In 2011 Laura was appointed the newest member the cello-percussion ensemble Break of Reality, with whom she has already performed in venues in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, Michigan and Missouri, and whose albums routinely sell in the tens of thousands worldwide. Laura was appointed to the conductorless string ensemble Salome Chamber Orchestra, with whom she appeared in Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall.
As a member of Ten O'Clock Classics, a four-piece collective of soloists committed to performance and outreach, she toured to 27 cities nationwide in 2010. She is also a member of the Tarab Cello Ensemble, a group of 8 cellists with whom she has performed in the U.S. and Mexico. She has appeared on the Festival Chamber Music series at Weill and Merkin Concert Halls, and with the Elysium Chamber Ensemble at the Tenri Institute, collaborating with members of the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Currently she enjoys a regular collaboration with pianist David Oei and violinist Eriko Sato as the LED trio. With acclaimed cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton she performed at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC and in the French Institute:Alliance Francaise 2008 Fall Festival. She has also performed chamber music in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France, the French Consulate of New York, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Bruno Walter Auditorium, and many other venues.
In 2009 Laura formed the Ansonia Trio, who won the Grand Prize in the 2009 Rutenberg Competition in Tampa, Florida. The trio has been praised for its "tremendous musical range" and "consummate skill. Prior to the Ansonia Trio she was a member of the Stella Piano Trio, who were the top-ranked North American Ensemble in the 2007 ARD Munich Competition.
Laura is a regular visitor to the IMS Prussia Cove in Cornwall, England, where she is routinely invited to take part in the Open Chamber Music Seminar. Other festival appearances include the Aspen, Taos and Sarasota Music Festivals, the London Masterclasses, and the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau (France). She has performed in masterclasses for Bernard Greenhouse, Ralph Kirshbaum, Colin Carr, Pamela Frank, Paul Katz, and many others.
Outside of the classical realm, Laura has appeared on the David Letterman Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the Today Show and The View with such artists as Donna Summer, Clay Aiken, Chromeo and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. She has performed numerous times at the US Open Tennis Tournament, has recorded music for New York Fashion Week, and performed repeatedly with DJ Spooky , most recently at the 2011 international conference of The Economist magazine hosted by Alec Baldwin.
Laura received her Master of Music degree in May 2006 from the Mannes College of Music, where she studied with Timothy Eddy and was awarded the James E. Hughes award for excellence in performance. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston University's College of Fine Arts, where, as recipient of the prestigious Trustee Scholarship, she won the 2003 Solo Bach Competition.
Laura served on the faculty of Opus 118 Harlem School of Music, from 2006-2011, through which she also founded the first-ever cello program in New York’s Public School 129, and is currently a private cello teacher and chamber music coach for students of all ages.
Upcoming Performances
with David Oei, piano and Eriko Sato, violin
with James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi; Eriko Sato, violin; David Oei, piano
Past Performances
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CD release show!
music for Mono’s upcoming recording
Gabriel Faure
Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano
I. Allegro
Laura Metcalf-cello; Becky Lu-piano
listenLudwig van Beethoven
Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2
I. Adagio-Allegro
Laura Metcalf-cello; Monica Chung - piano
listenFrancis Poulenc
Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 143
I. Allegro-Tempo di Marcia
Laura Metcalf-cello; Daniel Pesca - piano
listenFrancis Poulenc
Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 143
III. Ballabile
Laura Metcalf-cello; Daniel Pesca - piano
listenClaude Debussy
Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano
I.
Laura Metcalf-cello; Monica Chung - piano
listenRobert Schumann
Fantasiestucke Op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
Laura Metcalf-cello; Becky Lu-piano
listenPublicity Photos
Photo Gallery
Laura Metcalf, cello and Teddy Robie, piano play the first movement from Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano. Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2011.
From the Radiohead Remixed Project. Played by Sybarite5: Sami Merdinian, violin; Sarah Whitney, violin; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; Louis Levitt, double bass at the Kosmos in Albuquerque, NM on July 25, 2010.
Played by Sybarite5: Sami Merdinian, violin; Sarah Whitney, violin; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; Louis Levitt, double bass at the Kosmos in Albuquerque, NM on July 25, 2010.
SYBARITE5 play Pyramid Song- Live 2009, (Holley Hall Sarasota FL) Sarah Whitney & Sami Merdinian- Violins, Angela Pickett-viola, Laura Metcalf-cello, Louis Levitt- Double Bass
Radiohead Remixed for String quintet by Paul Kim.