About
Bethany Bobbs is an accomplished cellist currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School under the mentorship of Joel Krosnick and Astrid Schween, supported by the Jerome L. Greene Fellowship. Her dedication to musical excellence was evident from her early years, having received scholarships to study under Astrid Schween and Sieun Lin at the Juilliard Pre-College Program during high school as well the Music Institute of Chicago Academy under the guidance of Tanya Carey in 2016.
Bethany's journey as a soloist began at a remarkably young age when she debuted with the Cleveland Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra on piano at the age of 8 and on cello at the age of 9. Since those early successes, her talent has led her to solo performances with esteemed orchestras such as the Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and Missouri Symphony Orchestra, among many others. Throughout her career, Bethany has garnered numerous accolades and prizes in prestigious competitions, including the Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition, Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition, and Adelphi Orchestra Young Artists Competition, to name a few. Her exceptional abilities were further recognized when she was selected as a winner in the National YoungArts Competition, earning her an invitation to attend YoungArts Week in New York City in 2019. Bethany's dedication to musical excellence has been rewarded with several scholarships and awards, including the Arkady Fomin Scholarship Fund, Michael R Edwards NFMC Graduating Senior Award, and King’s Peak Music Competition. Additionally, she has been honored with the National Federation of Music Teachers Association Stillman Kelly NFMC Award, Mary Alice Cox Cello Award, and the Suburban Music Study Scholarship, among others.
During her summers, Bethany has enriched her musical education by participating in numerous renowned summer music festivals, including YellowBarn, Heifetz International Music Institute, and Toronto Summer Music Chamber Music Institute. Notably, at the age of 14, Bethany earned acceptance into the prestigious Perlman Music Program, where she continued her studies annually from 2017 to 2021. Under the guidance of distinguished instructors such as Astrid Schween, Clara Kim, Paul Katz, and Zvi Plesser, she further honed her skills and had the opportunity to travel to Sarasota, Florida and Israel as part of the program.
As a passionate chamber musician, Bethany has collaborated with numerous esteemed artists, including Yura Lee, Desmond Hoebig, Paul Neubauer, Barry Shiffman, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Stella Chen, and many others. Her engagements extend to regular performances with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and the Omega Ensemble in New York City. Bethany's dedication to chamber music has afforded her the opportunity to receive guidance from esteemed coaches such as Merry Peckham, Jerome Lowenthal, Nicholas Mann, the Miró String Quartet, and the Pacifica String Quartet. Additionally, she has participated in masterclasses led by renowned cellists like Steve Doane, Clive Greensmith, Richard Aaron, Natasha Brofsky, Brinton Smith, Yeesun Kim, Joshua Roman, Richard Weiss, Desmond Hoebig, and Stephen Balderson.
In addition to performing, Bethany finds fulfillment in using her musical talents to benefit others, a commitment that has earned recognition from esteemed publications such as The Strad and The ViolinChannel. In 2020, Bethany organized a virtual fundraising concert titled Harmony for Healing. This initiative aimed to support the Artist Relief project, providing crucial financial assistance to unemployed artists amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, in 2022, Harmony for Healing extended its philanthropic efforts by hosting a benefit concert dedicated to raising funds for Ukrainian refugees in dire need of medical supplies and humanitarian aid. Between 2015 and 2017, she was honored with the Music Doing Good Scholarship in recognition of her commitment to performing charitable concerts. These endeavors included uplifting performances at cancer clinics, preschools, and retirement homes, where her music brought comfort and joy to diverse audiences. Currently, Bethany actively participates in the Gluck Community Service Fellowship at The Juilliard School, where she collaborates with her peers to deliver musical performances at senior citizen residencies and hospitals. Moreover, her passion for music education is evident through her extensive teaching experience. Having started teaching piano and cello at the age of 11, Bethany continues to nurture young talents, currently overseeing a cello studio comprising eight promising young cellists.
Repertoire
Solo:
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Adagio in C Major BWV 564
Suite in C Major No.1 BWV 1007
Suite in D minor No.2 BWV 1008
Suite in C Major No.3 BWV 1009
Suite in E-flat Major No.4 BWV 1010
Suite in C minor No.5 BWV 1011
Suite in D Major No.6 BWV 1012
Viola da Gamba Sonata No.2 BWV 1028
Barber, Samuel
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.22
Cello Sonata in C minor, Op.6
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69
Cello Sonata No.4 in C Major, Op.102, Nr.1
Bloch, Ernest
Prayer from Jewish Life
Boccherini, Luigi
Cello Concerto No.9 in B-flat Major, G.482
Cello Sonata No.6 in A Major
Brahms, Johannes
Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.38
Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major, Op.99
Bruch, Max
Kol Nidrei Op.47
Cassado, Gaspar
Suite for Solo Cello in D Minor
Chopin, Frederic
Nocturne in E flat Major, Op.9, No.2
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65
Introduction and Polonaise Brilliante in C Major, Op. 3
Elgar, Edward
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.35
Salut d’Amour Op.12
Debussy, Claude
Cello Sonata L.135
La plus que lente (Arr. by Bethany Bobbs)
Dvorak, Antonin
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104, B.191
