Felix Umansky is a frequently sought-after recitalist and pedagogue. His
versatile career has taken him all over Europe as well as North and South
America where he has performed in some of the most prestigious concert
halls including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln
Center, and the Kennedy Center. He has given masterclasses at universities
and conservatories around the world, and he has performed and taught at
many of the premier summer festivals in the USA.
As cellist of the world-renowned Harlem Quartet, Felix is currently Artist-in-Residence at Montclair State University as well as London’s Royal College of Music. One of his missions as a performer and educator is to bring a wide range of music to as many communities as possible. He has been seen and heard performing compositions from Bach to works written in the 21st Century in venues ranging from jazz clubs to 8th century abbeys to 1500-seat concert halls.
An avid supporter of contemporary music, Felix has performed and premiered works by numerous living composers such as William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Kelly-Marie Murphy, Vivian Fung, Chen Yi, Osvaldo Golijov, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Chick Corea, among many others. A native of Carmel, Indiana, Felix holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an Artist Diploma from Yale University. Outside of Harlem Quartet, he performs with his wife, violinist Amy Schroeder, as the Schroeder Umansky Duo. Felix performs on an 1850 J.B. Vuillaume cello, generously on loan to him. He has performed at the SLLMF since 2020.
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