Jonathan Brin

Jonathan Brin is the founding cellist of the Hyperion String Quartet. As a member of the Quartet, he won first prizes at the Coleman, Music Teachers National Association, and Green Lake chamber music competitions, and was the bronze medal prizewinner at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Jonathan has also appeared as a soloist with the Onondaga Civic Orchestra, Syracuse University Summer Festival Orchestra, and Kent State University Orchestra. As a sought-after chamber musician, he has performed at festivals including Penderecki QuartetFest, La Jolla Chamber Music Society’s SummerFest, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, and Strings in the Mountains Festival.

Jonathan is currently a member of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. He was previously principal cello of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra and has been guest principal cello with Orchestra New England and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. He also performs regularly with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Syracuse Orchestra.

As an educator, Jonathan has served on the faculty at the NSOA-ASTA Conference at SUNY Fredonia, the Hartt School Community Division, Montana Chamber Music Workshop, Connecticut College, SUNY Adirondack, Lake George Chamber Music Workshop, The College of Saint Rose, and Skidmore College.

Jonathan completed his undergraduate studies at the Eastman School of Music with high honors and earned his Master of Music degree from Kent State University as a teaching assistant to the Miró and Miami string quartets. He also studied chamber music with members of the Ying, Miró, Miami, Juilliard, and Emerson quartets.

Jonathan is married to violinist Amanda Brin and they have three children.