Cellist Nelly Rocha is an active performer and educator in New York City. She has performed recitals in Beijing, China, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, the Universal Forum of Cultures and the Experiencing Villa-Lobos Festival. Nelly has also performed as a soloist with the North Valley Chamber Orchestra and the Guadalajara Youth Orchestra. She has performed with Camerata New York, National Lyric Opera, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Miami Symphony and recorded Mi Alma Mexicana with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, a cd released by Sony that celebrates Mexico’s bicentennial. Nelly participated in the Porgy and Bess75th Anniversary US tour and the Verbier Festival Orchestra European tour to Milan, Luzern, Berlin and Madrid. She holds a Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude from the University of Houston and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Nelly feels privileged to have the opportunity to inspire her students with the joy of music and strives to create a positive environment where they feel excited to learn how to play the cello.
