Anna Seda
Cellist
About
A great cellist plays as a singer, dancer, storyteller, architect, painter, sculpturer, thinker, poet, missionary, and sportsman. (paraphrased from an exquisite Paul Tortlier masterclass)
I've played the cello since age 4, training at many institutions including The Aspen Music Festival and the Boston Conservatory. Some influential mentors have been Sato Knudsen of Boston Symphony, the Tacaks String Quartet, and though we will never meet until I cross to the other side, the recordings of Mstislav Rostropovich.
In 2012 I was an apprentice cellist for the Singapore Symphony, and became part of the Great Wall Soloists in Beijing. I made my solo debut in 2013 on the Schumann Concerto with the Cusco Symphony. Within the same month I made a guest appearance at an international cello festival in Lima, and took a year to train young cellists in the Andes region of Peru. From spending time in Latin America, I had to master the art of the solo cello concert- often because there was no acoustic piano within a 100km radius of the venue. The most memorable concert would have to be the first exposure to classical music to the indigenous Q'ero people.
I've very recently returned to Boston, and am here to keep being the cellist I am in the best city in the United States of America.
Music
Bach, Cassado, Britten, Folk and Jazz crossover, Loop pedals
Videos
Past groupmuses (17)
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Virtual Livestream
Social Dis-Dance!
Sunday, Jun 28, 2020 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: online
- Composers: Bach; Glass; Cassado; Sherwin; Piazzolla
- Instruments: Solo Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
The Humanitarian Cello
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2020 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Boston
- Composers: Messiaen, Bach, Britten
- Instruments: Solo Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened almost 4 years ago
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Brunch n' Bach
Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 11:00 AM EST
- Neighborhood: Charlestown, Boston
- Composers: Bach
- Instruments: Solo Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 4 years ago
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Saturday Night Live Tango!
Saturday, Oct 12, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Charlestown, Boston
- Composers: Music of Argentina
- Instruments: Cello and Guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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Solo Cello in East Milton Square
Saturday, Sep 21, 2019 4:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: East Milton Square
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 4 years ago
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2019 US Tour: Guitarist Diego Campagna
Sunday, May 26, 2019 3:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner South Side, Brookline
- Composers: Arvo Part,
- Instruments: two guitars and a cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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Flight of the Cello-chords
Friday, Feb 15, 2019 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner South Side, Brookline
- Composers: Bach, Cassado, Piazzola
- Instruments: Solo Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 5 years ago
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The Slow Burn
Saturday, Feb 24, 2018 6:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner South Side, Brookline
- Composers: Bizet, Chopin, Faure, Poulenc, Strauss
- Instruments: trio
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 6 years ago
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Holiday Hygge
Thursday, Dec 21, 2017 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Roxbury/Dudley
- Composers: Bach, Telemann
- Instruments: Violin and Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Give Thanks for....music!
Sunday, Nov 19, 2017 4:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Hollis NH
- Instruments: Violin, Cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Schubertiade
Saturday, Sep 23, 2017 3:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner South Side, Brookline
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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An Evening of Arias
Saturday, Jul 22, 2017 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Powder House Square, Somerville
- Composers: Bach, Mozart, Purcell, Schumann, Strauss
- Instruments: Soprano, Guitar
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Jamaica Plain Gathering
Friday, May 26, 2017 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 7 years ago
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Enchanting Cello on Spring Hill
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Spring Hill, Somerville
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 7 years ago
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Violinist Alina Psaros and Cellist Anna Seda at Algonquin Social Club. Can NOT bring outside drink or food
Friday, Sep 30, 2016 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Back Bay East, Boston
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago
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Colors of Bach and Ravel
Friday, Sep 23, 2016 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Cambridgeport, Cambridge
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago
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Housewarming Party
Friday, Sep 9, 2016 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Tufts/Medford
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago