THOMAS BARTH | CELLO

Praised for his “superb phrasing” and “human-like singing” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), cellist Thomas Barth enjoys a varied career as a chamber and orchestral musician on both modern and period instruments. He performs frequently with groups including the Handel and Haydn Society, Glissando Concert Series, Boston Festival Orchestra, A Far Cry, Boston Baroque, The Isabella Ensemble, ChamberQUEER, Pinwheel, and Skylark Vocal Ensemble. As a member of the Juventas New Music Ensemble, he is committed to performing the works of living composers for audiences around the world in an accessible fashion and is a frequent contributor for PARMA Recordings. In 2022, he served as the cellist for the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of ‘1776’ and has played for numerous shows at the American Repertory Theater.

Thomas holds a Master's degree from the New England Conservatory, where he was a recipient of the Gregor Piatagorsky Memorial Scholarship, and completed his undergraduate training at the University of Michigan with additional studies at The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague and Leiden University. He is constantly grateful for his musical mentors (who include Richard Aaron and Lluís Claret among many others) and hopes to share his love of the cello through both performance and teaching. For the past ten years, Thomas has maintained regular yoga and meditation practices and is interested in the connection between mindfulness, music, and movement. He lives in Somerville, MA with his beagle-lab mix, Trevor.