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Jay Campbell, Cello

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Jay Campbell, Cello

Biography

Armed with a diverse spectrum of repertoire and eclectic musical interests, American cellist Jay Campbellis the First Prize Winner of the 2012 CAG Victor Elmaleh International Competition. He is the recipient of awards from the BMI and ASCAP foundations and has been heard on television, radio broadcasts and in concert halls around the world, including concerto appearances in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Kultur und Kongresszentrum-Luzern, and the Aspen Music Festival.

Dedicated to the music of our time, Jay Campbell has collaborated with an array of artists ranging from composers including Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez, Kaija Saariaho, and John Adams, to saxophonist Steve Coleman, to members of Radiohead and Einstürzende Neubauten. His close association with John Zorn has resulted in over half a dozen new works for cello, and his article on the music of Pierre Boulez was recently published in Arcana VII.  Hen to Pan, a critically acclaimed feature disc with all new Zorn works written for him, was released in February 2015, and was recently selected by The New York Times as one of the best Classical Music Recordings of 2015.

Current highlights include: appearances at the Lucerne, Marlboro, Chamber Music Northwest, Moab, DITTO, and Heidelberger-Fruhling festivals; two new solo discs on the CAG and Tzadik labels; appearances at Carnegie Hall, National Gallery, Krannert Center, Mondavi Center, the Kennedy Center; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; as well as the premieres of new works written for him by Zorn, Jason Eckardt, and David Fulmer.  A native of the Bay area of California, Mr. Campbell is currently an Artist Diploma candidate at The Juilliard School, studying with Fred Sherry.


Performances by Jay Campbell

Composer Title Date Action
Claude Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano 08/30/2016 Play Add to playlist
Igor Stravinsky Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano 08/30/2016 Play Add to playlist
Elliott Carter Elegy for Cello and Piano 08/30/2016 Play Add to playlist

Jay Campbell Concerts

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