Degree Recital: Robert Feifan Hurley, cello

Program available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rkhbRzyEy-jSR4E6LbsBVzCFQyeF3ZZ4/view?usp=drive_link

Robert Feifan Hurley is a Taiwanese-American cellist based in Queens, New York. Originally from the SF Bay Area, Robert holds degrees from Indiana University and UC Berkeley. As a professional cellist, he has performed with professional orchestras across California, including the Sacramento, Fresno, and Modesto Symphony Orchestras. Robert has been a member of the IU New Music Ensemble, the early music ensemble Concentus, and the IU Concert Orchestra, and he was principal cellist of the UC Berkeley Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. He has performed in such venues as the Vienna Musikverien, Slovak Radio Hall, Smetana Hall, Merking Hall, and Davies Symphony Hall, and appeared in masterclasses with Seth Parker Woods, Sergey Malov, and members of the Kronos, Danish, and Shanghai String Quartet. Robert has spent summers as a fellow at festivals such as Mendocino, Taconic, NextFest, and Garth Newel, and as a student at Orford and Meadowmount schools of music. Robert is on faculty at the 92nd Street Y School of Music and Herald School of Music and Arts, and is pursuing graduate studies with Marcy Rosen at Queens College. He previously studied with Eric Kim, Jonathan Koh, and Jean-Michel Fonteneau, and historical instruments with Joanna Blendulf.