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San Franciscan, Eric Gaenslen performs as a recitalist, guest soloist
and chamber musician. Recent highlights of his career include playing
in the world premiere of Siddharta for cello and orchestra by Laura Canibucci;
Bloch's Schelomo at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York; and performances
as a guest with the Juilliard Orchestra and the Yale Symphony in New Haven,
New York, and England.
In recital, Eric has performed in venues across North America and Europe.
A recent recital tour included engagements in the Netherlands - at the
Festival West Brabant, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and in San Miguel
de Allende in Mexico. He has performed chamber music at Lincoln Center
and at the Aspen, Evian, Tanglewood, Bowdoin, Vermont Mozart, Banff and
Olympic Music Festivals, with such artists as Eugene Istomin, Anton Kuerti
and Itzhak Schotten. As a member of the Trio Fedele, Eric has played in
acclaimed concerts.
His teachers have included Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann , Aldo Panso, William
Pleeth and Irene Sharp. Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale
University and a Master of Arts degree from the Juilliard School of Music.
Photo: Christian Steiner, courtesy of Colbert Artists Management Inc.