Sara Sant'Ambrogio
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Sara Sant'Ambrogio is an American cellist best known as a member of the Eroica Trio
.
She was born in Boston
and began her studies with her father, John Sant'Ambrogio
, principal cellist with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
. She was invited to study with David Soyer
at the Curtis Institute of Music
at the age of 16. Three years later, Leonard Rose
invited her to study at the Juilliard School of Music. She immediately won the Juilliard Schumann
Concerto
competition and was featured in a Lincoln Center concert.
Her career began when she won the bronze medal at the 1986 International Tchaikovsky
Violoncello Competition in Moscow
and was invited to play at Carnegie Hall
. This recital aired nationally on CBS
. Since then she has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta
, Boston Pops, Chicago
, Dallas
, Moscow State Philharmonic, Century Orchestra Osaka, St. Louis
, San Francisco
, and Seattle
orchestras, in addition to touring and recording 8 CD's with the Eroica Trio on EMI and 2 solo CD's for Sebastian Records. She has performed at many festivals including Aspen, Marlboro, Ravinia, Great Mountain,Hollywood Bowl and was featured in the Bach
Cello Suites
with the New York City Ballet
. She has performed with singer Rufus Wainwright and has recorded with rock group VAST, singer Angela McCluskey and a track from her solo CD Dreaming was featured on the soundtrack for the documentary "Jones Beach Boys." She won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance for Bernstein Arias and Barcarolles on Koch Records. The Eroica Trio's first CD won NPR's Best Debut Recording and their second CD was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards.
She has premiered works by several contemporary composers, including the double concerto Romeo and Juliet by Daron Hagen
, with flutist Jeffrey Khaner
and the Albany Symphony Orchestra
. She has premiered new triple concertos by American composers Kevin Kaska and Jay Greenberg
.
Eroica Trio
The Eroica Trio is an American piano trio consisting of Erika Nickrenz, piano; Susie Park, violin; and Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello. Park joined the trio in September 2006 . The trio take their name from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony...
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She was born in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and began her studies with her father, John Sant'Ambrogio
John Sant'Ambrogio
John Sant’Ambrogio is an American cellist. He studied music at Lebanon Valley College and at Ohio University . He studied cello with Diran Alexanian , with Paul Olevsky , and with Leonard Rose .Sant’Ambrogio was principal cellist with the U.S...
, principal cellist with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1880 by Joseph Otten as the St. Louis Choral Society, the SLSO is the second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States as it is preceded by the New York Philharmonic.-History:The St...
. She was invited to study with David Soyer
David Soyer
David Soyer was an American cellist.He was born in Philadelphia and began playing the piano at the age of nine. At 11, he started the cello. One of his first teachers was Diran Alexanian. Later on he studied with Emanuel Feuermann and Pablo Casals...
at the Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Institute of Music
The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. According to statistics compiled by U.S...
at the age of 16. Three years later, Leonard Rose
Leonard Rose
Leonard Rose was an American cellist and pedagogue.Rose was born in Washington, D.C., his parents were immigrants from Kiev, Ukraine...
invited her to study at the Juilliard School of Music. She immediately won the Juilliard Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
Concerto
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
competition and was featured in a Lincoln Center concert.
Her career began when she won the bronze medal at the 1986 International Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
Violoncello Competition in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and was invited to play at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
. This recital aired nationally on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. Since then she has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Robert Spano has been its music director since 2001...
, Boston Pops, Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
, Dallas
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra. It performs its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States....
, Moscow State Philharmonic, Century Orchestra Osaka, St. Louis
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1880 by Joseph Otten as the St. Louis Choral Society, the SLSO is the second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States as it is preceded by the New York Philharmonic.-History:The St...
, San Francisco
San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...
, and Seattle
Seattle Symphony
The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Since 1998, the orchestra is resident at Benaroya Hall. The orchestra's season runs from September through July, and serves as the pit orchestra for most productions of the Seattle Opera in addition to its own concerts...
orchestras, in addition to touring and recording 8 CD's with the Eroica Trio on EMI and 2 solo CD's for Sebastian Records. She has performed at many festivals including Aspen, Marlboro, Ravinia, Great Mountain,Hollywood Bowl and was featured in the Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
Cello Suites
Cello Suites (Bach)
The Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello...
with the New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
. She has performed with singer Rufus Wainwright and has recorded with rock group VAST, singer Angela McCluskey and a track from her solo CD Dreaming was featured on the soundtrack for the documentary "Jones Beach Boys." She won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance for Bernstein Arias and Barcarolles on Koch Records. The Eroica Trio's first CD won NPR's Best Debut Recording and their second CD was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards.
She has premiered works by several contemporary composers, including the double concerto Romeo and Juliet by Daron Hagen
Daron Hagen
Daron Aric Hagen , is an American composer, conductor, pianist, educator, librettist, and stage director of contemporary classical music and opera.- Early life and education :...
, with flutist Jeffrey Khaner
Jeffrey Khaner
Jeffrey Khaner is the principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has also served as principal flutist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Khaner teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School....
and the Albany Symphony Orchestra
Albany Symphony Orchestra
The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York. The upcoming season will mark the orchestra's 78th....
. She has premiered new triple concertos by American composers Kevin Kaska and Jay Greenberg
Jay Greenberg
Jay "Bluejay" Greenberg is an American composer who entered the Juilliard School in 2002.-Life and work:...
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External links
- Sara Sant'Ambrogio official Web site
- Eroica Trio official Web site