Cellist Eli Kaynor is a touring musician who has recently relocated to Portsmouth, NH. In addition to serving as the acting Associate Principal of the Lynchburg Symphony (VA), he is also a member of the Winston-Salem and Greensboro Symphony Orchestras (NC). Closer to home, Eli is a frequent member of Opera North, the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, Point CounterPoint (VT), and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, where he serves on their teaching artist roster. Other recent engagements include being a faculty artist at the Bosphorus International Music Academy, a musician with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and shows with such pop-rock artists as Evanescence, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Josh Groban.

Eli is an experienced solo, chamber, and orchestral performer with a passion for community music. To inquire about rates and availability, please complete this form:

Sample Programs

Recital No. 1
Crumb Sonata for Cello Solo, mvmt. 1
Brahms Sonata in E minor
Intermission
Bach Sarabande to Cello Suite 3
Haydn Concerto in C Major
Mark Summer "Julio"

Recital No. 2
Crumb Sonata for Cello Solo, mvmt. 1
Boccherini Sonata No. 4 in La maggiore, G.4
Zoltán Kodály: Duo für Violine und Violoncello op. 7, mvmt. 1
Intermission
Hindemith Sonata for Solo Cello
Saint Saens Concerto in A minor

Recital No. 3
David Johnson "Dark Wing" for cello and marimba
Britten Suite for Cello, Op. 72
Intermission
Schumann Cello Concerto

Recital No. 4
Beethoven 7 Variations on the theme "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" WoO 46
Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor (scordatura)
Intermission
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33