Nathan Chan, cello

Hometown: Seattle, Washington

Meet Nathan

From the Top alum Nathan Chan joins From the Top in 2025 as a Guest Artist on Show 461 recorded at Classical King in Seattle.

Nathan originally appeared on Show 207, recorded in 2009, at age 16 and again on From the Top’s latest Where Are They Now? program in 2022. He appeared on a From the Top Virtual Concert in 2020.

Nathan received his Bachelor’s Degree at Columbia University; and studied with David Finckel and Richard Aaron at The Juilliard School. He is currently the Assistant Principal Cello of the Seattle Symphony.

Nathan is a strong proponent of using technology and social media to attract others into the classical world and is committed to his fast growing Internet presence; to date, he has over 35 million views on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.

An active and engaged alum, Nathan has performed for From the Top soirees and corporate events, and co-hosted the 2014 From the Top Gala, helping to raise more than $400,000 to support From the Top’s programs.

Visit his website for more information.

 

Listen to Nathan

Where Are They Now?
Souvenirs de Voyage for Clarinet Quintet, Mvt III by Bernard Hermann. The quintet also features Anthony McGill, clarinet, Emilie Anne Gendron and Hye Jin Kim, violins, Zhanbo Zheng, viola, and Nathan Chan, cello

Show 207, Stanford, CA
Julie-O by Mark Summer, cadenza by Sam Bass