Cellist Theodore Buchholz has been described by The Arizona Daily Star as a “Virtuosic cellist,” The Post and Courier as an “Outstanding performer,” and The Charleston City Paper as a “Wonderful musician.” He annually performs in over seventy concerts as a recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestra section member. He was the Principal Cellist of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Associate Principal Cellist of the Stockton Symphony for four years, and is currently a core member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Buchholz studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers include Nathaniel Rosen, Bonnie Hampton, Sadao Harada, and Robert Jesselson. Theodore is the Director of the Tucson Cello Congress, the Tucson Cello Workshop, the Music with Art Concert Series, and is Co-Artistic Director of Young Artists in Chamber Music Summer Seminar. As a leader in music education, he serves as President-Elect of the American String Teachers Association of Arizona, and is on faculty at Pima Community College.
When did you start playing the cello? I started at the age of 13.
Why did you choose your instrument? We had a cello in the house.
Are you from a musical family? My parents encouraged my siblings to all play an instrument, though I am the only one that stuck with it.
Do you play any other instruments? I play piano poorly!
What advice would you give to kids learning to play your instrument? Find a teacher that can enable you to develop with the instrument and then keep a regular scheduled practice time.
When did you know you wanted to be a musician? I knew I wanted to be a cellist by the time I was 15.
What’s the best part about being a musician? It can be such a varied career. I mean that as performers we are exposed to a varied repertoire of music, from music of the 16th century to contemporary music. But we also have variety in that many of us teach and reach out into the community in other ways.
If you could play a different instrument, what would it be? Trombone… their parts contain a lot less notes than a string player’s.
Favorite composers? Brahms and Schubert
What might your career be if you hadn’t chosen to be a musician? I think I would have liked to go into business.
Hobbies? I enjoy downhill skiing and in the summers I try to paint a little.
Hometown? Columbia, SC
What is your favorite movie? I wish David Sedaris would script a movie.
Desert island must haves? My tuner and my metronome
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