Vanessa Marryatt
Vanessa Marryatt began her studies in music first on the piano at the age of five, and later on the cello at age ten. Finding a strong passion for music, she is currently studying at the University of Melbourne doing a Bachelor of Music, majoring in cello performance. Born in New Zealand, Vanessa has studied with prof. Edith Salzmann both in the Pettman National Junior Academy in Auckland as well as at the University of Melbourne. Vanessa also primarily learned piano from teacher Fumiko Takahashi. She is highly engaged in sharing music with people from all walks of life, and values the enjoyment classical music can bring to anyone at any age.
As a performer, Vanessa has attended several festivals such as the Melbourne Cello Festival (2017) and the Akaroa festival (2018 & 2019), where she had the opportunity to perform as a soloist as well as within various ensembles. She has worked alongside and learned from world-class performers such as Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Brandon Vamos, Alvin Wong, Howard Penny, Ramon Jaffe, Inbal Megiddo, Yelian He, and Alexander Gebert. She also had many performance opportunities during her studies with the Pettman National Junior Academy in Auckland. Vanessa has also been the recipient of the University of Melbourne’s Liselotte ‘Lilo’ Nassau Scholarship in 2019 for excellence in music, as well as undertaking the University’s Ignite Lab Community Artist internship in which she worked with Katie Pryce and her company Concerteenies. She enjoys working with a range of musicians, with experience collaborating with both contemporary composers at the Victorian College of the Arts and classical composers and musicians.
Vanessa loves to play music with other musicians, as noticed in her involvement in chamber and orchestral ensembles. She has played in a variety of ensembles such as piano trios, quartets and quintets, as well as string quartets and cello ensembles. She also enjoys unconventional ensembles; when she is in Auckland she also enjoys busking with the Eden Quartet, and has even played in a full cello orchestra.
Vanessa is a passionate and engaged teacher, with experience teaching both cello and piano, and both young and adult learners. She carefully tailors her lessons to the needs and interest of the student, and believes that joy in music should be cultivated throughout the learning process. She focuses primarily on technique, theoretical knowledge and unique musical expression in her students.
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