Hailed by the New York Times as “sensational in concert”, and as a “stunning virtuoso” by the Los Angeles Times, Cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper has performed as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Ms. Cooper’s recent and upcoming concerto appearances include the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Osaka Symphony, the Jerusalem Academy Chamber Orchestra, the San Salvador Symphony and the Toronto Symphony. Other recent noted solo appearances include a tour with the Shanghai Symphony culminating in a performance at the World Expo, an NHK televised solo recital and appearing as the soloist for Tan Dun’s Water Passion in LA’s Disney Hall. An enthusiast of contemporary music, Kristina has premiered many works, including the US premiere of Tigran Mansurian’s Cello Concerto #2, the European premiere of Mario Davidovsky’s Cello Concerto, the world premier of Roberto Sierra’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, the world premiere of Phillip Glass’s The Sound of a Voice.

As first-prize winner of the 1998 Walter M. Naumburg Chamber Music Award, Kristina is also a much sought after chamber musician. She has taken part in such groups and festivals as Musicians from Marlboro, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Aspen Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Mostly Mozart Festival (Lincoln Center) Spoleto Festival USA, Angel Fire Music Festival, Ravinia and Chamber Music Northwest.

Ms. Cooper has a discography of CD recordings for Arabesque, CP2, TNC, Helicon Records, Spin Art Records and a solo recital DVD for Amadeus Press. She has been featured on CNN, CBC Television, CBS’s and 60 Minutes. Kristina studied with Joel Krosnick at the Juilliard School where she earned her BM, MM and DMA. She plays on a 1786 William Forster cello.