Miles Mullin-Chivers

Miles’ musical education began at age 4. He started to learn the violin as his sister had, but on the way home from one of his first lessons, he heard Jaqueline Du Pré playing Saint Saëns Cello Concerto on the radio. He then told his mother “I want to learn that one!” And so his love of the cello began. Miles commenced lessons with Takao Mizushima. At age 12, he was accepted into the Rising Stars program, and began his studies Under Susan Blake, and then Julian Smiles. Continuing under the guidance of Julian Smiles, Miles received his Bachelor of Music Performance with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the age of 19. Throughout his musical education, Miles has had the opportunity to learn from many accomplished musicians, including Fred Sherry, Tamas Varga, Timothy Walden, Hannu Kiiski, Howard Penny, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Umberto Clerici, and Kasia Hans.
Miles has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the Canberra International Music Festival, the Four Winds Festival, with the Australia Ensemble, for Musica Viva, and Live At Yours, collaborating with many of Australia’s leading musicians. Miles is also a founding member of the Tarsus Chamber Collective. He has also appeared as soloist with the Western Sydney Philharmonic.
In 2019, Miles was awarded the 1st prize at the Gisborne International Music Competition.
Miles has also had the opportunity to work with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as a Guest Principal and Contract Cellist, and with the Opera Australia Orchestra as a Causal Cellist. In 2020 and 2021, Miles was a Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellow. He has been a member of the Australian World Orchestra since their 2022 BBC Proms and Edinburgh Festival Tour.