Jay Campbell, cello

Jay is a cellist actively exploring a wide range of creative music. He has been recognized for approaching both old and new music with the same curiosity and commitment, described as “an ambassador of musical possibility” (New York Times), and “electrifying, poignant, and deeply moving” (Washington Post). His primary artistic interest is the collaboration with living creative musicians and has worked in this capacity with John Zorn, Catherine Lamb, John Luther Adams, Marcos Balter, Tyshawn Sorey, and many others. He has received two Avery Fisher Career Grants, both as a soloist and as a member of the JACK Quartet. He made his concerto debut with the New York Philharmonic in 2013 and gone on to perform with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo, and served as Artist-in-Residence at the Lucerne Festival along with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. He has recorded the concertos of George Perle and Marc-Andre Dalbavie with the Seattle Symphony, and premiered new concertos by Wadada Leo Smith, Andreia Pinto-Correia, inti figgis-vizueta, and Luca Francesconi. He is a member of the Junction Trio with Stefan Jackiw and Conrad Tao and teaches at the Mannes School of Music.