A native of Valencia, California, bassist Andrew Roitstein has been featured in chamber music concerts in New York’s Zankel Hall and Washington DC’s Kennedy Center and has performed with the New York Philharmonic and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestras. He is a founding member of the award-winning Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble that currently holds a position on the roster of Carnegie Hall’s “Musical Connections” series. Mr. Roitstein has recorded for artists such as Joanna Newsom (Drag City) and Jessica Pavone (Tzadik Records), and has premiered “Anna Maria Suite” for double bass and piano, written by his father David Roitstein. In 2007, he won second prize in Juilliard’s Double Bass Concerto Competition, and was one of ten semi-finalists in the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition. In addition to performing, Mr. Roitstein is dedicated to community engagement and serves as faculty of the New York Philharmonic’s School Partnership Program and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. As an arranger, his works have been performed by the Toomai String Quintet and members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Mr. Roitstein received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Juilliard School, where he was a student of Eugene Levinson.