ARTIST PROFILE: Katie Tertell

American cellist Katie Tertell is a performer and artistic curator, innovating how classical music is digested in modern times. Katie is Artistic Director and Founder of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, headquartered in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. A former member of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, she enjoys a rich and varied experience as a freelance artist in Europe and America.

Alongside work with internationally celebrated ensembles, Katie focuses her attention on projects that aim to connect people through meaningful experiences in music, working cross disciplinarily and in various sectors. Katie performs and records regularly with respected European symphony and chamber orchestras including in various leadership roles and teaches cello at Durham University (UK).

Katie regularly performs at chamber music festivals and series in the UK, Europe and USA, and enjoys working with composers on creative projects and commissions. Katie is a recipient of several awards and honours, including an “Exceptional Talent” visa awarded by Arts Council England. Some of her current projects include “Howay the Lasses”, celebrating women of the North East in original song; "A Winter's Journey, reimagined" with composer Mark Boden; "Lost in Plain Sight" in collaboration with Dr. Rosi Song, Durham University and the Instituto Cervantes, and the Cello Power project which was presented as part of the "Live_Performance Now" conference in Dublin in March of 2022.