“Combines the expressive control of Casals with the creative individuality and virtuoso flair of Hendrix himself”
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.
Upcoming Schedule
Cliburn America Concerto
Joshua Roman performs Mason Bates’ Cello Concerto in an all-American celebration with conductor Robert Spano and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Part of a star-studded evening honoring America at 250 at Bass Hall, the program also features soloist performances by violinist Amaryn Olmeda and pianist Angel Stanislav Wang.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Roman marks his long-anticipated return with Shostakovich's defiant Cello Concerto No. 1. Michael Abels' Liquify depicts shifting riverfront scenes, and maestro Rossen Milanov embraces the drama and Russian folk elements of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite.
Columbus Symphony
Joshua Roman tackles Shostakovich’s legendary Cello Concerto No. 1, one of the most demanding works in the repertoire. The program opens with Missy Mazzoli’s evocative Orpheus Undone and concludes with Sibelius’s triumphant Second Symphony.
Latest Album
Immunity
Immunity offers an intimate musical exploration of Roman’s life-altering experience of ongoing Long COVID
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