Paula is sponsored by David & Genie Meissner for Midsummer’s 2024 season.

Paula Kosower is an active performer and teacher who frequently appears with numerous ensembles. In recent seasons she performed concerts online and in person with Fulcrum Point New Music Project, for the MusicNOW series at Chicago Symphony Center, the Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Music Series, the Dame Myra Hess concert series, International Chamber Artists concerts, programs on WFMT 98.7, performances with the Apollo Chorus, and chamber music concerts at the Driehaus Museum. She frequently serves as a substitute player in the cello sections of the Chicago Symphony and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She is also a member of the contemporary ensemble Picosa, who presents a full season of concerts throughout the Chicago area.

Ms. Kosower teaches applied lessons, cello pedagogy and orchestra repertoire classes and is an adjunct faculty member at several universities in the Chicago area including Northwestern, DePaul, and North Park universities. She teaches private cello lessons for pre-college students at the Northwestern University Music Academy. During the summer season she performs for music festivals such as the Ravinia Festival, the Zenith Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Wisconsin. She also has taught at area chamber music camps organized by Midwest Young Artists, the Chicago Chamber Music Festival, and DePaul University. She received her B.M. and M.M. degree at Indiana University where she was a scholarship student and a graduate teaching assistant of Janos Starker. She received her D.M. degree at Northwestern University where she studied with Hans Jorgen-Jensen.