2026 Cello Festival
Department of Music
WE WILL SEE YOU ON APRIL 18, 2026!
WELCOME CELLISTS!
We hope you will join us at the 2026 UW Cello Festival for an inspiring and informative
day of CELLO. We are so excited to have the incredible superstar cellist ZLATOMIR
FUNG joining us this year! This in-person event will be held in our beautiful Buchanan
Center for the Performing Arts on the UW campus. We welcome applicants in middle school
and higher. On the registration form, please note that cello choirs are self-selecting
from either the intermediate or advanced group. For masterclasses and other solo opportunities,
a video audition may be required.
Letter from Artistic Director
A Day of Community and Inspiration
Artistic Director Dr. Beth Vanderborgh, with special guests:
Zlatomir Fung – Cello Soloist
Sessions:
Cello Masterclass – Zlatomir Fung
Intermediate and Advanced Cello Choirs (for participants) – Dr. Tim Jones and Dr.
Coreen Duffy, conductors
Presentations, Lectures, Masterclasses, Technique Workshops
Viola da Gamba Petting Zoo
Silent Auction
Vendors
Evening Gala Concert – Zlatomir Fung – Solo Recital
Masterclass Audition
