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Cello, Soloist, Voice

Abel Selaocoe

South African · 1992

Abel Selaocoe is a South African cellist, singer and composer, born in 1992 in Sebokeng. He began the cello as a child in South Africa and later moved to Manchester to study at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he completed his International Artist Diploma in 2018. In performance he combines classical cello playing with improvisation, body percussion and singing that draws on South African traditions, including overtone singing. He is an artistic partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

With

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Performs in

Upcoming

Sources 4

  1. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Cited in The Rite of Spring in the Gashouder, with Abel Selaocoe. Accessed 8 October 2026.
  2. Abel Selaocoe’s groundbreaking fusion of traditional and classical music shines in this Seattle concert, Seen and Heard International Cited in The Rite of Spring in the Gashouder, with Abel Selaocoe. Accessed 8 October 2026.
  3. Abel Selaocoe, Wikipedia Cited in The Rite of Spring in the Gashouder, with Abel Selaocoe. Accessed 8 October 2026.
  4. Abel Selaocoe, Warner Classics Cited in The Rite of Spring in the Gashouder, with Abel Selaocoe. Accessed 8 October 2026.