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Philip Kettler is the newly appointed Principal Cellist of the Boise Philharmonic. A passionate chamber musician, he is also the cellist of the Langroise Trio, with whom he serves as Artist-in-Residence at The College of Idaho. He began his positions in Boise after three seasons with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, where he served as Second Cellist and the orchestra’s youngest member. Philip has also performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra, and previously held principal positions in orchestras including the Terre Haute Symphony, Carmel Symphony, and Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. In recent seasons, Philip has been featured as a soloist and chamber musician across the state of Idaho and in concert series in Washington, DC, Tennessee, Maryland, and Colorado, among others. In the summer, Philip is the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, and has spent previous summers performing with the National Repertory Orchestra and at the music festivals of Aspen, Bowdoin, and Aix-en-Provence (France).
Philip is a dedicated teacher, serving as Lecturer of Music at The College of Idaho and maintaining a competitive private studio in Boise. Other teaching engagements have included the Sun Valley Music Festival, as well as regular masterclass across the United States. Philip is also repeatedly invited to serve as an adjudicator and clinician for competitions and festivals throughout the Northwest and Mountain West. Philip is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Music degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he also earned his Masters degree. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Vanderbilt University and also completed studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His principal teachers include Eric Kim, Felix Wang, and Dmitry Ferschtman. Philip performs on a cello made in Rome by David Tecchler in 1723, generously on loan by Mrs. Esther Simplot.