About Us

“Cello with Love” is a team of musicians based in Brisbane. It was founded by Renat and Hila Yusupov – cello and piano respectively. Both Renat and Hila are highly trained professional musicians. Cello with Love has been providing the best quality live music and musicians for special occasions and private functions since 2003.

Renat Yusupov

Renat studied cello at the class of Professor Nikolay Bukin at the state Conservatory of Uzbekistan.

Renat studied cello at the class of Professor Nikolay Bukin at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. From 1992 to 1999 he worked as an assistant principal cellist of The National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan and concertmaster of the State Conservatory.

Renat Yusupov migrated to Australia in November 1999 from St. Petersburg Russia were he worked at the St. Petersburg orchestra as an assistant principal cellist.

Since arriving in Sydney, on many occasions, he performed as a soloist with the community orchestras.

Apart from performance experience, Renat has also extensive experience in education. He was appointed as the Head of Music Department at a leading private school in Brisbane from 2005 till 2014. Currently, Renat is appointed as a music teacher at Glasshouse Christian College and is working towards his PhD degree in music performance at the University of Queensland.

Dr Hila Yusupov

Hila studied piano at the class of Professor Galina Kalmikova at the Tashkent State Conservatory of Uzbekistan.

Hila studied piano at the class of Professor Galina Kalmikova at the Tashkent State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. She completed her Master’s degree at the same Conservatory under the direction of Professor Nikolay Bukin.

From 1992 to 2003 she worked at the Opera Voice departments of the state Conservatory as an accompanist and concertmaster. She migrated to Australia in August 2003. Since arriving in Sydney, Hila performed as a soloist and an accompanist in various concerts. She also worked as a piano teacher and accompanist at the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney.

Currently, Hila is appointed as a secondary music teacher, pianist and accompanist at a leading private school in Brisbane. In 2019 she completed her PhD degree in music performance at the University of Queensland.

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