Austin Huntington
Cello Soloist
“What I love about Larsen strings are their modular nature- every different string I have tried has fitted seamlessly into my current setup, so it truly becomes about tuning the setup for the instrument and player.”
Larsen Sovereign. Austin Huntington.
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About Austin
Austin Huntington was appointed principal cellist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2015 at the age of 20, making him one of the youngest principal musicians in a major American orchestra. He was recently the runner-up for the San Francisco Symphony’s principal cello position in March 2022 and a finalist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal cello position in March 2018, as well as the winner of the Utah Symphony’s principal cello position in May 2023.
He has been featured as guest principal cello with the San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. During the summer, Austin serves as principal cellist for the Mainly Mozart Festival and Colorado Music Festival Orchestras.
Austin is a former first prize winner of the Stulberg and Irving M. Klein international string competitions and is a top prize winner of the Schadt national cello competition. He has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Marin Symphony, Colburn Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and the Salomon Chamber Orchestra.
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Austin Huntington
Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, c. 1695.
“I have always loved Larsen upper strings for their immediacy and incredibly expansive palette of colors which are effortless to access. When I tried the new Sovereign strings, especially the G and C, I immediately was blown away, as they were far and above the best lower strings I have had the pleasure of playing on.”
As an avid chamber musician, Austin has also enjoyed a diverse of collaborations across many genres, including with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Augustin Hadelich, Edgar Meyer, The Eagles, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Augustana. He was previously a faculty member at Indiana University and the University of Indianapolis, as well as Chair of the Indianapolis Suzuki Academy’s Board of Directors.
Austin holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music and a Masters of Music degree from Indiana University, where he studied with Ronald Leonard and Eric Kim respectively. His previous teachers include Richard Hirschl, Brinton Smith, Richard Aaron, Hans Jensen, Paul Katz, and David Finckel.
Austin Huntington
Frederic Chopin’s sonata for cello and piano in G minor, opus 65. This is the third movement, titled “Largo.” Austin Huntington, cello and Inyoung Huh, piano.
Austin plays on an extremely rare and important cello by Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, c. 1695, on loan through Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.
Austin Huntington
Please visit austinhuntington.com to find out more about the artist including forthcoming events and an extensive portfolio of images, videos and recorded audio.
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