Cellist Sophia Bacelar & dancer Megan Myers debut FEMAURA at GatherNYC Dec. 22

 

In recent seasons Bacelar has made debuts as a soloist at renowned venues and on series such as The Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago, The Berliner Philharmonie and The Tonhalle Zürich. She made her Medici.tv debut in a series of six concerts broadcast from the auditorium of La Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris as a laureate of French cellist Gautier Capuçon's prestigious "Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" and has had performances broadcast by WQXR, Radio France, and WFMT.

 

Bacelar is a laureate of several international competitions, including 2nd Prize at the Berliner International Competition (2017), and 2nd Prize at the Janigro International Competition (2016). She has been honored to have been dressed by fine jewelers Harry Winston and by Pomellato for musical events and performances.  

 

A GEWA Official Artist, Sophia Bacelar was accepted to The Juilliard School at age 10, where she studied with Minhye Clara Kim for six years. Since age 12, she has worked with collaborative pianist Noreen Polera. After graduating high school at age 15, Bacelar went on to further her studies with Philippe Muller at Le Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, completing her bachelor's degree two years later. During the 2016-17 season, Bacelar furthered her craft under the mentorship of Gautier Capuçon in his "Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" at La Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris), and subsequently pursued her graduate studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin under the tutelage of Nicolas Altstaedt. Currently enrolled in the prestigious Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard School, Bacelar is the recipient of a Celia Ascher Fellowship under the mentorship of Joel Krosnick and Minhye Clara Kim. Musical mentors include late cellist Bernard Greenhouse of the Beaux Arts Trio, with whom she studied privately. www.sophiabacelar.com