Keiran Campbell

Keiran Campbell was drawn to the cello after he stumbled across one in his grandmother’s basement and was baffled by its size.  Once he turned 8, he began taking lessons -on a much smaller cello- in his native Greensboro, North Carolina.   After studying extensively with Leonid Zilper, former solo cellist of the Bolshoi Ballet, he received his Bachelors and Masters at the Juilliard School in New York, working with Darrett Adkins, Timothy Eddy, and Phoebe Carrai.   Keiran also spent several springs in Cornwall, England, studying with Steven Isserlis and Ralph Kirshbaum at the International Musicians Seminar in Prussia Cove.  Now based in Toronto, ON, Keiran is Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s newest core member.

Described as “spectacular” and “an active, sparkling participant in the musical conversation” (Toronto Star), Keiran has performed with orchestras including The English Concert, Le Concert Des Nations, NY Baroque Incorporated, Philharmonia Baroque, The Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, and Mercury Baroque.  He has performed as a soloist with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and Trinity Wall Street.  During the summer, he performs at Lakes Area Music Festival in Minnesota, and Teatro Nuovo in New York, which is a (conductor-less!) opera company committed to period performances of Bel Canto operas.

As a chamber musician, Keiran has collaborated with members of the Juilliard and Cleveland Quartets.  He recently has performed alongside Enrico Onofri and Vittorio Ghielmi, and also performed under the direction of Jordi Savall in a tour of Europe and a recording of the Beethoven Symphonies with Le Concert Des Nations.

As a teacher, Keiran has recently given masterclasses at University of Western Ontario, UNC Chapel Hill, Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and at Tafelmusik Winter Institute.

Keiran is also fascinated by instrument making, which he studies with the maker of his cello, Timothy Johnson.