Cellist Gayane Manasjan-Fullford is a versatile and prolific performer. She has performed as a soloist and chamber music artist throughout the United States, including in such cities as New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Austin, Birmingham, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. She has also performed throughout Japan and Iceland. Since 1981, she has performed extensively in Vermont, where she co-founded the Killington Music Festival. An active teacher, Ms. Manasjan maintains a private studio and has given masterclasses at Rice University, the Sakuyo College of Music in Japan, and the Reykjavik College of Music in Iceland. Born in Hollywood, California, Ms. Manasjan holds degrees from the Juilliard School and California Institute of the Arts. Her principal cello teachers include Channing Robbins, Ron Leonard, and Leonard Rose. She has also worked with members of the Juilliard, Hungarian, Cleveland, and Vegh String Quartets. A former member of the Ft Worth Symphony, she was also principal cellist of the Dallas Chamber Orchestra from 1982 through 1995. Ms. Manasjan is a frequent performer with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and has joined them for their tours and recordings.  
   
In 2011, in collaboration with leading artists from throughout Texas, she created Art Music, an annual chamber music concert series in Dallas.