This fall I start as a new Artist in Residence at Belgium’s Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where I will be working with a musician I’ve admired for years, Gary Hoffman—in addition to playing the occasional concert!

John Timpane’s wonderful article “Music, stress, and sleep: A Curtis student's path to a recital” tells the story of my preparation for a performance of Barber’s fiendish Cello Concerto at Curtis. The story includes a little curveball called “tendonitis,” a struggle that most performers go through but is not often enough discussed.

Here’s an article I wrote for Paul Katz’s CelloBello after experiencing some peculiar—and peculiarly frustrating—trouble traveling to and through Europe for a tour…

https://www.cellobello.org/cello-blog/cello-travel/some-hassles-of-international-cello-travel/