Robert deMaine

cello

Has been the Principal Cellist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2002, having held similar positions with the New York String Orchestra, and the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra of Boston. He has performed frequently as guest artist at the music festivals of Aspen, Norfolk, Chautauqua, El Paso Pro-Musica, Utah, and Marlboro; Mexico's San Miguel de Allende Festival, Argentina's Pan-American Cultural Foundation in Buenos Aires, and the Heidelberg Castle Festival in Germany. Mr. deMaine became the first cellist ever to win San Francisco's prestigious Irving M. Klein International Competition for Strings in 1990, and his many other awards include the Premio Sipario di Milano for Excellence in Classical Solo Performance. A fellowship alumnus and magna cum laude graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Yale University, Mr. deMaine has served on the faculties of the University of Connecticut, the Hartford Conservatory and the American Festival for the Arts in Houston and was Assistant to Steven Doane and Paul Katz at Eastman. Also a composer, he has written music for the cello which he regularly performs, including the 12 Etudes-Caprices, Op. 31 (1999). Born into a musical family of French and Polish ancestry, Mr. deMaine began musical studies at the age of 4 with his mother and sister, both accomplished cellists. He made his solo debut at age 12 with the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra.

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