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Performer Biographies
Yuri Hooker, cello
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Yuri Hooker is the
Principal Cellist with both the
Manitoba Chamber
and
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras.
Since his arrival in Winnipeg in 1999, he has become a well-known figure
in the Manitoba music scene, and appears regularly with
THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
,
the
Brandon Chamber Players,
GroundSwell,
and at the
Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival.
In past seasons he has appeared as soloist with the WSO, MCO and MusikBarock,
and he has arranged and performed music for the MCO Chamber Music Night.
He can also be heard regularly on
CBC Radio Two.
As well as performing, Yuri maintains a private teaching studio, and has been
Sessional Instructor of Cello at the
University of Manitoba.
He is the founder and director of the Winnipeg Summer Cello Institute,
which had its inaugural session in 2007.
He Holds a Bachelor of Music degree from
Brandon University,
followed by graduate studies under Janos Starker and
Stanley Ritchie (period performance) at
Indiana University.
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![[ Yuri Hooker ]](/graphics/yuri-hooker-sc.jpg)
Yuri Hooker
(photo: Andrew Sikorsky)
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(biography current as of June, 2009)
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