Dave Lowe is a top selling musical performance artist and internationally renowned cellist who has a professional career spanning forty years and has travelled the world performing in all corners of the globe. Born in Kenya and hailing from a family with a rich legacy in show business, Dave began playing the cello at the age of 6,within sound of the roar of lions and wildlife of the Serengheti Plains. Home was a colourful mix of musical instruments and firearms during Kenya`s wild colonial days.
About his Career
Dave`s early career was centred in Australian
ABC orchestras including as principal `cello for the
Australian Opera and Ballet in Melbourne. In the
late 1970`s he moved to London playing in major
international orchestras notably The London
Symphony Orchestra ,and English Chamber
Orchestra, as well as playing solo `cello for
numerous Hollywood motion pictures, operas,
classical recordings, West End musicals and for
countless pop music icons. He was also solo
`cellist for the World acclaimed production ” Every
Good Boy Deserves Favour” for Andre Previn and
Tom Stoppard in London.
Dave has worked with numerous music icons,
such as Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir
Cameron Mackintosh(CATS Sydney) who all
praised his solo playing, composer legends Henry
Mancini, and Gus Dudgeon(Elton John`s MD) as
well as pop legends including Sir Elton John,
David Essex Cliff Richard, Elaine Page and Petula
Clark. Many opera and classical stars including
Pavarotti, Sutherland and Bonynge were also
concerts.
London`s Golden hey days of the 1980-90`s also
brought studio work as a member of London`s
elite session musicians working in the famous
Abbey road studios amongst others .Here
blockbuster films such as Superman and The
Omen Trilogy were amongst a huge array of films
recorded.
About his Work
Dave’s passion for playing the cello across all
music genres is brought to life in his albums. His
albums are being released internationally through
MGM Digital and in Britain he ran his own label
“Safari in Classics”. This label created a national
fan base in Britain and many countries which Dave
took back with him to Australia, his homeland, after
relocating there in 2012.
His Five current albums cover Classical including
Mozart, Haydn, Puccini; Film Classics themes
such as Gladiator, Dances with Wolves and The
Deerhunter; West-End musicals including CATS
and Les Miserables; Popular music from Sting,
The Beatles, Adele, Eric Clapton and much more!
These current releases across Australia are top
sellers via EMI Universal on Fanfare Label
(Ambition Entertainment) and are available from
ABC Shops JB HiFi, Sanity, and all good music
stores. The hugely successful Readers Digests
catalogue (Australia/Asia) also now lists current
albums.
Now based in Australia and in demand for
appearances, Dave also appears regularly on ABC
Classic FM and National radio, performs around
Australia and also provides performance seminars
about his professional career and encounters in the
music world across four decades of colourful
encounters and experiences!