Peter Ko @peterkocello

Cello

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Peter Ko @peterkocello

Cello

About

Praised as “particularly moving” (San Diego Story) and showing “extraordinary musicianship with unbroken focus … fierce and committed” (San Diego Union Tribune), Peter Ko is a San Diego based cellist, collaborating with musical artists such as Steve Schick, Joshua Rubin, Mark Fewer, and the Dover String Quartet. He has performed across the USA, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, performing in festivals such as soundSCAPE, SICPP, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, the Green Box Arts Festival, and Neofonía Festival de Música Nueva Ensenada. Peter currently serves as principal cellist for the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, is a member of the Redwood Piano Trio, and has worked with the Palimpsest and Renga ensembles, Project [BLANK], and San Diego New Music.

Peter has received his musical training from Charles Curtis, Vernon Regehr, and Ron Leonard. He is currently a DMA Candidate at UC San Diego, in Contemporary Music Performance.

Music

Anything from Renaissance to the very modern Avant Garde. And a whole lot of the stuff inbetween!

Videos

Programs

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Past groupmuses (9)

  • Living room

    i/0 String Quartet in Top of the World Concert

    Sunday, Oct 26, 2025 3:45 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla
    • Composers: Benjamin Britten, Henry Purcell, Thomas
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event

    Happened 3 days ago

  • Redwood Piano Trio at the Top of the World Concert

    Friday, Feb 28, 2025 7:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla
    • Instruments: Piano Trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened 8 months ago

  • Living room

    Form, Space, and Resonance

    Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Bleachery, Waltham
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Living room

    Redwood Piano Trio in Top of the World Concert

    Monday, Jan 15, 2024 6:15 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla, San Diego
    • Instruments: Piano Trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened almost 2 years ago

  • Top of the World concert

    Sunday, Nov 20, 2022 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla
    • Composers: Sabat, Hume, Montgomery, Ravel
    • Instruments: Violin and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened almost 3 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Music and Libations Al Fresco in Leucadia

    Saturday, Oct 1, 2022 4:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Leucadia, Encinitas, San Diego
    • Composers: Bach, Hume, Jolas, Barriere
    • Instruments: Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 3 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Cello and Violin: Afternoon Backyard Concert

    Saturday, Nov 13, 2021 3:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Old Solana Beach
    • Composers: Handel-Halvorsen, Liang, Bartok, Kodaly
    • Instruments: Violin and Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 4 years ago

  • Top of the World Sounds

    Sunday, Nov 10, 2019 5:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: La Jolla, San Diego
    • Composers: Beethoven, Bach, Webern, Taylor
    • Instruments: Piano, Cello
    • Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Idaho Castle Gets Classy

    Saturday, Oct 19, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: North Park, San Diego
    • Composers: Corelli, Liang, Kodaly
    • Instruments: String Duo (Violin, Cello)
    • Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago