“Praised for her "singing tone" by the Kansas City Star, Cellist Esther Seitz has performed all over the United States and in Mexico as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has had the pleasure of performing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Manhattan School of Music where she has held the position of Principal Cello in the MSM Symphony Orchestra, the Meadowmount School of Music, the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, the Kansas City Ballet's Todd Bolender Center, and the Teatro de la Reforma in Matamoros, Mexico. During these performances, Esther has shared the stage with artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Olga Kern, Susan Graham, David Geber, Julia Lichten, Philippe Muller, and Leonard Slatkin, among others. Esther also enjoys collaborating with her piano trio, The Bowery Trio, as well as performing as part of the Downtown Brooklyn Chamber Music Festival, Kansas City's professional contemporary music ensemble newEar, and the Kansas City Symphony.
An avid teacher since 2014, Esther has had a great variety of teaching experiences. In recent years, she has been teaching assistant to Julia Lichten at the Meadowmount School of Music, gave masterclasses in Matamoros, Mexico, taught private students both in person and online, as well as organized, administered, and co-taught the second annual Seitz String Pros Texas All-State/All-Region Online Bootcamp, a 4-week Summer intensive to help prepare Texas high-school string players for All-State and All-Region Orchestra auditions.
Seitz is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music (MM Classical Cello) and also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance (BM Cello Performance). Notable teachers include Julia Lichten, Michael Mermagen, Mark Gibbs, and Carter Enyeart. Seitz has been honored to participate in festivals, chamber coachings, and master classes with artists such as Hans Jørgen Jensen, David Geber, Josephine Knight, Daniel Avshalomov, and John Sharp, among others.
When Esther is not playing cello, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking and eating great food, and traveling.”
An avid teacher since 2014, Esther has had a great variety of teaching experiences. In recent years, she has been teaching assistant to Julia Lichten at the Meadowmount School of Music, gave masterclasses in Matamoros, Mexico, taught private students both in person and online, as well as organized, administered, and co-taught the second annual Seitz String Pros Texas All-State/All-Region Online Bootcamp, a 4-week Summer intensive to help prepare Texas high-school string players for All-State and All-Region Orchestra auditions.
Seitz is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music (MM Classical Cello) and also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance (BM Cello Performance). Notable teachers include Julia Lichten, Michael Mermagen, Mark Gibbs, and Carter Enyeart. Seitz has been honored to participate in festivals, chamber coachings, and master classes with artists such as Hans Jørgen Jensen, David Geber, Josephine Knight, Daniel Avshalomov, and John Sharp, among others.
When Esther is not playing cello, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking and eating great food, and traveling.”