"The star of these concerts at Davies Symphony Hall...was the Symphony’s dazzling new principal cello, Rainer Eudeikis.”

"The technical demands of the solo part…are nearly insurmountable, but 34-year-old Eudeikis, who was hired by Salonen in 2022, rose to the piece’s challenges — and then some.”

OCTOBER 21, 2024

THE STRAD

PLAYING HUB

Nietzschean virtuosity: Rainer Eudeikis plays Salonen's Cello Concerto in San Francisco

US correspondent Thomas May speaks with the San Francisco Symphony’s principal cellist about the unusual challenges of performing Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto.

OCTOBER 15, 2024

SF SYMPHONY

INTERVIEW

Meet the Principal: An Interview with Rainer Eudeikis

Rainer discusses his concert day routine, his influential mentors, and the transition from Atlanta to San Francisco.

SEPTEMBER 2022

ARTS ATL

REVIEW

"The hero of the evening was Rainer Eudeikis... He's a monster player."

Performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1: "His forceful tone, elegant phrasing and exacting technique showed him to be a complete musician."

MAY 13, 2022