Cellist David Requiro (pronounced Re-keer-oh) was awarded First Prize in the 2008 Naumburg International Violoncello Competition, as well as First Prize in both the Washington International and Irving M. Klein International String Competitions. He also captured a top prize at the Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji, Japan, coupled with the prize for the best performances of works by Cassado.
Mr. Requiro has made concerto appearances with the Tokyo Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, and with orchestras throughout the United States from California to Florida, Michigan, and Massachusetts. His Carnegie Hall debut recital at Weill Hall was followed by a critically acclaimed San Francisco recital at the Herbst Theatre. Soon after making his Kennedy Center debut, David Requiro also completed the cycle of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Cello at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Actively involved in contemporary music, he was a guest artist at the 2010 Amsterdam Cello Biennale and has collaborated with renowned composers giving premieres of their works.
Mr. Requiro has also held appointments as artist in residence for the Giverny Chamber Music Festival, the Innsbrook Music Festival and Institute, and the Strings Music Festival in Colorado. A native of Oakland, California, he began cello studies at age six and his teachers have included Milly Rosner, Bonnie Hampton, Mark Churchill, and Richard Aaron. In the fall of 2010 he joined the University of Puget Sound as Artist in Residence, residing in Seattle. He is a member of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, based in New York City.
