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Amit Peled
Cello
“The flair of the young Rostropovich’’
American Record Guide
From the United States to Europe to the Middle East to Asia, Amit Peled, a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, is acclaimed as one of the most exciting cellists on the concert stage today.
Peled has performed as soloist with orchestras and in recitals in the world’s major concert halls, such as: Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, New York; Salle Gaveau, Paris; Wigmore Hall, London; Konzerthaus, Berlin; and Tel Aviv's Mann Auditorium.
Peled is also a frequent guest artist, performing and giving master classes, at prestigious music festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Schleswig Holstein Festival and Euro Arts Festival in Germany, Gotland Festival in Sweden, Prussia Cove Festival in England, The Violoncello Congress in Spain, and the Kfar Blum Music Festival in Israel.
As a recording artist, Peled will release, this season, his first installment of the Jewish Soul Project, on Centaur Records. In addition, Peled just released a critically acclaimed DVD of the Beethoven Cello Sonatas on the CTM Classics Label with pianist Alon Goldstein. As an advocate of Israeli music, he has recorded the Cello Concerto by Mark Kopytman with the Tel Aviv Soloists for the JMC label. He also premiered, under the baton of conductor Ilan Volkov, the Cello Concerto by Israeli composer Erel Paz, written for and dedicated to Peled.
Peled has been featured on television and radio stations throughout the world, including NPR’s “Performance Today”, WGBH Boston, WQXR New York, WFMT Chicago, Deutschland Radio Berlin, Radio France, Swedish National Radio & TV, and Israeli National Radio & TV.
A celebrated artist on the website of the Internet Cello Society, Peled is a Professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of The Johns Hopkins University and plays a rare Andrea Guarneri cello ca. 1689.
Contact Amit directly (new email address)
apeled3@jhu.edu
Cover Interview with Amit on the Internet cello society website:
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/peled/peled.htm
Summer Festival Faculty:
Heifetz Institute: http://www.heifetzinstitute.org/faculty.html
Euro Arts: http://www.euroarts.co.kr/english/artist_biru.htm
www.amitpeled.com
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Mr. Peled in Master Class. |
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An ernest appeal for emotional content from Mr. Peled.
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