Alexander Baillie, born on January 6, 1956 in Stockport, England, is an English cellist. Inspired by Jacqueline du Pré, he began playing the cello at 12 and studied at the Royal College of Music under Anna Shuttleworth and Joan Dickson. He continued his education with André Navarra at the Vienna Hochschule. He has performed as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide, including the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. His repertoire included works by Schumann, Delius, Beethoven, and contemporary composers such as Penderecki and Takemitsu. Baillie has also been a professor of cello at the Bremen Hochschule, International Chair in Cello at Birmingham Conservatoire, and visiting professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Royal College of Music.
