David Huckaby

Cellist David Huckaby is currently pursuing a Masters Degree at The Juilliard School where he is a student of Joel Krosnick and Richard Aaron. David has performed as soloist with orchestras in Atlanta and Boston including a performance last year of Don Quixote with the NEC Philharmonia He was recently asked to be principal cellist of the Juilliard Orchestra on its tour of China in June. He has performed live on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” young artists’ program and has also participated in television broadcasts playing chamber music on the “Good Day Atlanta” program. Mr. Huckaby has toured in Italy and France playing with the North Carolina International Music Program Chamber Orchestra and in Chile with the University Cello Choir.

   An advocate of contemporary music, David Huckaby has worked often with composers at NEC and Juilliard. As a member of the Axiom Ensemble at Juilliard, he performed the NY premiere of Elliot Carter’s opera, What Next?, and will be performing electronic music later this year in Zurich. Mr. Huckaby is also a member of the Boston Modern Orchestra project, and performs with the group regularly throughout the year.

David Huckaby has participated in the Aspen Music Festival and the Orford Arts Center in Quebec. Last year he performed in Carnegie Hall with the Red Bull Artsehcro. David is the recipient of a fellowship from the Virtu Foundation. He has studied with Andres Diaz, Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, and David Finckel. Mr. Huckaby received his Bachelor’s degree studying with Paul Katz, and a Graduate Diploma studying with Laurence Lesser, both at the New England Conservatory.