Diana Golden, Cellist

New York City-based cellist Diana Golden is a multidimensional artist who performs with chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and musical theater and opera companies. She is a member of Parlando, Distinguished Concerts International New York, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, and the Golden Williams Duo with violist Gregory Williams. She has performed on concept albums for the musicals Goodbye New York, Song of Solomon, and Platinum Girls with music by Andrew Beall, recorded on Broadway Records. Her recent solo album Tanbou Kache (released 2020 by New Focus Recordings, performed with pianist Shawn Chang) features compositions by Haitian composers.

Golden is a Lecturer of Music for Washington College. She holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from Rutgers University, where she completed her doctoral research on Haitian art music. She also holds a Master of Arts in Cello Performance with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music in London, a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Learn more at www.goldencello.com.