Paul York
Cello

An accomplished soloist, chamber musician and teacher, Paul York has appeared in recital and with orchestras in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. York serves on the string faculty at the University of Louisville, where he maintains an active teaching and performing schedule. Recent solo appearances include a performance of Karel Husa's Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Colored Field for Cello and Orchestra by Aaron Kernis with the Louisville Orchestra and Vivaldi's Double Concerto in G Minor with internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Of his performance in Carnegie Hall, New York Concert reviews stated "the fiendishly difficult solo part was brilliantly played by cellist Paul York ...one had to be in awe of his playing." Mr. York is currently a member of the artist faculty at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, where he performs solo and chamber works, in addition to his teaching schedule. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Mr. York was selected to participate in the prestigious Piatigorsky Seminar at the University of Southern California where he received his bachelor's degree. He received his master of music degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he studied with Ronald Leonard. Other teachers include Gabor Rejto and Louis Potter. Mr. York has recorded for the Centaur, Arizona University Press and CRS labels. His latest CD of premiere recordings entitled Cello Vision will be released on the Centaur label in 2009.

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