About Thomas Shoebotham

Music Director of the Palo Alto Philharmonic

Mr. Shoebotham has a highly varied musical career that includes opera and orchestral conducting, cello performance, and public and private teaching. He has conducted performances for many local groups, including Opera San José (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), Peninsula Symphony, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, and Berkeley Opera (Otello, Béatrice et Bénédict, Le Nozze di Figaro, Carmen, Cosí fan Tutte, and L'italiana in Algeri). As a cellist, he has appeared recently as a soloist with the Oakland Civic Orchestra, in recital in Palo Alto, and in chamber music performances with Trio Jubilee in Los Gatos, Burlingame, and Palo Alto. In previous years he has given solo performances in Los Angeles, New Mexico, Illinois, and New York. Mr. Shoebotham maintains a private cello studio in Palo Alto, and teaches in several school music programs around the Bay Area.

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