Cellist Brady A. recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor's degree in Music where he studied cello with Jonathan Koh. As an avid orchestral musician, he has played in the cello sections of several local orchestras, such as the Stockton Symphony, Monterey Symphony, and Fresno Philharmonic. He was principal cellist of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and the Berkeley Chamber Orchestra, and belongs to several chamber groups, in addition to various other ensembles. Brady is also an accomplished soloist, having won the Solano Symphony Young Artist Competition three times and the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition twice. This led to solo engagements performing Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major, Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, and a rare double concerto for violin and cello by Camille Saint-Saens called La Muse et le Poète. Recently, Brady was asked back to perform the Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor with the Solano Symphony. In 2011, Brady won second prize at the prestigious Music Teachers National Association’s (MTNA) nationwide competition, after winning first prize in both the state and regional MTNA competitions. Brady's former teachers include Irene Sharp, Paul Rhodes and John Bennett. He has participated in master classes of Tamás Varga, Zuill Bailey, Emilio Colón, Mark Votapek, Irene Sharp, Wendy Sharp, the Alexander String Quartet and the Hausmann String Quartet. Brady enjoys performing many genres of music, and has recorded with many artists and groups, including Nataly Dawn and Jennifer Hudson. Brady recently branched out into hip hop, performing with Deltron 3030 at Rock the Bells 2012. An experienced cello teacher, Brady served as Jonathan Koh’s Teaching Assistant at UC Berkeley, and currently assists at Mr. Koh’s private studio, while maintaining his own private cello studios in the South Bay and Pleasanton.