Cellist Bryan Cheng signs with IMG Artists

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IMG Artists has announced the signing of cellist Bryan Cheng to its roster for general management. He will be represented by artist managers Juliette Vix and Isabelle Cottet.

The Canadian-born, Berlin-based cellist enjoyed historic successes as the only prizewinner of both the Queen Elisabeth and Geneva International Music Competitions in 40 years. His 2025/26 debuts include appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of Europa, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and Orchestre symphonique de Québec.

He will return to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for its New Year’s concerts, Janaček Philharmonic Ostrava for his Amsterdam Concertgebouw debut, National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa in a world premiere by Samy Moussa, Johannesburg Philharmonic and Winnipeg Symphony.

In chamber music, Cheng is the 2025/26 musician-in-residence of Halifax’s Cecilia Concerts. He makes his Carnegie Hall Zankel debut in a Brahms piano quartet survey with Kirill Gerstein and colleagues of the Kronberg Academy; collaborates with Karen Gomyo and friends at the Louisiana Museum in Copenhagen; debuts at the Rheingau Musikfestival and Deutschlandfunk’s Raderbergkonzerte series in Cologne; and returns to the Verbier Festival and Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

He will embark on a quintet tour with the Vision Quartet and perform extensively in North America, Europe, Colombia, and South Africa with his two established duos, Cheng² Duo and CelloFellos.

Cheng holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Universität der Künste Berlin and is enrolled in his final year at the Kronberg Academy. He plays the 1696 ‘Bonjour’ Stradivari cello on loan from the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank.

Cheng said, ’Time and again, I’ve been told that beyond any agency, the personal relationship with one’s manager is paramount. From my very first conversations with Isabelle and Juliette, I sensed a special bond and mutual understanding that could lead to something truly wonderful.

’I’m therefore thrilled to join IMG Artists and collaborate within a constellation that wholeheartedly celebrates the entire array of my artistic output.’

Vix and Cottet said, ’We are delighted to be announcing our new artistic collaboration with Bryan. His exceptional virtuosity and compelling musical presence, coupled with his outstanding personal qualities, immediately distinguished him to us and we’re so excited about our future together.’