Julia Weldon is a Japanese-American cellist, currently based in Montreal where she freelances as a performer and has a small private studio.

She holds cello performance degrees from McGill Schulich School of Music (MM ‘23) and Oberlin Conservatory (BM ‘19), and certificates from the Toho Orchestra Academy in Toyama, Japan.

In 2019, Julia performed with the Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. She has held principal positions in Sinfonia de l’Oest, McGill Symphony Orchestra, and the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra. She was a recent member in the 2024 National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Alongside her Trio Eudaemonia, she attended the International Music Workshop and Festival in Kirchberg an der Jagst, Germany. Julia has participated in numerous chamber festivals including NextFest, Green Mountain, Bowdoin, Orford, and Center Stage Strings.

Her teaching experience includes private and public education. Currently she works with an El Sistema strings program in Montreal in addition to her private teaching.

With her colleague Rebekah Dennis, Julia devised and hosted a symposium on creative collaborative processes between performers, composer, and audience, fully funded by McGill Student Engagement. The symposium featured guest speakers, workshops, and student demonstrations along with a premiere collaborative work by composer, Peter Min.

Julia’s primary instructors over the years have included Brian Manker, Amir Eldan, Jonathan Ruck, and Emily Stoops. She has had the opportunity to work closely with cellists Hisaya Dogin, Julie Albers, and Alison Wells.