Cellist Amanda Vosburgh has been praised for her “sensitivity” (NY Concert Review) and “vivid sense of pathos” (Cleveland Classical). She has appeared in recital at Juilliard Station in New York, the Philadelphia Ethical Society, and Oberlin’s Fairchild Chapel. Most recently, she performed concerti by Haydn and C.P.E. Bach in Juilliard’s Paul Hall. An advocate for modern and contemporary music, Amanda has been featured on The New Series at the Juilliard School and collaborated with the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, and the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. In 2026, she began a duo collaboration with pianist Annie Qin, with whom she frequently appears in recital. Amanda performs the Bach Cello Suites and other early repertoire on the baroque cello and has recently appeared as a guest artist and soloist with Chatham Baroque.
A committed teacher, Amanda has taught in the secondary lessons program at Oberlin Conservatory, the P.A.L.S. program at the Aspen Music Festival, and has coached chamber music for Yale University undergraduate ensembles. Since 2022, she has taught a performance and analysis class at Oberlin centered on the Bach Suites. She maintains a private studio near Cleveland.
Amanda is an alumna of Kneisel Hall, the Aspen Music Festival, the Music Academy of the West, Amherst Early Music Festival’s Baroque Academy, and the Castleman Quartet Program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History of Art from Yale University, a diploma from Oberlin Conservatory, and a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School. Her teachers have included Darrett Adkins, Natasha Brofsky, and Phoebe Carrai.
Outside of performing and teaching, Amanda writes about music and culture. Her work has appeared in various Yale publications as well as The Washington Post. She lives in Oberlin, Ohio with her partner, Roy, a trumpet player, and their cat, Sylvester.
