Hailed for his “flowing, lyrical quality of sound” and “agility, purity of intonation, and sureness of taste” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), cellist Peter Eom (pronounced “aw-m”) has performed as soloist across North America, Asia, and Europe with orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, Denver Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony, and MusicaNova Orchestra, and has produced multidisciplinary performance installations with Koerner Hall’s 21C, Canadian Opera Company, Confluence Concerts, YoungArts, and Against the Grain Theatre.
Eom is also the cellist of the Rolston String Quartet, First Prize Winner of the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition and heralded as “one of the very best in a quartet-rich age.” Eom is also a member of the genre-defying ensemble The Happenstancers, which gave six world premieres and performed works by 20 living composers this past season. Recent projects include the first cello arrangements of György Kurtág’s Kafka-Fragments, concerti by Shostakovich and Sollima, and an album collaboration between Rolston Quartet and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra. Eom has taught at institutions including Yale, Duke, and the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and holds degrees from Colburn Conservatory, Northwestern University, and the Royal Conservatory in Toronto.