Khari Joyner

Heralded by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as “one of the most promising cellists in the country”, Khari Joyner has made numerous achievements nationally and abroad as a versatile soloist, chamber musician, and ambassador for the arts. He has collaborated with artists such as Magnus Lindberg and Hubert Laws, and has had numerous solo engagements with the Atlanta, Buffalo, New World, New Jersey, and Sphinx Symphonies. Other accomplishments include being awarded the William Schuman Prize for outstanding achievement and leadership in music at Juilliard’s 109^th Commencement ceremony, winning first prizes in the Juilliard Concerto Competition and Sphinx Competition, and giving a private performance in the Oval Office for President Obama.

A recently named C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow, Joyner was one of seven candidates accepted into Juilliard’s prestigious Doctor of Musical Arts program, and is continuing his studies with teachers Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnick, the latter for whom he serves as Teaching Assistant. In addition to concertizing, Joyner is passionate about community engagement and has also pursued a concentration in mathematics during his undergraduate and graduate degrees, in an exchange program with Columbia University.