Following recent prize-winning successes at some of the world’s most prestigious international competitions, including Queen Elisabeth, Concours de Genève, and Paulo, Canadian-born, Berlin-based cellist BRYAN CHENG has established himself as one of the most compelling young artists on the classical music scene. In the 2024/25 season, he continues his residency with the Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra Timisoara in Romania, gives the European premiere of Mason Bates’ Cello Concerto with Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland, and debuts with hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Prague Philharmonia at Mozartfest Würzburg, Orchestre Métropolitain, and Bochumer Symphoniker, among others. Equally indemand as a chamber musician, he graces the stages of Wigmore Hall, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ChamberFest Cleveland, Rockport Music, and Tippet Rise Arts Center for the first time, while returning to the Verbier Festival and Heidelberger Frühling. Bryan has released a trilogy of critically-acclaimed albums on German classical label audite, and his newest recital album Portrait (2023) on Centrediscs, featuring commissioned works and own arrangements by composers of diverse Asian heritage, was nominated for 2 JUNO awards. Bryan received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Universität der Künste Berlin and is now enrolled in the Professional Studies program at Germany’s Kronberg Academy. He plays the 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello generously on loan from the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank.
