Julian Langford began his cello studies at the age of six. In 2008, Julian was a winner of National Public Radio’s From the Top, and performed on the From the Top radio program. In the same year, Julian performed theSchubert Two Cello Quintet with cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, and was invited to be a guest artist with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble on PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center at Damrosch Park. As a student at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division, Julian studied with renowned cellist David Soyer, in which much of his early influence and artistic approaches originate. Also at MSM, Julian participated in a master class taught by distinguished cellist Steven Isserlis.