Education
DM Northwestern University
MM Indiana University
BM Indiana University
Classes Taught
String Pedagogy
Chamber Music
About
Paula Kosower, cellist, is an active performer and a dedicated teacher. She frequently plays with a wide variety of both chamber and symphonic ensembles. In recent seasons she has performed with Fulcrum Point New Music Project, for the MusicNOW series at Chicago Symphony Center, the Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Music Series, the Dame Myra Hess concert series, the Wheaton College Artist Series, International Chamber Artists concerts, and programs on WFMT 98.7. She frequently serves as a substitute player in the cello sections of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. For many years she also played when needed with the Milwaukee Symphony, the Grant Park Symphony and the Chicago Philharmonic. She enjoys contemporary music and has performed for numerous seasons as a member of the Chicago based contemporary ensemble Picosa.
Ms. Kosower teaches applied lessons, cello pedagogy and orchestral repertoire classes and is an adjunct faculty member at several universities in the Chicago area including DePaul University School of Music and the University of Illinois-Chicago. She teaches private cello lessons for pre-college students at the Northwestern University Music Academy. During the summer season she frequently plays with the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival, and for chamber music festivals such as Midsummer’s Music Festival in Wisconsin. She also has taught at regional chamber music camps organized by Midwest Young Artists, the Chicago Chamber Music Festival, and DePaul University School of Music. She received her BM and MM degrees at Indiana University where she was a scholarship student and a graduate teaching assistant of Janos Starker. She received her DM degree at Northwestern University where she studied with Hans Jorgen-Jensen.