Born in Ireland to South-African parents, cellist Hanno Strydom received his formative training from Christopher Marwood, cellist of the Vanbrugh String Quartet. He continued his college level studies with leading American performer and pedagogue, Steven Doane, at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, USA, where his distinctions included being awarded the coveted Performer's Certificate, and winning the Eastman School Cello Concerto Competition in 2001.
After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in 2001, Hanno chose to remain at Eastman, where he was appointed Teaching Assistant to Professor Doane for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 academic years, in addition to performing in the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as an Orchestral Studies Fellow. He graduated in May 2003, receiving both his Master of Music degree and Orchestral Studies Diploma. He gratefully acknowledges the generous grants awarded by the Bank of Ireland Millennium Scholars Trust and the Fulbright Commission, which enabled
his studies at Eastman.
Hanno Strydom lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Nicole.
Hanno Strydom's performing activities have included concerto appearances in Ireland with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and the RTE Concert
Orchestra, and in the US with the Eastman
Philharmonia. He
has also performed several times with the Vanbrugh String Quartet, broadcast on
RTE Lyric FM, and from 1997-2001 performed annually on the Young Musicians'
Platform at the West Cork Chamber Music
Festival. In December 2003 and January 2004 Hanno fulfilled an invitation to play principal cello in the World
Youth Chamber Orchestra for concert tours of Italy and Israel. He appeared
at the 2004 West Cork Chamber
Music Festival where he collaborated with a number of internationally renowned musicians in performances that were broadcast live across Europe.
Since serving as Teaching Assistant to Professor Doane at Eastman, Hanno Strydom has been dedicated to teaching. He previously recruited thriving classes in both New York and Texas, and now serves on the faculty of the premier Twin Cities music school, MacPhail Center for Music. Details of his teaching activities are at his teaching page.
© Hanno Strydom 2001-2009
This page was last updated on February 14th, 2009