Cello with Benjamin F.

I'm a seasoned veteran of the cello, and have given countless performances over the years. I have concertized as a soloist with orchestras such as the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Seven Hills Sinfonietta, the National Repertory Orchestra, and others. In 2013, I performed Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme with an orchestra consisting of members of both the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. In 2014, I gave the world premiere of Frank Proto’s Divertimento for Cello and Orchestra with the Blue Ash-Montgomery Symphony under the baton of Michael Chertock. In 2017, I performed Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the National Repertory Orchestra under the baton of Colorado Symphony Music Director Brett Mitchell. I recently received a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA under the tutelage of Yeesun Kim, and I hold a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in New York, NY, where I studied with Natasha Brofsky. Past teachers include Alan Rafferty and AliceAnn O’Neill.