MEET THE SOLOIST: Andrei Ioniță

Cellist Andrei Ioniță performs Jaëll's Cello Concerto

October 18 at 7:30PM

Background: Gold Medalist of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Andrei Ioniță has become one of the most compelling and expressive cellists of his generation. Celebrated for his passionate performances and distinctive artistry, he has been described by The Times of London as “one of the most exciting cellists to have emerged for a decade.” His debut album on Orchid Classics earned accolades from Gramophone for its “superb skill, musical imagination and a commitment to music of our time.”

He has performed as soloist with leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Gewandhaus Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Münchner Philharmoniker, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and San Diego Symphony. He has given recitals at major venues and festivals such as the Elbphilharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Zurich Tonhalle, Verbier Festival, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, and the Martha Argerich Festival. A versatile and collaborative artist, Ioniță is a sought-after chamber musician, having performed with celebrated ensembles and instrumentalists across Europe and North America. In the 2025-26 season, he appears with the Utah Chamber Music Festival, the Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Richardson Symphony.

A native of Bucharest, Ioniță studied with Ani-Marie Paladi and later with Jens Peter Maintz at the University of the Arts in Berlin. He previously earned top honors at the Khachaturian, ARD, and Emanuel Feuermann competitions and served as a BBC New Generation Artist and artist-in-residence with the Hamburg Symphony. He performs on a cello by Filippo Fasser of Brescia.

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