Cello and concert grand in a midday Pacific Palisades music room overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Los Angeles cellist

Clement Chow

Los Angeles-based cellist with extensive orchestral, chamber, and solo performance experience in the United States and Europe.

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Bio

Old-world training, dramatic instinct, and a deeply expressive sound.

Portrait of cellist Clement Chow

Clement Chow is a Los Angeles-based cellist whose playing brings together old-world training, dramatic instinct, and a deeply expressive sound. His musical path has taken him from solo appearances with the Houston Symphony to principal and associate principal roles with the Riverside Philharmonic and Redlands Symphony, as well as performances with American Contemporary Ballet and orchestras in Berlin, Munich, and across the United States.

Classically trained at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Rice University, Clement has worked in some of the most respected musical environments in the world, including Aspen Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and chamber music festivals throughout Europe. He has studied with and performed for many of the great artists and ensembles of the classical tradition, including Lynn Harrell, Ralph Kirshbaum, Heinrich Schiff, the Tokyo String Quartet, the Amadeus String Quartet, and the Alban Berg String Quartet.

Whether on stage, in chamber settings, or in collaborative performance projects, Clement brings elegance, intensity, and emotional clarity to the cello. His playing is rooted in classical depth, but shaped by the energy and imagination of Los Angeles, a city where music, movement, theater, and cinema meet.

Principal positions United States and Europe Cleveland Institute of Music

Resume highlights

Selected credits

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Principal positions

Principal Cello with Riverside Philharmonic and Associate Principal Cello with Redlands Symphony.

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Orchestral work

Performance experience with American Contemporary Ballet, San Bernardino Symphony, Canton Symphony Orchestra, and Erie Philharmonic.

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European experience

Ensemble credits include KlangVerwaltung Orchestra in Munich and Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin.

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Solo appearance

Featured with the Houston Symphony in Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Education

Cleveland Institute of Music

Master of Music; Bachelor of Music

Rice University

Bachelor of Music studies

Università per Stranieri di Siena

Completed Italian language coursework through C2 at Università per Stranieri di Siena .

Festivals and artistic study

Aspen Music Festival, Encore School for Strings, Sandor Vegh Chamber Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and Rheingau Chamber Music Festival.

Principal teachers and artistic study include Anthony Elliott, Norman Fischer, Richard Aaron, Stephen Geber, Lynn Harrell, Paul Katz, Ralph Kirshbaum, Heinrich Schiff, Tokyo String Quartet, Amadeus String Quartet, and Alban Berg String Quartet.

Work together

Performance options shaped around the room, the music, and the moment.

Concert and chamber

Solo, chamber, and ensemble performance for concert programs and arts presenters.

Recording

Los Angeles studio tracking, remote sessions, expressive overdubs, and ensemble layers.

Events

Refined live cello for ceremonies, private gatherings, galas, and entertainment settings.

Video

Watch Clement perform.

Contact

Booking, sessions, collaborations, and lessons.

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