Cellist Amanda Laborete was 4 years old when she first encountered her love for music. She picked up her first cello at 6 after a summer concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Her heart jumped in elation as she carried the tiny instrument on her back.

Now, she is pursuing her Masters at Manhattan School of music and she still feels just the same.

Amanda recently received her B.M. with distinction from the Eastman School of Music. She is the recipient of the 2015 Glenn and Frances Harris Cello Prize. In 2012, she gave her solo debut performing Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations with International Youth Symphony.

When not playing Cello, Amanda enjoys reading, painting, and eating great food with friends.

Solo Cello:
Bach Cello Suite 1, 2, 3, 5
Chamber:
1) String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 - Antonin Dvorak 
2) Octet in E flat major -Felix Mendelssohn
3) String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 - Tchaikovsky
4) String Quartet No. 12 (The American) in F Major - Dvorak
5) String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76, No. 4 - Haydn
6) String Quartet No. 2 - Bartok
7) String Quartet No. 14, "Death and the Maiden" - Schubert
8) String Quartet No. 2 - Prokofiev
9) Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 1 - Beethoven
10)Dumky Piano Trio - Dvorak
11)Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3 - Beethoven
12)Ghost Trio- Beethoven
13) Quartet no. 1 in G minor- Grieg
14) Cello Quartet- Arensky
15) Brahms Sextet in G Major
16) Ravel String Quartet in F major
17) Kevin Puts – Credo Quartet
18) Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor