School in Bryanston and to Cello Fest International Summer School. These are two summer schools that Susanne was involved in during her lifetime.
The Foundation has awarded a number of Tuition Grants to young cellists between the ages of 7 & 26 who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend lessons or courses. To apply for a Tuition Grant, please email your responses to the questions in this form to: thecellocornerfoundation@gmail.com 
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