AboutCellist Julian Hersh has appeared as soloist and chamber musician
throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Far East, and is a frequent
performer at various festivals, including the Olympic (WA), Saratoga
(NY), and Caramoor music festivals. As a founding member of the Jupiter
Trio he was awarded First Prize in the 2002 Osaka International Chamber
Music Competition in Osaka, Japan. Chosen from 54 ensembles representing
19 countries the Jupiter Trio was the first American ensemble in the
history of the competition to win the gold medal. In 2004, the trio was
recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award from the
Classical Recording Foundation for their recording of trios by Beethoven
and Shostakovich on the Bridge Records label. Mr. Hersh is also a
founding member of the Callisto Ensemble. Based in Chicago, the Callisto
Ensemble released a CD in 2006 which features the music of
Augusta Read Thomas. Included on the CD are many premiere recordings
as well as a commissioned piece entitled "Prairie Sketches." Mr.
Hersh has appeared with Yo-Yo Ma on international television in
"Marsalis on Music," on "CBS Sunday Mornings," and has been featured in
numerous radio broadcasts on NPR. He was also featured on Japanese
television both in an interview and live performance at Izumi Hall in
Osaka, Japan. Mr. Hersh studied at the San Francisco Conservatory where
his principal teachers were Bonnie Hampton and Irene Sharp. He is
currently on the faculty of the DePaul School of Music.