Lauded as performing “like a gladiator” and with a “phenomenal color palette” (Radda Rise), cellist Tyler Michael James stands out as an ebullient artist of his generation. He is a top prize winner at the Radda International String Competition and regularly performs as an international chamber musician and soloist for several series including “Date Night” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Fermata Chamber Solists, Red Door Chamber Music, Lyrica Boston, Analog by Choice, FPAC Harbor Harmonies, and Hornby Island Music Festival. He is currently assistant faculty at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Cello Workshop, and is a regular guest artist at the Peabody Conservatory and New York University.