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soloist, he has collaborated with conductors Neeme Jarvi, Peter
Oundjian, Joseph Silverstein, and Leonard Slatkin, among many
others, and has performed virtually all of the major cello
concerto repertoire with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where
he has been Principal Cellist since 2002. deMaine has also
served as a guest principal in the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra,
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Bergen Philharmonic
Orchestra (Norway).
Robert deMaine counts among his chamber-music partners
violinists James Ehnes, Hilary Hahn, Ani and Ida Kavafian,
pianists Andrew Armstrong, Orion Weiss, and Yefim Bronfman, and
has appeared at many international music festivals, including
those of Marlboro, Aspen, Heidelberg, San Miguel de Allende,
Montreal, and Seattle. He is also the cellist of four
newly-established chamber groups: The Chroma Piano Trio, Trio21,
Icarus (Flute, Cello, Piano), and the Ehnes Quartet.
A dedicated teacher, deMaine has presented master classes
throughout the U.S. and abroad, and is a regular guest of the
New World Symphony in Miami Beach and the National Orchestral
Institute at the University of Maryland. He has also taught at
the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan.
Also a composer, deMaine has written many works for the cello,
including “Twelve Etudes-Caprices,” which he performs regularly.
Several important composers have written large-scale works for
him, including Chris Theofanidis, Joel Eric Suben, and Kenneth
Fuchs.
Soon to be released are two recordings by deMaine on the Sono
Luminus label: a recital disc featuring works by Rachmaninov,
Faure, and Grieg with the pianist Andrew Armstrong, and the
Haydn Cello Concertos with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Soon thereafter, his recording of John Williams' Cello Concerto
with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin
will also be available on Naxos.
Of French-Canadian and Polish heritage, deMaine makes his home
in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, with his wife, Elizabeth, and
two children, Paul and Annette.
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