CELLO

Susannah Onwood (cello) has been Principal Cellist of the Louisville Orchestra and Teacher of Cello at the University of Louisville since 1975. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, earned her Bachelor of Music and Performer's Certificate at the Eastman School of Music and her Master of Music at Indiana University. Her major teachers include Ronald Leonard and Janos Starker. She has played in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and been principal with the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic and the Orquesta de la Minera in Mexico City. She participated in a number of summer festivals including the Aspen Festival in Colorado and the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, as well as summer study at Meadowmount and the Chautauqua Festival. Ms. Onwood was for many years the cellist with the Louisville String Quartet and the Luvisi/McHugh/Onwood Trio. She has performed with the Ceruti Chamber Players, the Kentucky Center Chamber Players, has given many cello and chamber recitals and been featured soloist with orchestras such as the Toledo Symphony, the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, the Indiana Chamber Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Louisville Jewish Community Center Orchestra. In 1985, she founded the Kentucky Cello Club and for six years was President. More recently, she along with other members of the Louisville Orchestra formed The Crescent String Quartet which has played many recitals, both to high critical acclaim.