Jeremy Findlay's passion for the cello began at an early age. He was born in Toronto into a family of musicians and enthusiastically pursued his own interest in both solo and chamber music performance. Findlay has appeared internationally as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in many prestigious venues including the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Mozarteum in Salzburg, Rudolfinum Hall in Prague, Warsaw Philharmonic, Metropolitan Hall in Tokyo, Izumi Hall in Osaka, Coliseo in Buenos Aires, Municipal Theatre of São Paulo, Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Weill Hall at Carnegie and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, New York.

Featured as a soloist, Findlay has performed with orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, Prague Philharmonia, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cracow Philharmonic, Wroclaw Philharmonic, Lodz Philharmonic, Poznan Philharmonic, Silesian Chamber Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, National Orchestra of Malta, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra in Moscow, Oratorio Sinfonica Japan, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra in China, Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro Brasilia and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of São Paulo. In March 2010, Findlay gave the premiere performance of a cello concerto written for him by the Czech composer Jiri Gemrot with the North Czech Philharmonic conducted by Charles Olivieri-Munroe. Findlay also recently gave the Polish premiere of Victor Herbert's second cello concerto (composed in 1894).  His CD recording of the Saint-Saëns cello concertos nos. 1 & 2 with the Poznan Philharmonic was praised by Sir Roger Norrington: “This is superb playing by a fine young cellist who deserves to be heard worldwide”.  

 

Findlay has been a guest at festivals including the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in France,  “Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival” in Cracow, Maribor Festival in Slovenia, the International Musicians Seminar in Cornwall England,  Festival of “Music in Old Cracow”, International Chopin Festival in Poland, Villach Festival in Austria, "Pietre che cantano" Festival in Italy, the "Festival Pontino" in Italy, the 'Incontri di Canna' in Italy and co-founded the the annual "Felix Mendelssohn Music Days in Cracow". Findlay has made numerous CD recordings of both solo and chamber music repertoire and has also been featured on radio and television networks including the ORF in Austria, Czech National Radio, the Polish Radio, NHK in Japan, the CBC in Canada and the National Public Radio in the USA.

 

Findlay's cello lessons began with his father, William Findlay, as a scholarship student at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He continued his studies with Daniel Domb at the University of Toronto where he graduated in 1992. Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council grants provided the opportunity for further studies with Christoph Richter in Germany and with Josef Chuchro at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Findlay also took part in the masterclasses of Boris Pergamenschikow and Yo-Yo Ma.

 

Jeremy Findlay is a citizen of both Canada and of the United States. He has performed in over forty countries worldwide appearing in North America, South America, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Asia and Australia.