Joel Krosnick

Joel Krosnick Born 1941 Is An American Cellist Recitalist And Chamber Musician Who Has Performed All Over The World For Over Thirty-Five Years. As A Member Of The Juilliard String Quartet Since 1974 He Has Performed The Great Quartet Literature Throughout North America Europe Asia And Australia. Joel Krosnick Was Born In 1941 To A Family Of Enthusiastic Amateur Musicians-His Mother Was A Pianist His Father A Violinist/doctor. There Was So Much Recorded And Live Chamber Music In His Home That By The Time Joel Was Twelve Years Old He Had Played Most Of The Classical And Romantic Piano Trio Literature With His Mother And Now Professional Violinist Brother Aaron. By The Age Of Seventeen He Had Read Much Of The Standard Quartet Repertory With His Family And Friends. Attending Columbia University Joel Became Involved With Composers And New Music Eventually Becoming A Founding Member Of The Group For Contemporary Music. Joel Krosnick Has Taught The Cello And Chamber Music Since His Earliest Professional Life. He Held Professorships At The Universities Of Iowa And Massachusetts And Has Been Artist-In-Residence At The California Institute Of The Arts. Since 1974 He Has Been On The Faculty Of The Juilliard School Where Since 1994 He Has Served As Chairman Of The Cello Department. Krosnick Has Been Associated With The Aspen Festival Marlboro The Tanglewood Music Center The Daniel Days Music Festival Ravinia Yellow Barn And Presently Kneisel Hall Of Which He Is An Alumnus. In 1999 He Joined For The Second Time The Faculty Of The Piatigorsky Seminar At The University Of Southern California. read less