Amit Peled Explained

Amit Peled (born 1973) is an Israeli-American cellist, conductor, and pedagogue. He plays a ca. 1695 Grancino cello on loan from the Roux Family Foundation.[1] From 2012-2018 he played Pablo Casals's 1733 Matteo Goffriller cello.[2] Prior to Casals's cello, Peled played a 1689 Andrea Guarneri cello.

Amit Peled's two critically acclaimed CDs The Jewish Soul and Cellobration were released under the Centaur Records label.[3] His third CD with Centaur Records, Reflections, was released in September 2012.[4]

He released recordings of five of Bach's Cello Suites on the albums Bach Suites 1–3 (2018)[5] and Solus et Una (2022) and Brahms' Cello Sonatas on To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals (2018).[6]

At a height of 6'5", Peled started out as a basketball player[7] and was called "larger than life" when he enveloped his Guarneri cello[8] and "Jacqueline du Pré in a farmer's body."[9] Peled often surprises audiences with the ways he breaks down barriers between performers and the public, making classical music more accessible to wider audiences through explanations, jokes,[10] and even with a basketball game challenge.[11]

Peled was a student of Bernard Greenhouse and is now a sought-after pedagogue of cello at Peabody Institute.[12] When he began there, he was the youngest professor at a top musical institution.

Amit Peled is Online Master Teacher at iClassical Academy with whom he has recorded several online Masterclasses.[13]

Peled also collaborates with pianist Alon Goldstein and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein in the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio[14] as well as with pianist Alon Goldstein and violinist Ilya Kaler in the Tempest Trio.[15]

He also has been named Music Director for CityMusic Cleveland for the 2019-2020 season. His students include Frances G. Borowsky.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amit Peled loves the warmth of his new cello . Yourclassical . 2022-05-18 . 2022-06-07.
  2. Web site: How I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Gofriller cello - 18 September 2014 . The Strad . 2016-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914174131/http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/video-how-i-came-to-play-pablo-casalss-1733-goffriller-cello-by-amit-peled/ . 14 September 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: PM . Peabody Academic Affairs: Amit Peled at Carnegie Hall 11/6 . Peabodyacademics.blogspot.com . 2010-10-19 . 2012-09-30.
  4. Web site: Alvaro Zuniga - www.zunitek.com . Classical Record Label . Centaur Records . 2012-09-30.
  5. Web site: Jon Sobel . Music Reviews: Tesla Quartet–Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky; Amit Peled–Bach Cellos Suites . Blogcritics . 2018-12-04 . 2022-06-07.
  6. Web site: Jon Sobel . Music Review: Amit Peled, Noreen Polera: To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals . Blogcritics . 2018-05-15 . 2012-09-30.
  7. Web site: Tony. Sauro . All the right moves . Recordnet.com . 2010-10-14 . 2012-09-30.
  8. News: Joan. Reinthaler . Amit Peled delivers on Herbert's Cello Concerto No. 2 . The Washington Post . 2012-03-06. 2012-09-30.
  9. Web site: Print Article . Jpost . 2011-12-06 . 2012-09-30.
  10. Web site: Clef Notes and Drama Queens: Up close with cellist Amit Peled in Frederick, courtesy of piano store - Classical music and theater in Baltimore: Critic Tim Smith writes about classical music, opera, theater, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Centerstage, and more . Baltimore Sun . 2010-06-21 . 2012-09-30.
  11. Web site: Beethoven, basketball share center court at Albright . Readingeagle.com . 2011-09-17 . 2012-09-30.
  12. Web site: Peabody Institute - Amit Peled: Amit Peled . Peabody.jhu.edu . 2012-09-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806003650/http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/461 . 2012-08-06 .
  13. Web site: Amit Peled. Foundation. iClassical. iClassical Academy. en-US. 2019-08-29.
  14. News: Cello, Clarinet and Piano Pass Around the Spotlight. The New York Times. 2012-09-30 . subscription . Allan. Kozinn. 2009-12-21.
  15. Web site: Clef Notes and Drama Queens: WPAS presents Amit Peled in impressive Kennedy Center recital debut - Classical music and theater in Baltimore: Critic Tim Smith writes about classical music, opera, theater, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Centerstage, and more - baltimoresun.com . Weblogs.baltimoresun.com . 2011-01-24 . 2012-09-30.
  16. Web site: Frances Borowsky . IMIF . 3 January 2021.

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