Kyle Anderson is a cellist from New Orleans, Louisiana, and a third-generation musician. His parents are Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) Principal Double-Bassist David Anderson, and New-Orleans-based harpist CatherineAnderson. His grandfather, Edwin Anderson, was Bass-Trombonist with the Cleveland Orchestra from 1963-88. Growing up in New Orleans, Kyle studied with Karen Ray and Allen Nisbet. Kyle also has a passion for jazz and spent two years studying jazz guitar at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. In 2017 he earned his bachelors degree in Cello Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), where he studied with the renowned chamber musician and soloist Sharon Robinson and spent three semesters in her Advanced Piano Trio Program. After his time at CIM, Kyle was awarded a place in the Orchestra Now (TON), a new graduate orchestra based at Bard College in New York state, where Kyle earned his masters degree in 2020. During his three seasons with TON, Kyle worked with esteemed conductors from around the world and performed at many of New York City’s finest concert halls. In addition to his principal teachers, Kyle was lucky to work with Hans Jørgen-Jensen, Peter Wiley, Stephen Geber, Mark Kosower, Richard Weiss, Raphael Wallfisch, Alban Gerhardt and many more. In the summer of 2021, Kyle was principal cellist of the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado, and returned the following year as assistant-principal. Since graduating, Kyle has been an avid performer of chamber and orchestral works in the New Orleans area, and in 2023 he won a position with the LPO cello section. Kyle has performed with a long list of non-classical artists as well including Erica Falls, Big Freedia, Tank and the Bangas, and the Queens of the Stone Age. Kyle also still plays guitar and composes original music.