Cellist Gwen Krosnick, from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, received her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees after completing the double-degree program at Oberlin College and Conservatory, where she majored in Russian Language and Literature and studied with Darrett Adkins. Krosnick has premiered works written for her by Ralph Shapey (Prelude and Scherzando for Cello and Piano) and Richard Wernick (Suites No. 1 and No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello). She is an alumna of the Kronberg Cello Masterclasses and the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove. Krosnick was the winner of the Cleveland Cello Society's Agnew Prize for Bach and participated as baroque cellist in a residency with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants. Prior to her years at Kneisel Hall, Krosnick spent four summers at Greenwood Music Camp, where she returned as a counselor and assistant in 2010. She has given masterclasses at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Peabody Institute of Music, and recently joined the faculty of the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program as a chamber music coach. While Trio Cleonice is in residence at the New England Conservatory, Krosnick will study with Natasha Brofsky.
Gwen Krosnick, cello
photo by Dave Weiland