Next weekend, on Saturday, January 21st, at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm, Austin Camerata and The Cathedral present the 2nd Annual CelloFest, an evening of classical music, local art & an open bar. Experience the breathtaking sonority of a cello ensemble while enjoying an intimate evening in one of Austin’s premier galleries celebrating local women artists. The performance features eight cellists from Austin Camerata, including current Longhorns Hyugrai Kim (AD ’24), Tsz To Wong (DMA ’24) and Yeyoung Yoo (DMA ’24) in a genre-defying program spanning from classical to rock. This program has something for everyone, as they will be performing everything from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture and Barber’s Adagio to bossa nova, Aretha Franklin, and Harry Styles.
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Hyugrai “Ray” Kim (DMA ’19, AD ’24), having advanced to the Final Round in the Section Cello auditions of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, has been offered a trial week next June 2023. The ASO, currently in its 77th season, is led by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann and continues to affirm its position as one of America’s leading orchestras with excellent live performances, renowned guest artists and engaging education initiatives. The ASO performs more than 150 concerts each year from the Delta Classical Series, Movies in Concert, Family Concert Series, Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE and the Coca-Cola Holiday Series, as well as community and education concerts.
Kelvin Ka Long Lee (MM ’19, AD ’22) has been invited to perform with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra as substitute cellist prior to a final audition for Section Cello in early February 2023. Established in 1947 and currently led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden, the HK Phil is recognised as Asia’s foremost classical orchestra, presenting more than 150 concerts per season over a 44-week season, the HK Phil attracts more than 200,000 music lovers annually. In 2019 the HK Phil received the prestigious Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award—the first orchestra in Asia to receive this distinction.
This week, the 
This weekend, on Sunday, August 14, Classical Music For the World presents incoming freshman Daniel Hur Meglino (BA ’26) in concert at Covenant United Methodist Church. Daniel is joined by pianist Joseph Choi. The recital program contains three works that reflect the pain and joy of life: aspects of love are found in Schumann’s “Fantasiestüke”; suffering and confusion in Hindemith’s cello sonata; and pure joy and contentedness in Bach’s Solo Cello Suite in C major.
Longhorn Cellos 