Currently principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra and world-renowned soloist, Tim is widely regarded as the one of the great British cellists of the 21st century.
Following his success at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Tim Hugh has enjoyed an international career as soloist while maintaining his position as Principal Cellist with the LSO. He has worked as soloist with many great conductors including Previn, Haitink, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Andrew Davis, Rostropovich, Menuhin, Harding, Xavier-Roth, Chung and Tortelier.
Tim studied at Yale with Aldo Parisot and afterwards with William Pleeth and Jacqueline du Pre whilst gaining his MA in Medicine and Anthropology at St Johns College, Cambridge. His developing interest in contemporary music led to performances of Boulez' Messagesquisse with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and LSO, Dutilleux " Tout un Monde Lontain", Britten Cello Symphony and Hugh Wood concerto, all at the Albert Hall Proms. The BBC hailed Tim's 2006 recording of the Bach Suites as "the best performance on a modern cello".
With the LSO he has performed Elgar, Strauss (Don Quixote), Shostakovich, Haydn, Dvorak, Messiaen and Walton concertos and at the Barbican he has given recitals with André Previn, Helen Grimaud, Nikolai Znaider and Andrew Marriner. Recently he toured the UK playing Elgar and Brahms concertos with Moscow Philharmonic and in Spain with LSO at Alhambra Palace, Granada and Almeria, Saint Saens concerto with Pamplona Symphony, Tabakov and Saygun concertos in Ankara, Turkey and Rousse Bulgaria as well as recitals in Beirut and Dubai, New York and Portugal. Tim plays on a cello by Petrus Roman of Venice 1708.