Emery Cardas was born in Genoa, Italy in 1961. After receiving his diploma at the Conservatory in Naples, Italy, he studied at the Music Academy in Vienna with Tobias Kühne, and at Indiana University in Bloomington with Janos Starker. For many years he played in the Christopher Quartet with his three brothers, coached among others by Hatto Beyerle, Rostislav Dubinsky and Leonard Bernstein. He has held the principal cello position in Naples (Italy), Barcelona (Spain), Bergen (Norway), and is currently…
Emery Cardas was born in Genoa, Italy in 1961. After receiving his diploma at the Conservatory in Naples, Italy, he studied at the Music Academy in Vienna with Tobias Kühne, and at Indiana University in Bloomington with Janos Starker. For many years he played in the Christopher Quartet with his three brothers, coached among others by Hatto Beyerle, Rostislav Dubinsky and Leonard Bernstein. He has held the principal cello position in Naples (Italy), Barcelona (Spain), Bergen (Norway), and is currently Principal cellist in The Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Oslo. His instrument is a Nicola Gagliano, Naples 1769.