Lionel Handy

Cellist Lionel Handy specializes in the music of his native Britain, including newly commissioned works. He is also an important educator whose students have often gone on to international-level careers. In 1982, Handy joined the faculty of the Royal Academy of Music; as of the early 2020s, he was still active there and also served as a cello tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Handy made his recording debut in 2009 with an album of cello music by Messiaen, Martinu, Elliott Carter, and Joe Cutler. In 2019 and 2023, he issued two volumes of British music for cello and piano.