Amit Peled
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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. From 2012-2018 he played Pablo Casals's 1733 Matteo Goffriller cello. 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. His third CD with Centaur Records, Reflections, was released in September 2012.
He released recordings of five of Bach's Cello Suites on the albums Bach Suites 1–3 (2018) and Solus et Una (2022) and Brahms' Cello Sonatas on To Brahms, with Love: From the Cello of Pablo Casals (2018).
At a height of 5'11”, Peled started out as a basketball player and was called "larger than life" when he enveloped his Guarneri cello and "Jacqueline du Pré in a farmer's body." 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, and even with a basketball game challenge.
Peled was a student of Bernard Greenhouse and is now a sought-after pedagogue of cello at Peabody Institute. 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.
Peled also collaborates with pianist Alon Goldstein and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein in the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio as well as with pianist Alon Goldstein and violinist Ilya Kaler in the Tempest Trio.
He also has been named Music Director for CityMusic Cleveland for the 2019-2020 season. His students include Frances G. Borowsky.
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- 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 1 in E Major - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26, TH 56: Serenade melancolique, Op. 26 - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata in A Minor, "F-a-e": II. Intermezzo, WoO 22 - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7, MS 48: III. Rondo a la clochette, " La campanella" - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Suite de Concert, Op. 28: V. Tarantella. Presto - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: Adagio - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 21, B. 51: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25: No. 9 in E Major - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 8: III. Finale. Vivace assai - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3 "Ballade": Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 27, No. 3, "Ballade" - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Kol Nidre - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 (arr. A.k. Glazunov for violin and orchestra): Iii. Mélodie - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double: Presto - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Concerto for Violin & Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: II. Andante - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Romance in F Minor, Op. 11, B. 39 - The Essential Ilya Kaler - Amit Peled
- Introduction - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147 (Version for Orchestra): No. 1 in B Major (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Bits and pieces are all we may know about the music of Antonín Dvořák - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- 10 Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 4, Hospodin jest můj pastýř (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- The fourth of Dvořák's Ten Biblical Songs, titled "The Lord is my shepherd" and set to a well-known Psalm text from the traditional Czech translation of the Kralice Bible - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- 10 Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 6, Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Antonín Leopold Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in the village of Nelahozeves, near Kralupy, in Bohemia, approximately 28km north of Prague - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Symphony No. 6 in G Major, Op. 116 "Historische Symphonie im Styl und Geschmack vier verschiedener Zeitabschnitte": IV. Allerneueste Periode, 1840. Allegro vivace (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Reflecting on this period of the composer's life, Zubatý (the Czech writer mentioned previously) wrote… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": II. Adagio molto (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Dvořák's first symphony, composed between February and March 1865, began life as a submission to a German composition competition… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": I. Maestoso - Allegro (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- In early 1865, Dvořák started teaching piano to the daughters of a Prague goldsmith: one of the two, Anna Čermáková would later become his wife… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19: I. Assai con moto ed energico (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Before he left the Provisional Theatre orchestra in the summer of 1871, Dvořák was the subject of an announcement in a leading local music journal - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Král a uhlíř, B. 21, Act I Scene 9: Jaký zvuk to jest? (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- It seems that Dvořák's revision of the opera between 1873 and 1874 was but part of a larger stylistic renovation being undertaken by the composer at the time - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Moravské dvojzpěvy, Op. 32, B. 62: No. 2, Veleť vtáčku (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- In response to Dvořák's multi-composition submission for the 1877 stipendium, Brahms singled out the Moravian Duets for special praise - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C Major (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- While this style of music might be regarded, somewhat cynically, as a kind of opportunistic "tourist nationalism" (to quote a recent historian), listeners in Dvořák's time thought the very opposite… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- In August 1883, Dvořák received a prestigious invitation: the London Philharmonic Society requested his presence as conductor (of his own orchestral works) in their forthcoming concert season - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71 (1876 Version): Stabat mater dolorosa (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Dvořák left Prague for London on 5 March 1884: eight days later he was conducting the Stabat Mater in the Royal Albert Hall - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- In 1891, the same year Dvořák completed the "Dumky" Trio, he took up the position of professor of composition and instrumentation at the Prague Conservatory - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176: Te Deum laudamus (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- The premiere of the Te Deum within the celebratory concert, which took place on 21 October 1892 at New York's Carnegie Hall, was preceded by a concert address by the American musical patron… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Following the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, Dvořák may well have looked forward to a prosperous and productive period in New York - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale. Andante - Allegro vivo (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- The next - and, indeed, the penultimate - phase in Dvořák's compositional journey seems to have emerged from his previous interest in music's extra-musical associations… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- The Water Goblin, Op. 107, B. 195 (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- During his final years, Dvořák became the recipient of various honours… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Armida, Op. 115, B. 206, Act I Scene 1: Jak z dervišových prstů řinou (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Dvořák is said to have departed the theatre early on the evening of 25 March 1904, during the premiere of Armida at the National Theatre in Prague… - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Hymnus ad laudes in festo Sanctae Trinitatis, B. 82 (Excerpt) - Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourree 1 and 2 - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte 1 and 2 - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 II. Andante (Arr. for Eight Cellos and Piano) - Solus Et Una - Amit Peled
- String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 581 (Original Version): I. Allegro moderato - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 581 (Original Version): II. Andante - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 581 (Original Version): III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 581 (Original Version): IV. Rondo. Allegretto - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: II. Adagio - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: III. Scherzo. Presto - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
- String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: IV. Allegretto - Più allegro - Schubert: String Trio in B-Flat Major & String Quintet in C Major - Amit Peled
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