Tessa Seymour
| Tessa Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1993 Berkeley, California, USA |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist |
| Instrument(s) | 1720 Carlo Giuseppe Testore |
| Website | www |
Tessa Seymour (born June 9, 1993) is an American cellist.
Early life[edit]
On June 9, 1993, Seymour was born in Berkeley, California to Norwegian and Russian parents. She started learning to play the cello at the age of six.
Education[edit]
At age 16, she moved to Philadelphia to study at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, where she was under the tutelage of Carter Brey and Peter Wiley.
Career[edit]
Seymour made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2007 and has performed in numerous other distinguished venues throughout the world, including Davies Symphony Hall and the Kennedy Center.[1][2] She frequently performs on NPR's radio show From the Top with Christopher O'Riley, as well as the Emmy-nominated PBS television series, Live from Carnegie Hall.[3] In 2009, she attended the Verbier Festival Academy and was awarded the "Prix Jean-Nicolas Firmenich de Violoncelle." In March 2014, she performed the U.S. premiere of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's Suite for Solo Cello at Carnegie Hall.[4] Seymour is also a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholar.[5] She plays on the Carlo Giuseppe Testore "Camilla" cello from 1720.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Tircuit, Heuwell. "Sweet Joy of Youth". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ Bedini, Larry. "Celebrating a Brilliant Performer" (PDF). YES Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "From the Top at Carnegie Hall". PBS. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Nowy Jork: Utwory Pendereckiego w Carnegie Hall". 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Tessa Seymour". Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Retrieved 21 December 2013.