Waldesruhe(Silent Woods)
Faure, Gabriel
Elegy in C minor, Op.24
Apres Un Reve, No.1, Op.7
Gershwin, George
It Ain’t Necessarily So from Porgy and Bess (Arr. by Jascha Heifetz and Bethany Bobbs)
Ginastera, Alberto
Pampeana No.2, Op.21
Glazunov, Alexander
Chant du Menestrel, Op.71
Harbison, John
Suite for Solo Cello (1994)
Haydn, Joseph
Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1
Cello Concerto No.2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb/2
Herbert, Victor
Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor Op.30
Hindemith, Paul
Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.25, No.3
Kabalevsky, Dmitri
Cello Concerto No.1, Op.77
Kodaly, Zoltan
Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.8
Ligeti, Gyorgy
Sonata for Solo Cello
Martinu, Bohuslav
Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H.290
Massenet, Jules
Meditation (Thais)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op.58
Myaskovsky, Nikolay
Cello Sonata No.2 in A minor, Op.81
Paganini, Niccolo
Caprice No.5 in A minor
Caprice No.9 in E Major
Caprice No.13 in B flat Major
Caprice No.14 in E flat Major
Caprice No.16 in G minor
Caprice No.19 in E flat Major
Caprice No.20 in D Major
Caprice No.21 in A Major
Popper, David
Elfentanz, Op.39
Hungarian Rhapsody, Op.68
Price, Florence
Adoration for Cello and Piano (1951)
Prokofiev, Sergei
Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, Op.125
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Vocalise, Op.34 No.14
Rochberg, George
Ricordanza: Soliloquy
Rozsa, Miklos
Toccata Capriccioso (1977)
Saint-Saens, Camille
Allegro Appassionato, Op.43
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op.28
Schubert, Franz
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
Schumann, Robert
Adagio and Allegro, Op.70
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33
Pezzo Capriccioso, Op.62
Vierne, Louis
Cello Sonata, Op.27
Vitali, Tomaso Antonio
Chaconne in G minor (arr. by Luigi Silva)
Ysaye, Eugene
Solo Cello Sonata, Op.28
Chamber Music:
Assad, Clarice
Rodapiao, for String Quintet (2016)
Barber, Samuel
String Quartet in B Minor, Op.11
Beethoven, Ludwig
Grosse Fugue, Op.133
Piano Trio No.1 in Eb Major, Op. 1
Piano Trio No. 4 in Bb Major Op.11
Piano Trio No.7 in Bb Major, Op.97 “Archduke”
Septet in E-flat, Op.20
Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 69 Nr.3
Sonata for cello and piano, Op.102 Nr.1
String Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op.18
String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op.59, No.2
String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95
String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.131
Borodin, Alexander
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major Mvt.1&3
Brahms, Johannes
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op.8
String Quartet No.2, Op.59
String Quintet No.2 in G Major, Op.111
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op.36
Bruch, Max
String Octet in Bb Major Op. posth
Busoni, Ferruccio
Concerto in d minor, Op.17
Chavez, Carlos
String Quartet No.3
d’Ambrosio, Alfredo
Suite, Op.8
Debussy, Claude
Piano Trio in G Major, L.5
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Dohnanyi, Ernst
Serenade, Op.10
Dvorak, Antonin
Piano Quintet No.2 in A Major, Op.81 B.155
Piano Trio No.4 Op.90 “Dumky”
String Quintet No.2 in G Major, Op. 77
Faure, Gabriel
Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.15
Gliere, Reinhold
Eight Pieces for violin and cello
Glinka, Mikhail
Divertimento Brillante
Godard, Noah
Topatopa (2023)
Grieg, Edvard
String Quartet No.1 in G minor
Handel-Halvorsen
Passacaglia for Violin and Violoncello
Harberg, Amanda
On The Edge, for Two Cellos (1997)
Haydn, Joseph
Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob XV:25 “Gypsy Rondo”
Piano Trio No. 41 in E flat minor, Hob. XV:31
Seven Last Words of Christ for String Quartet
String Quartet No.1 in G Major, Op.76
String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 76, “Quinten”
String Quartet No.2 in F Major Op.77
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op. 87
String Trio in Eb Major, S.30
Kursch, Rich
Kammertrio Nr.1, Op. 41
Mendelssohn, Felix
Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49
String Octet in Eb major, Op. 20
String Quartet No.1 in Eb major, Op. 12
String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
String Quartet No.3 in D Major, Op.44
Montgomery, Jessie
Voodoo Dolls for String Quartet (2008)
Mozart, Wolfgang
Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, K. 478
Piano Trio No.4 in C Major, K.548
String Quartet No.17 in Bb Major, K. 458 “The Hunt”
String Quartet No.14 in G Major, K.387
String Quartet No.19 in C Major, K.465
String Quartet No.22 in Bb Major, K.589
Mueller, Katharina S.G.
Cityscapes (2023)
Nathan, Eric
Missing Words V (2018)
Piazolla, Astor
Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arranged for piano trio by José Bragato)
Price, Florence
String Quartet No.2 in A minor
Prokofiev, Sergei
String Quartet No.2 in F Major, Op. 92
Raff, Joachim
String Octet, Op.176
Ravel, Maurice
String Quartet in F Major
Reinecke, Carl
String Trio, Op.249
Rolla, Alessandro
Duo for Violin and Cello, BI 242
Schoenberg, Arnold
Verklarte Nacht, Op.4
Schubert, Franz
Overture in C minor, D.8
Piano Trio No.2 in Eb, Op. 100
Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
String Quartet No.14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden)
String Quintet in C Major (D. 956, Op. posth. 163)
Schumann, Robert
Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op.47
Shaw, Caroline
Valencia for String Quartet (2012)
Shostakovich, Dmitri
Five Pieces for Two Violin and Piano
Smetana, Bedrich
Piano Trio in G minor Op.15
Sokolovic, Ana
Vez for 3 Cellos (2005)
Tailleferre, Germaine
String Quartet
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Souvenir de Florence Op.70
Verdi, Guiseppe
String Quartet in E minor
Vollweiler, Charles
Trio Concertante, Op.15
Weber, Carl Maria von
Trio for Piano, Flute, and Cello, Op.63
Z, Pamela
And the Movement of the Tongue (2013)