Emil Miland

Emil Miland
Cello

Cellist Emil Miland is acclaimed internationally for his performances of new and traditional repertoire as a soloist and chamber musician. The San Francisco Classical Voice recently said "Emil Miland is a unique phenomenon. There is just something about the way that he connects the qualities of style, grace, virtuosity, and real soul that remind one of no other cellist."

Miland is an ardent champion of new works and has given the premieres of compositions written specifically for him by Giancarlo Aquilante, Ernst Bacon, David Carlson, Shinji Eshima, Andrew Frank, Andrew Imbrie, Lou Harrison, Jake Heggie, Robert Helps, Dwight Okamura, and Tobias Tenenbaum. Most recently he performed the world premiere of James Meredith's Smirti (Remembrance) for cello, hand bells, and hand chimes.

He has recorded Carlson's Cello Concerto No.1 with Stewart Robinson and the Utah Symphony (New World Records). He also appears on the RCA Red Seal recording, "The Faces of Love: The Songs of Jake Heggie," performing with Frederica von Stade, Sylvia McNair, and Zheng Cao.

In November 2002, Miland first performed Heggie's Holy The Firm - Essay for Cello and Orchestra with the Oakland East Bay Symphony's season conducted by Maestro Michael Morgan. A live recording of this performance is included on the Orchestra's first CD, New Works for a New Century. In January 2004, he performed this work with Morgan and the Sacramento Philharmonic. In 2000 he was featured in concerts of Heggie's music at New York's Alice Tully Hall and San Francisco's Herbst Theatre. Miland's upcoming performances include collaborating with mezzo soprano Zheng Cao in a new song cycle by Heggie.

Miland, a member of the San Francisco Opera since 1988, made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony at age 16 and that same year was selected to perform in the Rostropovich Master Classes at UC Berkeley. During his student years, Miland was a recipient of the Charles P. Skene Aberdeen Award and the Henri Dutilleux Medaille d'Honneur. Following his studies, he received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for a U.S. recital tour that featured his New York debut at Merkin Hall. His private teachers have included William Pleeth, Sally Kell, Milly Rosner, Margaret Rowell, Bonnie Hampton, and Colin Hampton. While a student at the New England Conservatory, he studied with Laurence Lesser. Emil makes his home in San Francisco.





Emil Miland Cello Cellist Emil Miland is acclaimed internationally for his performances of new and traditional repertoire as a soloist and chamber musician. The San Francisco Classical Voice recently said "Emil Miland is a unique phenomenon. There is just something about the way that he connects the qualities of style, grace, virtuosity, and real soul that remind one of no other cellist." Miland is an ardent champion of new works and has given the premieres of compositions written specifically for him by Giancarlo Aquilante, Ernst Bacon, David Carlson, Shinji Eshima, Andrew Frank, Andrew Imbrie, Lou Harrison, Jake Heggie, Robert Helps, Dwight Okamura, and Tobias Tenenbaum. Most recently he performed the world premiere of James Meredith's Smirti (Remembrance) for cello, hand bells, and hand chimes. He has recorded Carlson's Cello Concerto No.1 with Stewart Robinson and the Utah Symphony (New World Records). He also appears on the RCA Red Seal recording, "The Faces of Love: The Songs of Jake Heggie," performing with Frederica von Stade, Sylvia McNair, and Zheng Cao. In November 2002, Miland first performed Heggie's Holy The Firm - Essay for Cello and Orchestra with the Oakland East Bay Symphony's season conducted by Maestro Michael Morgan. A live recording of this performance is included on the Orchestra's first CD, New Works for a New Century. In January 2004, he performed this work with Morgan and the Sacramento Philharmonic. In 2000 he was featured in concerts of Heggie's music at New York's Alice Tully Hall and San Francisco's Herbst Theatre. Miland's upcoming performances include collaborating with mezzo soprano Zheng Cao in a new song cycle by Heggie. Miland, a member of the San Francisco Opera since 1988, made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony at age 16 and that same year was selected to perform in the Rostropovich Master Classes at UC Berkeley. During his student years, Miland was a recipient of the Charles P. Skene Aberdeen Award and the Henri Dutilleux Medaille d'Honneur. Following his studies, he received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for a U.S. recital tour that featured his New York debut at Merkin Hall. His private teachers have included William Pleeth, Sally Kell, Milly Rosner, Margaret Rowell, Bonnie Hampton, and Colin Hampton. While a student at the New England Conservatory, he studied with Laurence Lesser. Emil makes his home in San Francisco.