Cellist Philip Lawrence Borter performs extensively as both soloist and small ensemble musician, with a repertoire that ranges from the classical to the contemporary. Some of his recent classical performance highlights include a recital at the Minatomirai Concert Hall in Yokohama, Japan, a baroque chamber music concert in Bad Krozingen, Germany, and a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence with members of the Tokyo String Quartet in Sapporo, Japan. In addition to his solo and chamber music work, Mr. Borter is also a member of the crossover cello ensemble Break of Reality. With Break of Reality he has had the opportunity to tour the East Coast and Texas while promoting their recently-released CD of original music, Spectrum of the Sky.

Mr. Borter received his undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Richard Aaron. He continued his education under the tutelage of Steven Doane as a graduate student and scholarship recipient at the Eastman School of Music. Further studies took place in Germany with Christoph Henkel at the Hochschule für Musik-Freiburg. Intensive chamber music studies have led to opportunities to work with members of the Cavani, Cleveland, Emerson, Miami, Tackas, Tokyo, and Vermeer String Quartets. Other instructors include distinguished pedagogues such as Joel Krosnick, Eleanor Schoenfeld, and Stephen Geber.

Mr. Borter performs on a cello created by the 19th century French luthier Nicklaus Simoutre. The instrument was generously awarded to him as a winner of the Virtu Foundation scholarship competition.  

His most recent activites can be found on his blog site-- pborter.blogspot.com