Benjamin Karp
Principal cellist with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Karp is an Atlanta native and grew up playing in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra.
He received a BA in Philosophy from Yale University and an MM degree from Indiana University, where he was a student of Janos Starker and Gary Hoffman.
He joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky in 1991. Mr. Karp is a member of the Leonore String Quartet, and principal cellist of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
He is a widely known chamber musician, appearing at festivals throughout the United States. Before coming to the University of Kentucky Mr. Karp was for six years cellist of the New College String Quartet and principal cellist of the Florida West Coast Symphony. He has recorded for the Telarc, Gasparo, Arabesque, CRI, and Centaur labels.