Washington D.C. born cellist, Ian W Ginsburg has been praised by critics in
Seattle, Atlanta, Phoenix and Charleston S.C for his beautiful sound and thoughtful
interpretations of music from Bach to Bartok.  The “Washington Post” said of his
playing; “…he showed an unusual command of the stylistic and technical
difficulties in all that he played…exhibiting a lyrical soaring tone and superb
musicianship.”

Mr. Ginsburg gave his professional Debut at the age of 15 with the Baltimore
Symphony after winning the Young Soloists competition there. He went on to study
with Claus Adam, Leslie Parnas, Zara Nelsova and Bernard Greenhouse and
completed his studies with Aldo Parisot at Yale University.
After serving as Assistant Principal Cellist in the New Haven Symphony, Ian was Principal Cellist
with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle, where he appeared as both soloist and section
leader. Ian then went to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue chamber music as Cellist and Associate Director
of the Atlanta Chamber Players, a full-time touring seven-piece ensemble. While there, Ian was a
founding member and Principal Cellist of the Georgia Sinfonia, a cooperative chamber orchestra and
toured with pianist Paula Peace as a Georgia Council for the Arts sponsored duo. Interested in
pursuing new music for cello, he premiered at the Carter Center a piece for solo cello by Lawrence
Sher, which Ian commissioned with the Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter.

Always interested in creative writing as well as cello performance, Ian recently moved to Phoenix to
be closer to his screenwriting partner, Arizonan Jane Wells, with whom he has written several major
award-winning screenplays, including “The Last Train,” which is currently in pre-production.

A passionately devoted teacher, Ian has held teaching positions at Emory University (Affiliate Artist
in Residence) and the University of Puget Sound, (Adjunct Professor). He has appeared as Principal
Cellist and featured Artist at the Britt and Grand Teton Music Festivals and also here in Arizona at
the Sedona Chamber Music Festival and at “Chamber Music in the Mountains at Echo Glen.” Ian has
also served as conductor of the Wickenburg Chamber Orchestra and Chorale and as Principal Cellist
of the Mesa Symphony Orchestra and Four Seasons Orchestra. In addition, Ian has been Principal
cellist of the Arizona Chamber Orchestra since the 1999-2000 season and during the 2000 season
performed the Haydn D Major Cello Concerto with the orchestra in a critically acclaimed authentic
edition with his (Mr. Ginsburg’s) own cadenzas.

Ian currently resides in a home in the Estrella Mountains in West Goodyear Arizona with his two big
rescued dogs, Kaz and Zac.  In his spare time, Ian enjoys painting (even though he is colorblind), cooking
and working out.
Ian Ginsburg