2CELLOS

After the ink dried on their major label Portrait/Sony Music Masterworks record deal, the instrumental duo 2CELLOS did what any newly famous cellists would do: they embarked on a world tour with Sir Elton John, who described them as the most exciting thing he’d witnessed “since I saw Jimi Hendrix live back in the 60’s”. Further live collaborations with the late George Michael, Queens of the Stone Age and even the Red Hot Chili Peppers followed. They have since gone on to win several major music awards, including the Porin Award for Best International Album, the Japan Gold Disc Award for International Album of the Year and the prestigious Večernjak’s Rose Musicians of the Year Award. In addition to the success of their dazzling live act, the 2CELLOS YouTube channel has received over 75 million hits to date and their albums have reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 Digital Songs Chart, even shooting straight to No 1 on the Japanese Album Chart with their 2013 opus In2ition.

Known for eroding the boundaries between rock, pop and classical, a 2CELLOS live performance can comprise Iron Maiden renditions, Avicii reworks, Bach recitals and even a Game of Thrones medley. The pair have taken their eclectic repertoire to every major concert venue from the Royal Albert Hall in London, The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and the Radio City Music Hall in New York: they’ve even played to over one billion viewers, appearing on CCTV’s New Year’s Gala alongside eminent Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang. With three seminal albums to date, the latest of which reached No 1 spot on the Billboard Crossover and Classical Charts, 2CELLOS are one of the most in-demand live acts of 2019.