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Sterling Elliott: coming full circle

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The American cellist speaks with Lauren Wesley-Smith about his journey as a musician, the formative influence of the Sphinx Organization and finding his own voice in the digital age

When I meet up with cellist Sterling Elliott, it’s in the middle of a London heatwave, and after I’ve battled the malfunctioning railways, it’s a relief to be inside Caffè Concerto, with air conditioning. He’s just performed a concert with the Sphinx Piano Quintet at Wigmore Hall (see The Strad, September 2026) and has just a few days’ break before his solo engagement with the Bath Philharmonia…

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