Sharon Robinson

Sharon Robinson will perform with Jaime Laredo at Britt on August 9.

Cellist Sharon Robinson is recognized worldwide as a dynamic artist and top performer. Whether as a recitalist, soloist, or member of the renowned Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, critics and audiences alike respond to what The New York Times called, "an artistic personality that vitalizes everything she plays."

Robinson was born into a family of musicians—her father was a bass player, her mother a violinist and all of her siblings are string players. She gave her first concert at age seven, and since then has received numerous awards and honors. As winner of the Avery Fisher Recital Award, she appeared on Lincoln Center's Great Performers series, giving the premiere of Ned Rorem's After Reading Shakespeare, a work she commissioned, performed on the Dick Cavett Show, and recorded for the Naxos label. Robinson's close relationships with modern composers have led to numerous commissions for works from Leon Kirchner, Arvo Pärt, David Ott and more.

In addition to her work with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, she often performs as a duo with her husband Jaime Laredo. The Minneapolis Tribune proclaimed, "Laredo and Robinson are probably the foremost husband-wife team in concert music."

Laredo and Robinson will perform Rózsa's Sinfonia Concertante with the Britt Orchestra on Saturday, August 9.