Kamalia Freyling

Kamalia Freyling joined the Rochester Philharmonic as Second/E-flat Clarinet in 2019. A native of San Diego, California, she holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree with a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Kamalia has been a fellow at many festivals around the world, including the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Round Top Festival Institute, Spoleto Festival USA, Tanglewood Music Center, Texas Music Festival, and Verbier Festival. She has been honored to work under renowned conductors such as Alan Gilbert, Andris Nelsons, David Robertson, Fabio Luisi, Herbert Blomstedt, Jaime Laredo, Manfred Honeck, and Valery Gergiev, among others. As a soloist, Kamalia has performed with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado College Festival Orchestra. Her principal teachers include Jon Manasse, Frank Renk, and Robert Carter. In addition to her love of music, Kamalia is an outdoors enthusiast and enjoys hiking and running.