Internationally renowned cellist comes to Auburn

"Peled produces a glowing tone, a seductive timbre, and an emotionally pointed approach to phrasing that make you want to hear him again," said The New York Times of Amit Peled's Alice Tully Hall concert debut performance. From New York City and concert halls around the U.S. and the world, Auburn Symphony welcomes Israeli-American cellist, conductor and educator Peled to its "From the Heart" Masterworks concerts, Jan. 18 and 19. This will be Peled's third appearance in Auburn. "Making music together with my dear friends and colleagues at the Auburn Symphony has always been a real joy," Peled said. "Their enthusiasm and sheer love of music is evident on and off the stage. Maestro Peter Jaffe is a musical force of nature and," he added with a smile, "finally for me is a tall enough conductor with whom to share the podium." Peled is 6 foot, 5 inches tall. Jaffe is 6 foot, 6 inches tall.Jaffe is likewise enthused about their musical reunion. "Amit is so compelling, his musicianship is of the highest order, and to have him star in the Dvořák — the king of cello concertos — is sheer dynamite," Jaffe said.Peled's 2019-2020 season includes more than 20 concerto appearances around the world. Recent highlights are performances of Bach Suite cycles in the U.S., Europe and Israel, and of the Saint-Saens cello concerto at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.Peled has been named music director for CityMusic Cleveland for the season. The Amit Peled Cello Gang is comprised of students from Peled's studio at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where he has taught since 2003. An active chamber musician, Peled is a founding member of the famed Tempest Trio with pianist Alon Goldstein and violinist Ilya Kayler. Their "Dvorak" CD on Naxos was enthusiastically praised by Fanfare Magazine. Peled frequently performs and gives master classes at summer music festivals such as Newport Music Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Gotland Festival in Sweden, and the Violoncello Forum in Spain, among others.Raised on a kibbutz in Israel, Peled began playing the cello at age 10. He lives in Baltimore, Md., with his wife and children. He performs on the only known copy of the "Servais" Stradivarius by Vuillaume, c. 1865.For more information on Peled, visit amitpeled.com.