After a brief stint on violin, Evan Nicholson began studying cello at the age of four. His primary teachers have been Pamela Devenport, Avi Friedlander, Martin Gueorguiev, and Wendy Warner. Currently Evan studies with Daniel Laufer. Evan spent four summers at Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival studying with Alan Rafferty, Sarah Kim, and Alison Wells. For two year, Evan has attended the Bowdoin International Music Festival and studied with Stephen Doane and David Ying. Evan has participated in cello workshops in Cincinnati, Birmingham, Memphis, and Jacksonville and has played in the Franklin Pond Chamber Music program and the Emory Youth programs including AJCO, EYCP, and EYSO. In 2019, Evan performed the first movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with EYSO and the Columbus State Symphony Orchestra. As winner of the Georgia Senior Strings Division, Evan will represent Georgia in the 2021 ASTA Southern Division Competition. In 2021, Evan will perform the first movement of the Shostakovich Concerto with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Dekalb Symphony as the result of their Young Artist Concerto Competitions. During the summer of 2020, Evan participated in the Hilton Head Chamber Music Institute and the Cincinnati Young Artists Cello Workshops. A passionate chamber musician, Evan currently plays in the Sycamore Piano Trio and Maschera Quartet and is currently a member of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. The Maschera Quartet was the winner of the Charleston International Music Competition 2021 Classical Competition. Evan is a senior at the Midtown International School.