Bio : Artists

Neal Cary : Cello

Cellist Neal Cary joined the EMF faculty in 1984 and has served as principal cello of the Eastern Music Festival since 1988. He is principal cello with the Richmond Symphony and is on the performing artist faculty at the College of William and Mary. He was co-principal cello of the Kansas City Philharmonic and assistant principal cellist of the Tulsa Philharmonic, the San Antonio Symphony, and the Denver Symphony orchestras. His major teachers have included Robert Newkirk, Channing Robbins, and the world-renowned Leonard Rose. Mr. Cary holds a M.M. from The Juilliard School of Music, holding a chamber music teaching assistant position to both Claus Adam and Earl Carlyss of the Juilliard String Quartet during his final year. Notable recital performances in the Richmond area include performances from memory of the 40 Popper Études and all the Bach Suites for Solo Cello. Mr. Cary has completed a ?performance edition? of the Popper Études (as yet unpublished) and is working on a companion book which explains how to practice these études. He has also completed an unpublished edition of the Bach Suites for Solo Cello, based on the three surviving copies from Bach's manuscript.  YouTube videos of Mr. Cary include a live performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto, a performance of the Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2, and a video lesson on the Saint-Saëns.