Rachel Helleur

Rachel Helleur-Simcock (born 1980) is a British cellist and member of The Hallé

Biography Born in Ipswich, Rachel Helleur-Simcock studied cello at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and later in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" and at the Karajan Academy, the music academy associated with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

From the 2025/2026 season, Rachel Helleur-Simcock is the Section Leader, Cello, of The Hallé. Her first concert, on the opening night of the season on 25 September 2025, became her solo debut as she stepped in at short notice to replace the indisposed Truls Mørk to perform Elgar's Cello Concerto.