Josh Lynch

Recipient of the Freda Dinn and Ida Marbett Award, St James Chamber Music Prize and Prix de Musique de Chambre Festival Ravel, Joshua Lynch is a passionate devotee of chamber music and has already enjoyed a diverse and creative career. Joshua studied with Emma Ferrand and Gillian Thoday at the Royal Northern College of Music and then continued his studies with Ursula Smith at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also enjoyed mentoring by Peter Cropper, Oliver Wille, and Simon Rowland-Jones.

Joshua is the cellist of the Cambridge String Quartet, who are ‘Quartet in Residence’ at Hughes Hall, Cambridge University. He has enjoyed several European tours as part of the ‘Le Dimore del Quartetto’ network and has performed at Wigmore Hall, The Crucible (Music in the Round), and St Martin-in-the-Fields. His festival appearances include Grassington, Festival Ravel, Salisbury International Arts Festival, and Swaledale. In addition to his chamber music work, Joshua has also performed with Britten Sinfonia and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Beyond the concert platform, Joshua is a dedicated and experienced teacher. He holds teaching positions at the Stephen Perse Foundation and St John’s College School in Cambridge, and maintains a thriving studio of private students. He is a regular tutor at the Aboyne Cello Festival, Cambridge Camerata Academy, NLMS Summer School, and ProCorda. Joshua also serves as Instrumental Lead for the Cambridge Community Music Festival and is a member of the Advisory Council for the British Cello Society.