A top–prize winner at Ima Hogg (Houston), Irving M. Klein, Juilliard, and the Florida Orchestra competitions, cellist Yves Dharamraj enjoys an international career as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Past highlights include concerto performances with the Houston Symphony, Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, Asian Artists and Concerts Orchestra, and the Juilliard Orchestra. Last season featured a return engagement with Itzhak Perlman, an appearance with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de la Republica Dominicana, a performance of Morton Feldman's epic six–hour Second String Quartet, and several concerts in Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series with the Moët Trio, of which he is a founding member. Following studies with Mussie Eidelman and Scott Kluksdahl, Yves graduated cum laude from Yale University. As part of his Academy program, Yves teaches at the Brooklyn High School of the Arts.