Richard Weiss

Head, Cello Department

Cello Faculty, Conservatory

Cello Faculty, Academy

Cello Department Academy & Public Programs Cello Department

Introduction

Richard Weiss is first assistant principal cellist of The Cleveland Orchestra. He was appointed to TCO during his senior year at the Eastman School of Music. He is also a member of the Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio.

In the summer he teaches at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, 58�Թ�� International Academy and Sphinx Performance Academy. Weiss coaches the cello sections of the 58�Թ�� Orchestra and the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. For the 58�Թ�� Preparatory and Continuing Education department, he teaches in the Young Artist Program (YAP), which requires a video audition. Weiss serves as president of the Cleveland Cello Society.

See him perform in solo and chamber music recitals:

Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99: , , and

Education

Eastman School of Music on full merit scholarship

Teaching Experience

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Notable Performances & Accomplishments

Early Success

In high school, he represented California in the Music Teachers National Association competition, where he won the national first prize
At the Tanglewood Festival, he won the Young Artist contest and was concerto soloist
He won positions in the Rochester Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra while still a student

Concerto Repertoire

Beethoven (Triple)
Brahms (Double)
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Lalo
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Saint-Saëns (A Minor and D Minor)
Schumann
Tchaikovsky

Recordings

CD of Claude Bolling's Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio with Cleveland Orchestra colleagues Joela Jones, Maximilian Dimoff and Donald Mille

See him perform on YouTube:

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