Renowned Israeli cellist Amit Peled
Peled will play Pablo Casals own Goffriller cello – on loan from the Casals family
Sun Mar 17, 2013 / 3pm Resurrection Church, 7600 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003
Program: Variations in E flat, Beethoven, cello Sonatas by Brahms & Chopin
From the United States to Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Israeli cellist Amit Peled, a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence, is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today.
Mr. Peled has performed as a soloist with many orchestras and 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. Following his enthusiastically received Alice Tully Hall concerto debut playing the Hindemith cello concerto, the New York Times described his, “lowing tone, a seductive timbre and an emotionally pointed approach to phrasing that made you want to hear him again.”
Amit 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. One of the most sought after cello pedagogues, Mr. Peled is a Professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University.
Now in its 28th year, the Distinguished Artists Concert Series is proud to offer another outstanding season of musical variety and excellence for the whole family to enjoy.
Tickets are $22 and $24, Seniors $20, Students $16 and $18 – plus service fees. For Information and tickets go to www.distinguishedartists.org/
Pablo Casals
Amit Peled