Tchaikovsky- Soo Bae Cello

Soo Bae, cello

Praised by The New Yorker as "superb," and for "rich and romantic with crisp incisive
 technique" by The Strad,  cellist Soo Bae was recognized in September 2006 by
 her home country of Canada as the top young cellist in the nation when she
 garnered First Prize in the Canada Council of the Arts Instrument Bank competition,
 resulting in a three-year loan of the ca. 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello.
This reaffirms her status among the premiere cellists of her generation,
following top prizes awarded to her in July 2006 at the
6th Adam International Cello Festival & Competition in Christchurch,
 New Zealand and in March 2005 at the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. .

Ms. Bae begins the 2007-08 season as featured soloist with the Asian Youth Orchestra
for its 2007 Asia Tour of Japan, Hong Kong,and China
 performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations under the baton of Okku Kamu.
North American orchestral highlights in 07-08 include the New Hampshire
Music Festival Orchestra, Scottsdale Symphony, Wartburg Symphony (IA),
Ohio Valley Symphony, Toronto's Korean Canadian Youth Symphony,
 the National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada
and the Christchurch Symphony in New Zealand. An avid chamber musician,
 she has participated in collaborative tours of both Europe and Asia
 and has appeared at numerous music festivals.
she also tours regularly with the "Music from Marlboro" throughout the US.
 Born in Seoul, Korea, Soo Bae received her Bachelor of Music in 2001
from The Curtis Institute of Music and her Masters of Music degree
and then the prestigious Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School
 where she serves as an assistant faculty under Joel Krosnick.