Paul Pulford (cello)
For over 25 years, Pulford pursued a passion for the string quartet, playing with the internationally acclaimed Penderecki String Quartet from 1990-2013 and Orford String Quartet from 1987-1989. With the Penderecki Quartet he recorded many CDs, including the Bartok String Quartets; Brahms, Shostakovich and Schnittke Piano Quintets; the quartets of Penderecki and many works by Canadian composers.
As a quartet player, Pulford has performed in many of the great venues of the world, including Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Wigmore Hall, London; Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome; La Caxia, Barcelona; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City; Kennedy Centre, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Takefu Festival in Japan; Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City; National Arts Centre, Glenn Gould Studio & St. Lawrence Centre, Canada; to name a few.
From 1989 to 2017 Pulford was Professor of Cello and Director of Orchestral Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, where he also served for seven years as Associate Dean of Music. During his tenure at Laurier he developed a professional-level orchestral training program and taught and mentored many cellists and orchestral musicians who are now part of the professional music world in Canada and abroad. In 1991, Pulford founded QuartetFest, a festival based at Laurier that celebrates the art of the string quartet with performances by international ensembles and mentorship of emerging string quartets from around the world. Pulford remains Professor Emeritus at Laurier.
Paul was an artist-in-residence at UNB Fredericton as a member of the New Brunswick String Quartet from 1984-1989. He lives in Long Reach, New Brunswick, with his partner Anne-Marie Donovan
His CD recordings include:
With fortepianist Boyd McDonald
Ludwig von Beethoven Complete works for Cello and Fortepiano (ebs)
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonatas and Songs for Alto and Cello (doremi)
With Penderecki String Quartet
Bela Bartok Complete String Quartets (Nos. 1-4)
Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor
Johannes Brahms String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2, Op. 51
Benjamin Britten String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73
Alfred Schnittke Piano Quintet (1972-76)
Krzysztof Penderecki Complete String Quartets
Various composers Polish String Quartets
Tim Brady Guitar Quintet
DUMKY LIVE with the Festival Trio