Artist BiographyMaria Kitsopoulos, Cello
Cellist Maria Kitsopoulos joined the Philharmonic in 1996. Her solo engagements have included the CONTINUUM ensemble in Alice Tully Hall; the Phoenix Symphony; the Westfield Symphony, Graz, and Athens State orchestras; and recitals. She performs contemporary music with groups such as Music Mobile and the Guild of Composers, and she has toured Europe with the Ensemble Intercontemporain. She is a member of the cello quartet CELLO, which performs music it has commissioned throughout the United States, and she has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Concert Hall. She received bachelor´s, master´s, and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School; upon graduation she was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Leadership, and later served on the school´s faculty. A finalist in the first Emanuel Feuermann Cello Competition and a prizewinner in the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Cmpetition, Ms. Kitsopoulos received fellowships from the Aspen and Tanglewood music festivals. She can be heard on recordings on the Musical Heritage Society, Angel, DG, and Columbia labels, among others. |
