

- MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CELLO REPERTOIRE PROFESSIONAL
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Other musical awards he has received include First Prize at the Barbara Fritz Chamber Music Award (2016), First Prize at the Luigi Boccherini Chamber Music Competition in Lucca, Italy (2016), Second Prize at the Dorothy Van Waynen Competition for Strings (2016), Primo Arco Premio (2014), Weston Prize for the Arts (2013), and the Buxtehude Premium Prize in Music (2012). He was also a finalist of the San Francisco Conservatory Concerto Competition in 2016. He has played as a soloist with the Okemos Symphony Orchestra and the Brown University Orchestra, as well as in numerous recitals, both in the US and abroad. Throughout his career, Saul has enjoyed playing in a wide range of settings.

He moved to San Francisco in January 2015 in order to begin a Master of Music degree at the San Francisco Conservatory under the tutelage of Jennifer Culp – a degree that he completed in December 2016. After graduating from Brown, Saul decided to immerse himself in music full-time, and so, after attending the Castleton Music festival in 2013, he moved to Florence, Italy to pursue a Biennio di Violoncello, and to play professionally as principal cellist of the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana. Cello remained a passion for him throughout his university years, however, and he continued to play as principal of the Brown University Orchestra, as a soloist, and with several chamber music groups during his time there. He went on to college at Brown University, where he completed a dual major, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Physics and Anthropology. He began his cello studies at the age of 9, back in his hometown of Okemos, Michigan, and continued to study it alongside piano until he concluded high school. Saul Richmond-Rakerd is a San Francisco-Based cellist. His bow was made in 1904 by Jules Fetique à Paris. Kim plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume cello made in 1845, as well as a 2016 Haide Lin. relevant to not only musicians, resonating with all walks of life." Mr. His masterclasses are described as "captivating, hilarious. Kim maintains a strong connection with community through outreach and is deeply dedicated to his teaching this season, he joins the faculty at Interlochen Center for the Arts. A founding member of the "hip & unstuffy" Ensemble San Francisco, Mr. Kim has collaborated with world class artists Jon Nakamatsu, Martin Beaver, Steven Copes, Ian Swensen, Scott Yoo, Chee-Yun Kim and Romie de Guise-Langlois as well as many of his mentors and colleagues from Juilliard and Curtis. Also highly sought after internationally as a chamber musician, Mr.

The same year, he also appeared with the National Symphony Orchestra where the Washington Post critic Joseph McLellan called him simply, "the next Yo-Yo Ma”, thrusting him on the most prestigious stages on the concert circuit. Grammy winning artist Jonah Kim made his solo debut with Wolfgang Sawallisch and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2003. Sponsored by Marilyn Manning Lonergan & Richard Lonergan In addition to studies with our expert faculty, students are provided additional opportunities to play for and observe world-renowned guest artists.Sponsored by Dennis St.
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CELLO REPERTOIRE SERIES
The ensemble-whose members are violinists Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violist Daniel Avshalomov, and cellist Wolfram Koessel-gives a series of concerts and supervises a group of student chamber ensembles.

We are fortunate to have had the American String Quartet in residence at Manhattan School of Music since 1984.
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CELLO REPERTOIRE PROFESSIONAL
Students will achieve a high degree of professional competence and appropriate stylistic approaches to the literature of various historical periods. The programs of study for string majors are designed to develop skilled performers who are familiar with the standard solo, ensemble, and orchestral literature for their instruments. String majors are provided with a wide array of performance opportunities and courses taught by a faculty of dedicated teachers and performers. String majors develop as skilled performers who are familiar with the standard solo, ensemble, and orchestral literature for their instruments.
