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John Sharp, cello
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As one of the youngest principal cellists in the history of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and a top prize winner of the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition, John Sharp is one of today’s leading cellists. He was Principal Cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for three years before his appointment in Chicago. Mr. Sharp has performed as a soloist in Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Chicago. An active chamber musician, he has appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Marlboro Music Festival, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Richard Stoltzman, Misha Dichter, the Vermeer Quartet, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, and Gilbert Kalish. Recent performances include the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Maestro Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, and the CSO. Mr. Sharp plays a rare cello made by Joseph Guarnerius in 1694.

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John Sharp, cello
Principal, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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CCPA Faculty since 1998