Wendy Warner has become one of the leading cellists in the world, with concerts from New York's Carnegie Hall to Boston's Symphony Hall, from Paris' Salle Pleyel to Berlin's Philharmonie. Wendy Warner was first brought to the attention of the world stage when in 1990 she was awarded First Prize in the Fourth International Rostropovich Competition in Paris. Frans Helmerson, the distinguished Swedish cellist, was quoted in The New York Times as saying, "I'm not sure I've ever before heard a young cellist with such potential. Everything that is basic to cello playing she already has, plus a natural stage presence that you rarely find. At this age (18) she's unbelievable."

Today, her acclaimed performances continue to confirm that Ms. Warner possesses not only a prodigious talent, but also consummate musicianship. The Chicago Tribune wrote, "One pleasure of concertgoing is the discovery of a talent about to bloom; the pleasure is doubled when that promise comes to be largely fulfilled.” Wendy Warner is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and was a student of Nell Novak from age 6 until joining Mstislav Rostropovich in 1988. Also an accomplished pianist, she studied with Emilio del Rosario at The Music Center in Winnetka, Illinois.