Kenneth Freudigman

YOSA Symphony and YOSA Concertino Strings conductor

KENNETH FREUDIGMAN, YOSA Symphony & YOSA Concertino Strings Conductor Kenneth Freudigman is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Grammy-nominated Camerata San Antonio and the former Principal Cello of the San Antonio Philharmonic from 2022-2025, a role he also held with the San Antonio Symphony from 2004 to 2022. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, he studied with Steven Doane, Alan Harris, and Crispin Campbell.

In addition to performing with major orchestras including Atlanta, Mexico City, Grand Rapids, Virginia, and the New World Symphony, he is an acclaimed cello pedagogue and conductor of the YOSA Symphony and Concertino Orchestras. For over 30 years, he has cultivated a thriving teaching studio, guiding students to success in competitions such as Sphinx and Stulberg, and to admission at leading conservatories and universities including Curtis, Juilliard, Eastman, Colburn, Rice, and Michigan. Many of his students have gone on to professional performing and teaching careers. Mr. Freudigman has been on the conducting staff of YOSA since 2012.