Paul Warner – Past Concerts

Paul Warner, cellist, recognized the cello as "his" voice when he heard the cello demonstrated in a school assembly when he was 10. Paul was in high school when another Paul, Paul Olefsky, came to perform with The Saginaw Symphony. He gave a master class on the following evening and soon Mr. Warner was studying with Mr. Olefsky. Within a year student Paul won The Saginaw Symphony Young Artist Competition and played Boellmann Variations for cello and orchestra. Besides attending Interlochen, the National Music Camp, Paul attended Smith College for intensive chamber music study sessions held by Peabody Conservatory. Following graduation from Arthur Hill High School Paul was awarded a full tuition scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory from which he graduated in 1969.

The Toronto Symphony had a cello opening in 1969 so Paul borrowed a better cello from the personnel manager of the Baltimore Symphony and flew to Toronto where the audition committee invited him to stay and play for a week. His next audition, Paul's third successful one, then was for The Atlanta Symphony where he has been a member since 1970. Since then, Paul has played in numerous recitals, chamber music performances, and as a soloist. He plays a modern Italian instrument made for him by Giovanni Lazzaro.