Guilhermina Suggia

PENELOPE LYNEX- 1958 LONDON GUILHERMINA SUGGIA AWARD

Penelope was a pupil of Paul Tortelier in Paris, having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, London, where she won all the cello prizes and was awarded the Suggia Scholarship. She also studied twice in Pablo Casals' masterclasses in Switzerland. Her Wigmore Hall debut in London was headlined "Brilliant Cello Recital" in The Times, and other reviews consistently mention her radiant tone, bowing technique, bravura and musicality. Penelope is a dedicated teacher whose wide teaching experience includes may years as a professor at the Junior Academy, Royal Academy of Music, London. She also gives masterclasses, adjudicates and directs courses.