Wolfram Koessel, Cello
“…played a substantial program with great seriousness, using his excellent technical means only for the music, not for effect or show.”
                                                               -Strings Magazine

has performed as soloist and chamber musician in concert halls throughout the world since his critically acclaimed concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1994. Based in New York City, he appears with a wide range of ensembles, most notably the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He performs on stage with the Mark Morris Dance Group and is now its music coordinator. In addition he has appeared with the Paul Taylor Dance Company during its season at the New York City Center. As a soloist, Mr. Koessel has performed with the Jupiter Symphony, New York Metamorphoses Orchestra, which he co-founded in 1994, the Mannes Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of Cordoba, Mendoza, Costa Rica and Stuttgart. Mr. Koessel is on the faculty of the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program and served until recently as cellist with the award-winning Meridian String Quartet. His performance of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations was featured on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase. Upon completion of his Master’s Degree at the Mannes College of Music, he was given the George and Elizabeth Gregory Award for Excellence in Performance. He also runs a weekly chamber music series on City Island called “Sundays on the Island.”