Dylan Russell
Dylan Russell (USA/UK) was born in Austria in 2012 and studies cello at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (mdw) in the Course for Highly Gifted Children (Hochbegabtenkurs). He also receives a scholarship from the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein and participates in the intensive music weeks and activities offered by the Academy. Dylan has soloed with orchestras six times. Some of his accomplishments include:
-Prima la Musica Bundeswettbewerb (Austria national competition, 1st prize with full points/Bundessieger (national champion, 2024))
-Nouvelles Etoiles International Competition (1st prize plus special prize solo concert with orchestra in Paris, 2024)
-David Popper International Cello Competition (1st prize, 2023)
-Carl Flesch Academy (Henle Prize, 2023)
-Prima la Musica Austria (1st prizes with distinction, 2020-2023)
-Oberton International Soloist Competition (1st prize, 2022)
-Napolinova World Cello E-Competition (1st prize, 2022)
Geneva Junior Music Competition 2025 - Junior C - Cello - Dylan Russell
Dylan Russell (13) playing Bohuslav Martinů, Variations on a Slovak Theme
Dylan Russell (13) and Raphaël Bleuse (17) playing Halvorsen: Passacaglia (after Händel)
Dylan Russell (13) playing Francoeur: Sonata in E major
Dylan Russell (13) playing Tchaikovsky: Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62
Dylan Russell (12) playing Davydov: Cello Concerto in B minor, 1st mvt.
Dylan Russell (12) playing Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major, 3rd mvt
Dylan Russell (11) playing David Popper, Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Dylan (12) playing his own composition, "Na Honu o Kailua", at the Musikverein in Vienna
Dylan (12) playing Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Dylan Russell (12) and Leonardo Iannuccelli (15) playing Vivaldi: Double Cello Concerto in G minor
Dylan (12) playing Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei with the Lyra Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Dylan (12) playing Édouard Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor, 1st mvt.
Dylan Russell (11) playing his own composition, "Nā Honu o Kailua"
Dylan Russell (11) playing David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Dylan (10) playing Gabriel Fauré: Élégie, op. 24
Dylan (10) playing David Popper: Polonaise, op. 14
Dylan Russell (11) playing Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major, 1st mvt (cadenza by Dylan Russell)
Dylan (age 11) playing Haydn: Cello Concerto in C major, 1st mvt (cadenza by Dylan Russell)
Dylan (10) playing Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33, 1st mvt.
Dylan (10) playing Carl Stamitz: Cello Concerto No. 1 in G major, 1st mvt.
Dylan Russell (10) playing David Popper: Polonaise, Op. 14
Dylan (11) playing Carl Stamitz, Cello Concerto No. 1 in G major, 2nd movement, Romance: Andante
Dylan (11) playing Camille Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, 3rd movement
Dylan Russell (11) playing Alexander Glazunov, Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71
Dylan (10) playing Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, op. 109