Welsh cellist Ryan Lowe relocated to the USA from London after graduating with honors from the Trinity Conservatoire of Music. Having studied under Naomi Butterworth, he is part of a direct pedagogical line to the father of modern cello playing, Pablo Casals. Ryan has been praised for his musicality, sincere playing, flawless intonation and beautiful tone.

Ryan has performed extensively in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and the United States. He was recently selected from among his international peers to perform for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in a performance that would later feature on ITV television in the UK. Ryan has performed at a variety of international venues such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall (USA), the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Festival Hall (UK).

He has also been/currently a member of numerous professional orchestras including, but not exhaustively; American Baroque Orchestra, Kollective 366, Orion Orchestra, the London Arte Chamber Orchestra, Three Notch’d Road and the Washington Sinfonietta. He most recently became the co-artistic director of Williamsburg Baroque, where he serves as principal cellist and as a frequent soloist.

As a coach Ryan has been involved with the Royal Academy of Music Historical Performance Orchestra, the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra (UK), and the Guangxi Symphony Orchestra in China.

Besides classical music, Ryan has also been featured in numerous musical collaborations with art galleries, dancers, pop artists with MTV and EMI Asia. Ryan has premiered and recorded new works by contemporary composers including a solo concerto with the Trinity Symphony Orchestra in London.

Some more recent highlights include live performances in early music festivals and radio for historical Trio Assai Ad Libitum and creating historically informed recordings for Yale University's department of historical recordings.