Elisa Kohanski enjoys a diverse career as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, while championing unique artistic collaborations. She has performed on stage with Yo Yo Ma, the Miami String Quartet, Olivia Newton John, Robert Shaw, Gustavo Dudamel, John Williams, Harry Connick, Jr., and in performance venues around the world including Carnegie Hall; Royal Albert Hall; Schlossfestspiele in Heidelberg; and Stefaniensaal in Graz, Austria. Elisa is Principal Cellist of Pittsburgh Ballet and Wheeling Symphony, a member of Pittsburgh Opera, performs regularly with Pittsburgh Symphony, Taconic Music and with many other groups. A founding member of Trio Nova Mundi and IonSound Project, Elisa\u2019s recordings include TNM\u2019s Canticum; IonSound\u2019s CD by Jeremy Beck, and Daphne Alderson\u2019s Joan of Arc. She is adjunct faculty at Grove City and Washington and Jefferson Colleges and has taught and performed in festivals around Italy, Germany, Austria and Bosnia. Most recently she was instrumental in starting a small chamber music festival, Taconic International, in Padua, Italy. She earned her Bachelor\u2019s from the Eastman School of Music and her Master\u2019s from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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