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 Currently Associate Professor of Cello at the University of North Texas, Eugene Osadchy is a Principal cellist with Plano Symphony, Dallas Chamber Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra Canada. He is also Artistic Director of the Vetta Chamber Music Series in Vancouver, Canada and Artistic Advisor of The Blue Candlelight Series in Dallas.
Hailed as having “…the most refined and balanced string playing…” by the New York Times and called “a paragon of Russian élan” by the Vancouver Sun, “a soloist with a clearly defined musical personality” by Newsday and noted for his “extraordinary playing” by the Dallas Morning News.
Eugene Osadchy regularly performs and gives Master Classes throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Orient and South Africa. For the past six years Mr.Osadchy has presented his annual North Texas Summer Cello Clinic.
He has performed in Japan and Taiwan, participated in numerous chamber music series and festivals around the world including Amsterdam and Groningen International Festivals in Holland, Stellenbosch International Music Festival in South Africa, Music at Blair Athol in Scotland, the Castel Franko di Veneto Festival in Italy, the Mozart Festival in Woodstock, Illinois, as well as Vancouver, Banff, Seattle, Sitka, Durango, the Mozart Festival in Long Island, NY, Maui Music Festivals.
He has performed at Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, and the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Canada.
In addition, Mr. Osadchy makes frequent appearances at the Bargemusic Series in New York, the Autumn Classic series in Anchorage, Chamber Music International in Dallas, Strings in the Mountains at Steamboat Springs, Colorado and International Niagara Music Festival, Canada.
Born in Kiev to a family of professional musicians, Mr.Osadchy started his musical education at the age of five on the piano and a year later on the cello. After graduating from The Special Music School for Talented and Gifted Children, Eugene continued his education at the Kiev State Conservatory of Music and graduated with honors. Mr. Osadchy became a Laureate of Republic of Ukraine Cello Competition. Other music credits include composition of two film scores and releases of several CD’s on Melodia label featuring Mr. Osadchy’s compositions and arrangements. His recordings with CBC Radio Orchestra received numerous Juno awards
(Canadian equivalent of Grammies).
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