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Andrei Pricope started the cello at age ten, following in the musical footsteps of his father, a noted Romanian conductor and musicologist.
Following his early training in the Russian and Central European string playing tradition, Andrei was offered a full scholarship at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music (England), where he studied with Professors Hannah Roberts, Ulrich Heinen, and Ralph Kirshbaum.
As a teaching assistant to cellist Marc Johnson (Vermeer Quartet), Andrei earned his Master’s degree and Performer Certificate at Northern Illinois University (USA).
Andrei has appeared in master-classes with many of today’s leading cello performers and pedagogues, as well as in important festivals and summer courses, both in Europe and the US.
Having taught since 1992, Andrei is the director of Park Ridge Strings, in suburban Chicago, and has a busy studio of almost 100 students.
Andrei has lectured frequently at American String Teachers' Association National Conferences, has appeared in Strings magazine, and has been a beta software tester for Sibelius music notation software on iDevices.
Andrei also plays the violin, viola, and piano. He enjoys collecting old string method books, traveling, and reading.
Following his early training in the Russian and Central European string playing tradition, Andrei was offered a full scholarship at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music (England), where he studied with Professors Hannah Roberts, Ulrich Heinen, and Ralph Kirshbaum.
As a teaching assistant to cellist Marc Johnson (Vermeer Quartet), Andrei earned his Master’s degree and Performer Certificate at Northern Illinois University (USA).
Andrei has appeared in master-classes with many of today’s leading cello performers and pedagogues, as well as in important festivals and summer courses, both in Europe and the US.
Having taught since 1992, Andrei is the director of Park Ridge Strings, in suburban Chicago, and has a busy studio of almost 100 students.
Andrei has lectured frequently at American String Teachers' Association National Conferences, has appeared in Strings magazine, and has been a beta software tester for Sibelius music notation software on iDevices.
Andrei also plays the violin, viola, and piano. He enjoys collecting old string method books, traveling, and reading.
