Cello
Student level: Advanced
Student must audition: yes
Rate: $100/hr
Lesson Length: 1hr
Teacher Bio: Joining the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in 2022 and 2024, respectively, cellist Daniel Kaler began his initial studies with Donna Davis and Gilda Barston. He continued his private studies with Hans Jørgen Jensen of the Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and Stephen Balderston of the DePaul University School of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Master of Music in Cello Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, having studied with Mark Kosower and Brinton Smith, respectively.
Kaler attended and gave performances at many summer programs and festivals, such as the Chautauqua Music Festival, Keshet Eilon Summer Mastercourse, Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, North Shore Chamber Music Festival, Music In The Loft, Young Steinway Concert Series, and Chicago Cultural Center. He has appeared on WFMT’s “Introductions”, WCLV, as well as WCPN’s “Applause Performances”.
Kaler has been a top prizewinner at the Medici International Music Competition, BACH International Music Competition, Maurice Ravel Competition, Muse International Competition, among others. In recent years, he has performed with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, Boca del Río Philharmonic Orchestra, Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra, and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. Concert engagements for the 2024-25 season include performances of works by Bloch, Fauré, Franck, Martinu, and Kodály.
