Brandon Vamos

Assistant Professor of Cello

B.M. Eastman School of Music, M.M Yale University

Brandon Vamos has performed solo and chamber music recitals both in the U.S and abroad to critical acclaim. Called a "first rate cellist" by the Chicago Reader and praised for his "gutsy bravura" by the Chicago Tribune, Mr. Vamos has appeared as soloist with several orchestras worldwide including performances with the Taipei City Symphony, the Suwon Symphony in Seoul, the Samara Symphony in Russia, and the New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. Heralded as a champion of new music, he has recently been featured as soloist in Krzysztof Meyer's "Concerto Da Camera" at University of Chicago's Mandel Hall. Mr. Vamos has collaborated with many distinguished artists including Paul Katz, Michael Tree, Rachel Barton, and the St. Lawrence Quartet, and has recorded for Cedille and Cacophony Records. Awarded a Performer's Certificate at the Eastman School of Music where he earned a Bachelor's of Music Degree as a student of Paul Katz, Mr. Vamos has also studied with distinguished artists such as Tanya Carey in Macomb, Illinois, and Aldo Parisot at Yale University, where he earned a Master of Music Degree. He has previously served as a faculty member of both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.