Adelle-Akiko Kearns
Instruments taught: Cello
Email: hapacellist@gmail.com
Ages taught: 5+
Languages taught: English
Offers virtual lessons
Offers in-home lessons in the following cities:
Sunnyvale
Mountain View
Cupertino
Los Altos
Saratoga
Santa Clara
Campbell
Los Gatos
San Jose
Based in Sunnyvale, CA
Hailed by critics as an “impressive” cellist exhibiting "beautifully sensuous cello playing” and a “gorgeous tone,” Adelle-Akiko Kearns is highly in demand solo, chamber, and orchestral performer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Adelle began studying the cello at the age of 11 and continued her studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Juilliard School. She made her New York recital debut at Carnegie's Weill Hall in 2008, and has appeared as a soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic, Santa Rosa Symphony, Monterey Symphony, Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, Symphony of the Redwoods, Cambrian Symphony, Auburn Symphony, Juilliard Conductors’ Orchestra, the West Valley Symphony (Arizona), the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra, the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, and the Pacific Chamber Symphony.
Adelle currently serves as the Principal Cellist of the Santa Rosa Symphony, Assistant Principal Cellist of Symphony San Jose, the Monterey Symphony, and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, and is also a regular substitute cellist with the San Francisco Symphony. Ms. Kearns is Professor of Cello at San Jose State University, teaches privately and coaches the cello sections of the San Jose Youth Symphony and the Golden State Youth Orchestra.