Cellist Isaac Melamed is currently a senior at UCLA, studying with Antonio Lysy and pursuing a music degree in cello performance and education. Isaac placed second in the 2006 Atwater Kent Strings Concerto Competition, and in 2007 won the opportunity to play the Haydn Sinfonia concertante with the UCLA Symphony Orchestra. In January, Isaac was featured on Sundays Live through KMozart in an all-Bach concert with his teacher, Mr. Lysy. Isaac is a founding member of the Palomino Clarinet trio, which advanced to the finals of the Coleman and Plowman national chamber music competitions in 2007. Isaac is a member of the American Youth Symphony as well as principal cellist of the UCLA Philharmonia Ochestra.