Chamber and orchestral musician, Isabel Fairbanks, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia. Currently residing in New York City, she has recently been heard at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as 92Y, Merkin Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, and at the United Nations Friendship Summit. Her festival appearances include the Banff International Masterclasses, Roundtop Music Festival, Tanglewood, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Orpheus Institute. Throughout her career, Ms. Fairbanks has performed with the Circe Ensemble, Distinguished Concerts International New York, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, the Salome Chamber Orchestra, the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and alongside members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. She has been a finalist and prizewinner at the Montpelier Arts Center Competition as part of the Circe Ensemble, the New England Chamber Music Competition, and the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
A passionate educator, Ms. Fairbanks is on the faculty of 92Y, Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp, The Artists Program Chamber Music Festival, and Suzuki on the Island. She holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, Boston University and is currently a doctoral fellowship recipient at the City University of New York's Graduate Center where she is pursuing a doctoral degree in cello performance under Marcy Rosen. She plays an Italian cello made in 1910 by Carlo Carletti.