About
NEW EP: Deconstructed Cello – Part II – LISTEN HERE!
Rupert Gillett is a British cellist, bassist, composer and producer. He is an internationally respected jazz cello player and a specialist in many alternative cello techniques. Over the years, he has performed with numerous ensembles in a variety of genres, both on cello and double bass. He has played concerts and festivals all over the world as well as locations such as Buckingham Palace, the Orient Express and at the Paralympic Games. He has also performed many times on BBC Radio and television and worked extensively as a studio musician.
Rupert has worked with many renowned musicians and producers such as jazz legend Jacqui Dankwork MBE, Liam Watson (White Stripes) and Alison Moyet (Yazoo). He has performed for HRH Prince Phillip, Brad Pitt, Jude Law, Jeremy Clarkson, Orlando Bloom, Ray Davies, Charles Dance, Salmon Rushdie and many more.
As a composer, Rupert has had various works published by Boosey & Hawkes and Con Moto Publications. He was commissioned to write the song cycle Memories of the Mayflower (2020) to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims. As a producer and engineer, Rupert works from his own Holly Barn Studios and has worked on albums by award winning artists such as Katy Carr, Frank Denyer and others.
Rupert co-directs the 100 piece Cello Orchestra at the Celloakademie Rutesheim, Germany. Over the years, he has given numerous workshops in cello improvisation or Klezmer/Balkan Music at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Dept., the New Directions Cello Festival as well as various other institutions and festivals.

Music
Live
2026 DATES
08.01.2026 Cellicious – Vortex, London
09.01.2026 Cellicious – Green Note, London
28.01.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – LOFT, Köln
22.02.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Zündorfer Klosterkapelle, Köln
05.03.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – Keramion, Frechen TICKETS
07.03.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Theater 1, Bad Münstereifel
12.03.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – Jazz Kortrijk, Belgium
09.04.2026 Gillmann – Köln
29.04.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – Jazzin‘ Erftstadt, Erftstadt
04.05.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – Heisinger Tongelage, Essen
05.05.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Flottmann Kneipe, Herne
23.05.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Kulturhaus, Kelz
24.05.2026 Jazz Gottesdient (with Tabea Hörsch – Jazz Cello) – Antoniterkirche, Köln INFO
29.05.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Wolfsburg
31.05.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – Rüngsdorfer Kulturbad, Bonn INFO
05.06.2026 One Voice, One Cello – Café Vers, Aachen
10.06.2026 One Voice, One Cello – Oxin, Köln
17.06.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Dortmund
28.06.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Rittergut Orr, Pulheim
18.07.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Bank Art Centre, Eye, UK
01.08.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Schloß Dyck
12.09.2026 Heart Strings Duet – Alt Sankt Ulrich, Frechen
19.09.2026 One Voice, One Cello – Jazzclub Lippstadt
10.10.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – RAUMdurchKUNST, Sindelsdorf TICKETS
26.10.2026-30.10.2026 Cello Akademie Rutesheim, Cello-orchester Leitung
19.11.2026 Rupert Gillett Trio – MG Jazz Club, BIS Zentrum, Mönchengladbach
29.11.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Kulturbahnhof Hiltrup
05.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why. – Ev. Kirchengemeinde, Wiehl
10.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why. – Augustinum, Bonn
06.12.2026 Heart Strings Duet (Kinderkonzert) – Essen
12.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why Augustinum, Bad Neuenahr
13.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why Kulturkutsche, Monnheim
18.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Schauspielhaus, Bergneustadt
21.12.2026 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Bank Art Centre, Eye, UK
2025 DATES
16.02.2025 Jazz Gottesdienst (with Katherina Koch – Jazz Violin) – Antoniussaal, Antoniterstr. 14-16, 50667 Köln
22.02.2025 „Gillmann“ & CELLOVERSUM, Konzertsaal HfMT, Köln
03.04.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – Keramion Museum, Frechen TICKETS
10.05.2025 Heart Strings Duet – Ev. Kirchengemeinde Wiehl
29.05.2025 „Swing de Strings“ (with Katherina Koch – Jazz Violin) – Oxin, Köln
06.06.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – Ventana, Köln
29.08.2025 Heart Strings Duet -„Summer Music Nights“ – Frechen
05.09.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – De Zaal, Vaals, Netherlands TICKETS
11.09.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – Theater am See, Bad Saarow TICKETS
14.09.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – Blue Note, Dresden
18.09.2025 „Swing de Strings“ (with Katherina Koch – Jazz Violin) – Oxin, Köln
26.09.2025 Heart Strings Duet – Kulturkirche Oberberg
10.10.2025 Gillmann Album Release Concert – Ventana, Köln
12.10.2025 Heart Strings Duet – Ohligser Musiksalon, Solingen
24.10.2025 „One Voice, One Cello“ – Vers Literaturcafé, Aachen
27.10.2025-02.11.2025 Cello Akademie Rutesheim, Cello-orchester Leitung
08.11.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – JAZZ VISIONS NIGHT, Folkwang Musikschule, Essen
14.11.2025 Rupert Gillett Trio – Jan Kath Design, Musik in den Häusern der Stadt, Köln – TICKETS
29.11.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Gleis 11, Bergheim
02.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Cabaret Queue, Dortmund
05.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Bürgerhaus Bennohaus, Münster
06.12.2025The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Wiehl
07.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Drehwerk 17/19, Wachtberg
12.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Schnörkellos, Frechen
13.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Kulturhaus Theater 1, Bad Münstereifel
14.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Schauspielhaus Bergneustadt
19.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Parsau
20.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Movement Theater, Bielefeld
21.12.2025 The Greatest Christmas Songs…& Why – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck, Köln














