Roland Kahn's Cello Studio

RESUME/BIO

My name is Roland Kahn, and I'm a rising college freshman from Chevy Chase, Maryland. I have been playing the cello for 12 years, and have been highly involved in chamber music, orchestral, and solo playing. Some of the solo pieces I have studied include the Lalo Cello Concerto No. 1, Haydn Cello Concerto No.1, Bach’s Cello Suites 1-4, Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No.1, and various Popper etudes. I also play the piano, guitar, and ukulele. When not playing music, I enjoy swimming, ultimate frisbee, tennis, and building things.

Scholarships/Competitions-

-2011 AAMS International Competition, string solo, 3rd place winner

-2012 MSMTA Strings Plus Festival and Chamber Music Festival: both 1st place

-2012 Montgomery Philharmonic Bernie Rappaport Young Artist Competition winner

-Soloist with Montgomery Philharmonic Orchestra March 7, 2013: Saint Saens Appassionato

-2013 and 2014 Scholarship recipient for Kinhaven Summer Music Camp

-2015/16 Scholarship recipient for Brevard Summer Music Festival (Attended 2 years)

-2018 Scholarship recipient for Eastern Music Festival (Attended)

-2018 Great Composers of Cello Saint Saens Competition, Second Place

-2018 Masters of Concerto Competition, Third Place

-Various Misc. Chamber Music Awards

Chamber Music-

-Brahms Piano Trio in B major (Performed)

-Haydn Piano Trio No. 44 in E Major (Performed) -Smetana String Quartet (Performed)

-Haydn String Quartet No. 2 in D Major (Performed)

-David Stone Miniature String Quartet No.1 (Performed) -Piazzolla Oblivion (Performed)

-Haydn Gypsy Rondo Trio (Performed)

-Various works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and other misc. classical works (Performed)

-"Fiery Red" Piano Trio by Jennifer Higdon

-Shostakovich Piano Trio in E Minor

-Handel Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor

Ensembles/Festivals-

-Eastern Music Festival (2018)

-Italy Tour with Youth Orchestra (2017)

-Brevard Music Festival (2015, 2016)

-Kinhaven Music School Junior Session (2013, 2014)

-Active participant in High School Orchestra (Principal)

-Principal Cellist of MCYO (Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra) from 2014-2018