Alan Rafferty
Alan Rafferty
The Rhine Quartet
Cello
Office: FA 320
Phone: 859.572.6150
E-mail: raffertya1@nku.edu
Alan Rafferty, cello, is currently a member of the cello section of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Alan came to Cincinnati in September of 2007 after four years with the Louisville Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, he has performed in numerous concert series and music festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen and Interlochen, to name a few. He has studied chamber music with members of the Cleveland, Julliard, Cavani and Pacific String Quartets and played in master classes for Yo-Yo Ma. A native of Albuquerque, Alan made his solo debut playing the Dvorak concerto with the Las Cruces Symphony at the age of 16. He received his schooling at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Northwestern University. His primary teachers have included Hans Jorgen Jensen, Alan Harris, Richard Weiss and Merry Peckham.