Cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach has performed throughout the world as both chamber musician and soloist. She has collaborated with such conductors as Mstislav Rostropovich, James DePriest, and Peter Oundjian, and has appeared as guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the New Jersey Chamber Music Society, and at numerous festivals including Marlboro, Caramoor, Piccolo Spoleto and Aspen. Ms. Gerlach’s recordings of the Rachmaninoff and Franck Sonatas with pianist Fabio Bidini have been released on the Encore Performance Recordings label. Recent solo performances include recitals at the La Jolla Chamber Music society and the Caramoor Festival, concerto appearances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra and the Charleston and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Gerlach studied with Aldo Parisot at the Yale School of Music and the Juilliard School.