Nathan Vickery
Lauded as a “formidable cello soloist” (New York Times), cellist Nathan Vickery appears regularly in solo and chamber music recitals and music festivals around the country. In a 2016 performance of the Dvorak Cello Concerto, he was celebrated for his “talent and artistry... a fresh and appealing account” of the work (New York Times).
Mr. Vickery joined the New York Philharmonic in September 2013 as its youngest member,
performing and touring with the orchestra at home in New York and throughout the world. He also performs frequently on the New York Philharmonic chamber music series Ensembles at Merkin Hall, and on the Philharmonic's new music series.
Nathan is a member of the Rosamunde String Quartet, which is a collaboration violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley, Shanshan Yao, and violist Teng Li—fellow musicians from the world's top orchestras: the Berlin Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the New York Philharmonic. He has appeared as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and as a recitalist and chamber musician at festivals including the Marlboro Chamber Music Festival, Summer Music at Indiana University, and the Steans Institute at Ravinia. He has served on the faculty of the Indiana University Summer String Academy, teaches privately in New York City, teaches with the Shanghai Orchestra Academy, the New York Philharmonic’s professional training partnership with the Shanghai Symphony, and enjoys presenting masterclasses.
Mr. Vickery received his Bachelors degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, under the tutelage of Peter Wiley. His pre-college studies were with Susan Moses at the Indiana University String Academy.