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[citation needed] 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 5'11”, 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]
References
edit- ^ "Amit Peled loves the warmth of his new cello". Yourclassical. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "How I came to play Pablo Casals's 1733 Gofriller cello - 18 September 2014". The Strad. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ PM (2010-10-19). "Peabody Academic Affairs: Amit Peled at Carnegie Hall 11/6". Peabodyacademics.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Alvaro Zuniga - www.zunitek.com. "Classical Record Label". Centaur Records. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Jon Sobel (2018-12-04). "Music Reviews: Tesla Quartet–Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky; Amit Peled–Bach Cellos Suites". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Jon Sobel (2018-05-15). "Music Review: Amit Peled, Noreen Polera: To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Sauro, Tony (2010-10-14). "All the right moves". Recordnet.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Reinthaler, Joan (2012-03-06). "Amit Peled delivers on Herbert's Cello Concerto No. 2". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Print Article". Jpost. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Beethoven, basketball share center court at Albright". Readingeagle.com. 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Peabody Institute - Amit Peled: Amit Peled". Peabody.jhu.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Foundation, iClassical. "Amit Peled". iClassical Academy. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (2009-12-21). "Cello, Clarinet and Piano Pass Around the Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Frances Borowsky". IMIF. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
