Cellists Amy Laing and Alexandra Lee come together to form a visionary cello duo, Cellovista! Together they perform cello music ranging from classical to tango, to Appalachian, and more. These Nanaimo based cellists each bring their own rich personal history of chamber music, orchestral, and solo performance to the stage, and celebrate the beautiful versatility of the sound of two cellos.
Originally from Barrie Ontario, Alexandra was the Principal Cellist in the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Silver Birch String Quartet. In 2017 she relocated to Nanaimo with her family to begin teaching at the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music where she has a thriving studio of enthusiastic cellists. Alexandra is the Associate Principal Cellist in the Vancouver Island Symphony.
Having grown up near Nanaimo, Amy Laing made a pandemic move back to Vancouver Island after enjoying twenty years of a performance career in Toronto. During that time Amy played with orchestras such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company, and could often be heard from the pit playing solo cello for Mirvish Productions broadway shows. She was also the Principal Cellist of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Amy now frequently plays with the Victoria Symphony, Baroque Victoria, Early Music Vancouver, and teaches at the Nanaimo Conservatory of Music and the Victoria Conservatory of Music.
