Thomas Heinrich

Thomas Heinrich, a graduate of the Eastman School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, made his solo debut with the Vermont Symphony at age sixteen. Mr. Heinrich has also appeared with the Up Close and Musical chamber orchestra of the Colorado Symphony, the Chebucto Symphony, and with Janos Starker and The American Sinfonietta performing the Vivaldi Double Cello Concerto. His performances have been broadcast across North America on CBC radio's Chamber Music at Noon and on National Public Radio's Performance Today.

Mr. Heinrich is principal cellist of The American Sinfonietta and a member of the Colorado Symphony. He has also served as principal of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and the Banff Opera Orchestra, and as assistant principal under Leonard Bernstein for the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Mr. Heinrich has collaborated with Ida Kavafian, Jesse Levine, David Krakauer, Elmar Oliviera, Eiji Oue, David Hickman, the Cavani Quartet, and members of the New York New Music Ensemble. He is a member of the Colorado Chamber Players and a founding member of the Denali Ensemble.

Prior to joining the Colorado Symphony in 1997, Mr. Heinrich taught cello and theory at the Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Music. While in Newfoundland, he founded the Music Preparatory School in St. John's and conducted the Suzuki Talent Education Program Chamber Orchestras.

Also very interested in contemporary music, Mr. Heinrich has worked with composers John Deak, Phillip Glass, R. Murray Schafer, and David Felder. Mr. Heinrich has recorded for the Summit, Koch, and EMF labels in both chamber and orchestral settings.

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