Mr. Ian M. Robinson

Ian Robinson started the cello at age four because his parents said he was “too much trouble and needed something to do.”  Now he is a cellist and teacher in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ian studied at Indiana University, where he was the last student of the legendary cellist Janos Starker.  He went on to grad school at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he received degrees in Cello Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy.
Ian is the Suzuki cello and bass teacher at Belmont University. An active session musician, he has played in over 80 major recording projects, such as Spiderman, Call of Duty, Sex and the City, and many others. In addition to classical cello, he enjoys playing different genres and instruments, from jazz big band to country. An experienced improviser, Ian hopes to expand people’s idea of what a cello can do, and what a cellist can be.