Cellist Laura Usiskin has performed throughout the United States and Europe in solo, chamber, and orchestral capacities, including at the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, Barge Music, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and many others.  In 2008, she received the Aldo Parisot Prize from Yale University, awarded to a cellist showing promise for a solo career.

     Miss Usiskin’s musical interests are diverse, spanning early Baroque to 21st century. She has premiered many new works and played with several new music ensembles.  She has also participated in many early music ensembles. In 2010, she completed a one-year position as a fellow in the Yale Baroque Ensemble.

     Miss Usiskin completed her doctoral coursework at Yale in 2009.  She graduated from Columbia cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior and from the Juilliard School with a Master of Music.  Her teachers include Aldo Parisot and Fred Sherry.