Joshua Roman

Cellist. Curator. Composer.

“Combines the expressive control of Casals with the creative individuality and virtuoso flair of Hendrix himself”

-Gramophone



Joshua Roman is a cello soloist and composer, hailed for his “effortlessly expressive tone… and playful zest for exploration” (New York Times), as well as his “extraordinary technical and musical gifts" and “blend of precision and almost improvisatory freedom… that goes straight to the heart" (San Francisco Chronicle). His genre-bending programs and wide-ranging collaborations have grown out of an “enthusiasm for musical evolution that is as contagious as his love for the classics" (Seattle Times).

Committed to bringing Classical music to new audiences, Roman opened the acclaimed 2017 TED Conference, and his performance of the complete Bach Solo Cello Suites after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election was the most-viewed event in the history of TED’s social channels, with nearly a million live viewers. Roman has collaborated with world-class artists across genres and disciplines, including Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, DJ Spooky, Tony-winner/MacArthur Genius Bill T. Jones, Grammy Award-winning East African vocalist Somi, and Tony Award-nominated actor Anna Deavere Smith.

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July 17, 2025

Minnesota Beethoven Festival

Page Theatre, Saint Mary’s University
Winona, MN

Bach/Edgar Meyer: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 1
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 4
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 3

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September 5, 2025
5:30pm

Moab Music Festvial

South Moab, UT

Bach/Edgar Meyer: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 1
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 4
Edgar Meyer: String Trio No. 3

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September 7, 2025
7pm

The Promise of Peace

Moab Music Festvial
South Moab, UT

“The Promise of Peace” delves into the profound impact of war on music, revealing the human spirit’s struggle, hope, and ultimate resilience. The program travels chronologically through pivotal conflicts, beginning with the American Civil War, then moving to the World Wars, and finally to Vietnam.

Featuring a Moab Music Festival commission/world premiere by Viet Cuong with Yoonah Kim, Aubree Oliverson, Geneva Lewis, and LP How.

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“...IT TAKES, AS THEY SAY, A VERY PARTICULAR SET OF SKILLS TO PULL OFF SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT ROMAN — WHO, IN ADDITION TO BEING A FORMIDABLE MUSICIAN, BOASTS THE EASY, SUNNY CHARISMA OF A BOY-BAND FRONTMAN — IS JUST THE PERSON FOR THE JOB.”

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, JULY 2021 [JOSHUA KOSMAN]

Latest Album

October 4, 2024

Immunity

Immunity offers an intimate musical exploration of Roman’s life-altering experience of ongoing Long COVID

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