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Michael Carrera

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Cellist Michael Carrera was born and raised in California by two music loving parents. Their philosophy was to give their children everything they never had growing up. This led to Michael's intense love of music and more specifically the cello. Michael has performed in some of the world’s greatest concert halls as a chamber musician, concert soloist, and recitalist. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2001 to great critical acclaim. He has played at Town Hall in New York City, Wigmore Hall in London, at the Rheingau Festival in Germany, and many other festivals in the United States and across Europe. He has performed live on radio at Germany’s MDR, France’s Radio 3, National Public Radio in the US, and television broadcasts in just as many countries. He performed a solo broadcast specifically for “NPR’s Performance Today” in New York City of the musical and theatrical adventure of Bernardo’s Farewell.

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"....virtuosic aplomb and interpretive innocence surprisingly combined perfectly to dazzle. The players’ technique rose to the occasion to thrill and exhilarate.  The evening’s highlight was an incredible performance of Kodaly’s Duo for Violin. [They} raised adrenaline levels…. The voluptuous score fit like a glove. The duo’s jaw-dropping virtuosity kept this lengthy composition alive."

-- Salt Lake Tribune

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